More Southern Souls
Let’s be better than who we were the day before
“My dad was soft-spoken. He showed love for us by getting up at five every morning, working two jobs, and returning...
Mickie is 17 going on 18
“Mickie is 17, going on 18. He has diabetes. I give him shots twice a day. He still loves coming to the pier to walk a...
This is a new opening, and I am sticking with what is good for me
“I was in addiction for about 15 years. My family tried to tell me something was wrong, but I never thought I had a...
One little girl opened my eyes to food insecurity in Baldwin County. I had to do more.
“There have been 400 Methodist ministers in our line of the Godbey family. Thomas Godbey was an Anglican minister. He...
I want to hear what the world has to say
“My parents were immigrants from Taiwan and settled in Nashville. They wanted me to be a boy genius, an astronaut, a...
We are making memories we can hang on our wall
Robert: We came to Fairhope for a day of painting and fishing. Lauren: I saw this on TikTok and wanted to paint...
I learned how to fish from the man who taught me how to lay bricks
“I started fishing at the bay when I was about 18. I am 62 now and still love to fish. I catch redfish, sheepshead,...
This booth is a love letter to Mama and Yazoo City
A couple of weeks ago, I posted the story about riding around the Mississippi Delta with my mom and taking pictures....
I yearned for something deeper and realized my small garden space could set a new tone in the community
“When I was a little boy, I spent the summers with my Grandparents in the country town of Akron, AL. I eagerly...
I left Mobile and the South on graduation night
“I was a freshman at Blount High School in Prichard when integration changed everything. Students from Blount were...
Elvis’ mother came to the door and invited us in
"My teacher drove several of us from Bald Knob, AR, to Memphis to see Elvis play at the Cotton Carnival in May 1956. I...
I’m known as The Ford Man. Working on cars keeps me going
“I was born in 1935 in Walker County, one of the poorest counties in Alabama. My dad was a coal miner. He also worked...