More Southern Souls
I’m going to the Cleveland Clinic for surgery at the end of April to save my life
“I remember wanting to be an artist in fifth grade. I later worked for a Mardi Gras float builder making float...
You can’t live in a community and only see things one way, especially not in Alabama
“The joke is that everyone in Birmingham is one degree from my phone number. Maybe I come home too much. But I want to...
Our love affair got off to a strange start
“Camilla and I grew up on the same street in Daphne and went to the same church and school. When we met, I was...
We were 19-and 20-year olds doing jobs that grown people can’t do
“I was 19 and on my way to the Vietnam War when I got a letter from my mother at the mail call: she said my draft...
If any of those bullets had hit differently, I would not be here today
General Guy Hecker was raised by his mother, aunt, and grandmother on Springhill Avenue in Mobile. He was about 15 the...
I was arrested two times when I was 15. I proudly wear the honor of being a jailbird.
“I was arrested two times when I was 15. I proudly wear the honor of being a jailbird. It started when I...
I can’t believe it’s been thirteen years since this became a parade. My daughter still makes us do it
“I couldn't sleep because I heard kids playing in my yard. I got up and hollered at 'em. They went to cryin’. I felt...
I’m starting the KCBs: King Cake Babies
"I'm starting the KCBs: King Cake Babies. But it's more than king cake babies. It's Baby Spice. Ice Ice Baby. Baby...
Like any self-respecting Mobilian, we have a closet full of beads
Joseph: Like any self-respecting Mobilian, we have a closet full of beads. At some point you ask yourself: Do I have a...
We were laid off during COVID and had to do something
Mandi: I grew up in Mobile and moved to Los Angeles to be an actress–it pulls on your heart to go west and try. I...
I’ve been riding horses in Mardi Gras parades for about 30 years
“My horse’s name is Rascal. I started riding horses when I was seven. My grandaddy had a horse, but it threw him....
I’m an old retired guy living my best life
"I'm an old retired guy living my best life. I was in the Marines for 20 years; then I got my PhD in computer science....