More Southern Souls
Animals are teaching my students to see others for who they are
"I have been teaching for 22 years. I didn't grow up in the best environment but I wouldn't trade it because the pain...
Things happen in life you can’t control
"I have three kids 10, 12 and 13. In 2018, their mama decided to go and she left us. My kids still love her and I try...
Poetry is the beauty of telling your particular wrong
"I have cooked in weird places, but this is the first time I have cooked at the bay. Sometimes I pack the van up and...
This is me every day
"This is me every day. This is my second cruise. I am going with my best friend and friends who work together. She...
Death like this is the worst thing a family can go through
“There was an altercation. They were arguing and he got shot. He was a happy-go-lucky, fun guy. He worked hard and...
I have loved theater my whole life
“I have loved theater my whole life. I grew up in Maine and moved to Fairhope in middle school. There weren't many...
I was either supposed to be in a wheelchair or dead
“I grew up in Mobile and have been working at Wintzell’s for five years since I was 15. I started out working in the...
Mardi Gras is more than throwing things from floats
“I always wanted to be a writer and spent nearly 30 years in the newspaper business. I started with my high school job...
You can put on a mask and be whoever you want to be
"We started the Society of Monstrous Women because you can put on a mask and be whatever you want to be. You can push...
Playing a Mardi Gras Parade is not as easy as it looks
"I grew up in South Carolina. I moved in with one of my sisters at the age of 14. My sister's husband was transferred...
This is my first day to sell at Mardi Gras
"I am from China but I have been in Mobile for 26 years. I was 18 when I came here. It was hard to go to high...
We have our own business and are serving at Mardi Gras because of prayer and hard work
Jess: I was an entrepreneur since I was 16. Babysitting, then later selling Avon and Mary Kay. A friend who worked...












