More Southern Souls
I just got out of jail
"I am homeless because I ended up on the wrong path as a young kid. My daddy was very abusive to my mom and it...
My ancestors came here with Bienville and d’Iberville
“My ancestors came with Bienville and D'Ibervile and settled on Dauphin Island. They stayed there until the English...
I dreamed of owning my own restaurant for 20 years
“I have dreamed of owning my own restaurant for 20 years. When I was a kid I wanted to go to culinary school in Paris....
I started playing the violin when I was three
“I started playing the violin when I was three and I want to play forever. I like classical music and it seems like I...
We are snowbirds living in a trailer park in Fairhope
"I drove a school bus in Illinois for 35 years. I had five kids. We were starting a construction company and money...
I pray over the food I cook every day
In a year of heart-shaking stories, this is the face that keeps coming back to me. “People call me Elizabeth or Mama....
I gave up my freedom in defense of my country
“Survival depended on you as an individual. There were a lot of guys in my group who didn't make it. I watched people...
My status changed from combat veteran to prisoner of war
“I am a relic from World War 2. I volunteered for the service at age 18. I shipped overseas in the early part of 1944,...
I thank God from the bottom of my heart that people care enough to stop by Bentonia to see me
“Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys had been trying to get me to record with him for three years. He wanted me for three...
Your story
Walking this morning and thinking about the Souls community and the stories of cancer, losing a son to a drug...
We got out of jail yesterday
"We met in jail and got out yesterday. Now we are all that we have. God puts us in places for a reason. He's an...
Merry Christmas Mobile
As I was writing a summary of Our Southern Souls in 2019, news of a gun shots at Bel Air Mall quickly spread through...