More Southern Souls
I turned something we loved into something that would teach my kids how to work and give them spending money
“I'm first generation from Vietnam. My parents lived in a refugee camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for several years....
I was in the ROTC at Mississippi State and graduated with a commission from the U.S. Air Force. I never looked back.
“I grew up in Drew, Mississippi. My dad died when I was four years old, and my mother raised me. She was a school...
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...