More Southern Souls

"My two-year-old daughter was grabbing my hair and ripping it out so I cut it off. I am homeschooling my oldest...

"I started with a new image yesterday. I used to dress in yoga pants and over-sized shirts. I never wore shorts...

"I just left my husband because he is abusive. I am sleeping in my car. I guess that makes me homeless now. He is...

“I have been homeless for two years. I am a painter but lost my job. I lost my car and my home. I still paint when I...

My family went to Kalispell in northwest Montana for the last family trip before my oldest son goes to college. The...

"I have pole-vaulted for four years. A lot of people were trying it and my coach didn't pick me, so I went to another...

“People call me Elizabeth or Mama. The soul food restaurant with a family member didn't take off that well in Mobile....

Puerto Ricans, American citizens, began protesting in San Juan against their governor this week. Teargas and rubber...

“I grew up in Puerto Rico. My brother taught me how to do this. I can make fish, birds, flowers, hats, baskets,...

"I was born with spina bifida.  My parents did not know I was a girl or that my spinal cord didn't develop properly....

“My light bulb moment came in a college class titled ‘Human Trafficking in America’. The professor compared pennies to...

“My daughter is my miracle. I went to the Dominican Republic on a mission trip and found out I was pregnant when we...