More Southern Souls
This is our first time to the South
"We are from New Mexico. We left on the 25th of May and are on a road trip driving to North Carolina with his job....
I was trafficked by a family member for food and other basic needs
“I was trafficked by a family member for food and other basic needs. While this was happening, I was being sexually...
Sex trafficking is as close as the next guy in the club
"I was once an honors student who graduated ninth my senior class at Lillie B. Williamson High School in Mobile. I...
This is a disaster that never should have happened
Paige "My grandparents owned this and I grew up here. They built the house I am still living in. Clay and I started...
We crossed the line when we started dating
"I just graduated high school and about to go to Montevallo. I feel weird about it because there is so much unknown. I...
The struggle brings out the life in you
"Growing up I thought I was going to be in the NFL and had to learn there was more to a future than sports. I was...
I want to do better than this
"I have been a driver for Fed Ex for three months. I was laid off of my job doing drafting work. I am forty-something...
It is happiness here
”We moved here in January from Colorado. I work at Panini Pete's and Sunset Pointe. My grandparents lived in Mobile...
Pennies in June
This morning I started writing the final story of the sex trafficking series that begins in Lagniappe next week....
Summer is liberating for teachers, too
“I am an elementary school teacher and teach grade. I am ready for summer. It is liberating. I have been teaching for...
I didn’t have many friends so I created them
“I grew up on a long dirt road with no one around me in Saraland. I didn't have many friends so I created them. I made...
I am 94 years old
“I am 94 years old. I had 12 kids. 9 are still living. I am still alive and take a walk every day.”












