Son’s death — ‘You just tolerate it and push on’
“I’m here with my son and grandson. We’re showing him how to catch crabs.” Do you have other children? “I have two others. One is deceased. I lost him in 2000 when he was 21. He...
Category: Short Stories
When overwork causes marriage problems
“When I started working at the plant, it seemed like guys were getting divorced left and right. And I’m thinking to myself, that isn’t going to be me. I’m not going to go through that. Sure...
‘We are raising them to be good people’
“My kids are everything to me. Same for my husband. He is not their biological father, but he treats them as if they were his own. “We are raising them to be good people: kind, caring,...
Now she’s walking in homeless person’s shoes
“I moved here last November to get off drugs, to get away from all of that. “I come from a pretty sheltered life. I didn’t grow up like this. I had money. I have parents, but...
Positivity helps steer him in the right direction
“You can become anything you want to be if you have the work ethic to do it. As a young man I attended the Gulf Coast Trades Center, where I started the journey that led me...
She’s looking for answers to life’s many questions
“I’m reading this book called ‘The Misleading Mind.’ It talks about how our mind can deceive us, and how we can kind of conquer it and help our body. It gives you a lot of problem-solving...
She stays busy to help avoid a relapse
“I paint. I garden. I work for a couple of elderly ladies down the street. Whatever they need done, I go do. The other day, I put a new screen in their door. “I just try...
Moms have their hands full with these guys
When they’re not cooling off on a hot day, these young guys are acting pretty cool. (Left) “He likes to play dodgeball. He’ll run up to us with his ball and warn us first. He’ll yell,...
Tattoos help tell some of her life’s stories
“Most of my tattoos don’t really mean anything, but I have two that do. One is my daddy’s name and one is my cousin’s name. But I don’t talk to my cousin anymore. She’s actually the...
He’s making sacrifices for those he loves
“I was in the oil business, running 130 barrels. But when everything took a dive and oil rigs started shutting down, a lot of people got laid off. I came down here to work. “I have...
