by Do South | Mar 1, 2018 | People
[title subtitle=”words and images: Jessica Sowards”][/title] Years ago, when my oldest son Jackson was around six years old, my husband asked him what he thought I might like for my birthday. Jackson thought long and hard, and as if a light bulb suddenly...
by Do South | Feb 1, 2018 | People
[title subtitle=”words and images: Jessica Sowards”][/title] I often wake up in the night. Usually around 3 a.m., with no alarm screaming and no child tugging on my bed covers, I simply open my eyes to the still and silent darkness and am completely awake....
by Do South | Feb 1, 2018 | Issues
by Do South | Dec 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”words and images: Jessica Sowards”][/title] For the majority of my life, in one way or another, I have kept a written record. It started in a sparkly, Lisa Frank diary with a small, golden lock. It matured into multiple Rubbermaid...
by Do South | Oct 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”words: Jessica Sowards images: courtesy Jessica Sowards and Jackson Whitaker”][/title] I don’t drink tea at night as a general rule. Only sometimes, when it’s on the early end of late, and my brain just won’t settle. When it’s dark...