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The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
April International Poetry Issue. No good [Southern] writing is complete without a dead mule. Established 1996.
The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
April International Poetry Issue. No good [Southern] writing is complete without a dead mule. Established 1996.
Poetry

Joe Bisicchia :: Three Very Fine Poems ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement, it is what it is. Growing up...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy :: Grandmammy ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am a writer and author with...
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Interviews / Books / Music

From the Mountains to the Sea

Green Forest, Red Earth, Blue Sea by Jim Gulledge …...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Kimberly Williams :: “Southern Cornbread Dressing as described in The New Perry Hotel: A Century of Southern Hospitality, A Compilation of Memories and Favorite Recipes of Nannette Green in Her 50th Year at the New Perry Hotel” by Bobbe Nelson ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Born and raised in west Georgia and...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Judy Merens :: Ghosts of Thanksgivings Past ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I have dual citizenship in both the...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Tyler Ayres :: Cut Tomatoes ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Though I was sired in New York...
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Poetry

Jefferson Fortner :: A Honky-Tonk Epiphany | My Grandfather’s Garden | Wine, Women, and Song ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am a lifelong resident of North...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Lee Anne Sontheimer Murphy :: Asleep in the Arms of Jesus ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: My ancestors wore Confederate gray and stood...
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Poetry

Biff Rushton :: Where 42 Crosses The Sabine | George Daniel ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: In early 1835 my fourth great grandfather,...
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Flash Fiction

Randall Ivey :: Call Me Aa-ron ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement:  Despite being from a place called Union...
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Flash Fiction

Scott McLeod :: Cody ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am from the South shore of...
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Fiction

Fox Good :: He Keeps the Faith ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Raised in Maryland, 10 miles from the...
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Poetry

Jessica Sampley :: The Cowcumber Poem | South Florida: the lover driving alone sees Indian River fruit | At the Mill Creek Dam, Carbon Hill, Alabama—the Night Jay Almost Died ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I open my mouth and the South...
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Flash Fiction

Karen Klein :: Remnants ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: This story arrived while I was sitting...
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Creative Non-Fiction / MemoirsEssays

James Huneycutt :: Drug Policy Memo ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: The author is an ex-offender who runs...
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Fiction

John Jacobson :: 1979 ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I live in the western Catskill Mountains,...
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