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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.
Fiction

Henry Stevens :: The Definition ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in the Halifax County,...
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Blog

Fiber Optics install

July’s issue was delayed by our replacing the ancient cable...
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Fiction

M.B. Effendi :: Across the Desert : Town and City : Occupation ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Born in Dallas, Texas, as the son...
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Poetry

Chris Epenshade :: Roadkill ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement, I am proud to have had seven...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Tracie Adams :: I Guess We’ll Never Know ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: When I let my dogs out in...
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Poetry

Darcy Lee :: Peach and Proud ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up in South Georgia, where...
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Fiction

Ken Wheaton :: Mother of the Year ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: One of my first instances of writing...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Brandon Yu :: Blessings in Disguise ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Some people think Florida doesn’t count as...
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Fiction

Juan Cruz :: Not Dark Yet ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in Bogotá, Colombia. I...
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Flash Fiction

Wess Everett :: Eyes That Cast Stones ::

Southern legitmacy statement: I was born in Fort Payne, Alabama...
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Flash Fiction

Avi Ben-Zeev :: Troubled Waters ::

Southern legitimacy statement: Okay, so I’m not from The South,...
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Flash Fiction

Andrew Keith :: Grudge ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Raised by rednecks and roughnecks, I reckon...
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Fiction

Nancy Werking Poling :: Oscar’s Bane ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: My regional identity is confused. Though born...
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Flash Fiction

Courtney McEunn :: Sour ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up in the swampy craplands...
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Flash Fiction

Lee Wright :: Southern Sunday Snow ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Growing up in northwest Georgia, very near...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Anna Davis-Abel :: Southern Sweet Tea ::

Southern legitimacy statement– The South is inextricable from me as...
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