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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.
Flash Fiction

Jordan Thornton :: Youth Grouping ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up falling asleep to the...
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Poetry

William Heath :: Preacher Knox | Jail, No Bail | Tales from Liberty ::

Southern Literature: For five years I taught American literature and...
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Poetry

Richard Collins :: Cement Buddha and The Past Is Not Past ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement My first two wives (it didn’t work...
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Fiction

John Haymaker :: Reprise of a Vanishing Act ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: You might say I was halfway to...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Erin Savage :: When a Tea Party Is Not a Tea Party: An Unwanted Invite ::

Southern legitimacy statement: My parents dragged me away from the...
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Essays

Chance Jungling :: An Ode to Steve ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am not from the south. I...
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Fiction

James Ryer :: An Italian Life Journey ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I have lived almost exclusively in the...
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Flash Fiction

J Eddie Edwards :: Here ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am certified in using picket fence,...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Albert Dixon :: Storms of My Youth ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in the South, I...
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Fiction

Harlan Yarbrough :: Git Along Home ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: When I lived in the South (which...
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Poetry

Marsha Owens :: Boarded Up ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Born in Richmond, VA, I’ve made it...
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Poetry

Thomas Orr :: The Snake : Genesis : Virginia Tiger Moth ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I’ve spent most of my life halfway...
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Flash Fiction

Ramces Ha :: Bronco Blitz Monsoon ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Born in Tyler, TX, moved to Florida,...
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Fiction

H. L. Liptak :: The Flabbyman ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Growing up in South Carolina we whispered...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Mike Wilson :: Choice ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. My...
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Flash Fiction

Harry James :: The Dog Fell Out of the Truck ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born south of the Ohio...
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