Mary Laura Philpott: Sisterhood
Southern Legitimacy Statement:
We moved around a lot growing up. Born in Nashville, now in Atlanta, I’ve left pieces of my youth in Chapel Hill, Hagerstown, Memphis, Augusta, Davidson, and Charlotte. I married a boy from the Kentucky bluegrass, and our babies wear seersucker and say yes ma’am. I learned to snap beans from my grandmother in Birmingham and perfected the art of deveining shrimp with a Palmetto Pale Ale cradled in my elbow during summers in South Carolina. When asked where I’m from, I just say “the South.”
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Thomas Scott McKenzie: Barges
An exceptional story by one of our favorite writers... so happy to have finally found this again.
Bob Thomas: Duel In the Sun
Another piece of very short fiction from yesteryear, the 1998? 1999? archives. From the notes: "Bob Thomas is the owner of Kristi's Gallery in Swansboro, N.C. After 13 years as an Executive Recruiter he decided to pursue a less stressful lifestyle and moved to the North Carolina Coast. His Gallery looks out over the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and is an outlet for the work of over 215 Artists and Craftspeople from across the United States. Since his move to the coast he has discovered a love for writing and publishes his own in house monthly newsletter. His readers have realized that his style is not "hindered" by the rules of good grammar and that he writes mainly for his own entertainment!
Tim Peeler: The Great Race
Many of our Mule readers know Tim Peeler the poet, but did you know that Tim was one of the first fiction writers ever published on the Mule? Yup.
Tammy Wilson: Running on Empty
from the 2000 archives. Read it again for the first time.
Thomas Scott McKenzie: Spook In the Night
Another great tale straight from the 2000 archives.
Lynn Veach Sadler: Bell, Pol, and “Miss Bird”
Fresh from 2000 archival goodness. Published again as we peruse our backfiles... enjoy.
Travis Ray Cole: Poetry
We always loved Mr. Cole's poetry, this is republished from 2000. Let go of your notions of spellcheck and correctness and just read ...
Marsha Nicholson: Snapshots *originally published 2000
Marsha Nicholson, a middle manager by day, freelance writer by night, is most consistently occupied with exploring where she fits into her Appalachian heritage, and vice versa.
Poetry
Essays
