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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.
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John Oliver Hodges: Creative Non-Fiction: March 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Florida is in me and has never...
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Fiction

Simra Bhakta: Fiction: March 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Simran Bhakta is an emerging writer from...
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Fiction

Elle Lane: Fiction: March 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in Kansas City, MO....
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Poetry

Lee Daniels: Poetry: March 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Lee received his MFA from the School...
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Margaret Bauer: Poetry: March 2022

Southern legitimacy statement: I am originally from south Louisiana, where...
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Fiction

Bonnie Brewer-Kraus: Fiction: Feb 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I live south of Lake Erie now,...
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Essays

Peggy Rothbaum: Memoir: Feb 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I have lived in the South for...
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Fiction

Marie Griffin: Fiction: Feb 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am a South Carolina explorer, drama...
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Essays

Marsha Owens: Memoir: Feb 2022

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

Bill Griffin: Poetry: Feb 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: My greatlygreatgrandfather Thomas Griffin moved from Virginia...
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Fiction

Duane L. Herrmann: flash fiction: Feb 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: His southern roots go back to the...
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Essays

Nathan Webb: Memoir: Feb 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Having moved out of the South for...
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Fiction

Mark Poe: Flash Fiction: Feb 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was raised in a sand blow...
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Erin Savage: Memoir: Feb 2022

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

February 2022 Issue

We’re chockfull of literary deliciousness this month. Loading poetry, essays,...
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Tom Wade: Essay: Jan 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up in Missouri and moved...
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