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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

Charles Philip Brooks : Fiction : Nov 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in North Carolina and...
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Fiction

Steve Gerson : flash fiction : Nov 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in Galveston, TX, and...
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Poetry

Jane Blanchard : Poetry : Nov 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Native to Virginia and long-resident in Georgia,...
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Essays

Gretchen Day : Memoir : Nov 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I have always lived in the South,...
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Essays

Mary Dansak : Memoir : Nov 2020

My SLS: I was born and raised in Alabama by...
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Poetry

Mathias Alpuente : Poetry : Nov 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born, reared, and educated in...
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Fiction

Emily Painton : Fiction : Nov 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Some folks say Oklahoma is the south,...
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Fiction

Travis Stephens : Fiction : Nov 2020

My Southern Legitimacy is that I used to work towboats...
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Essays

Jon Sokol : Essay : Oct 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Jon Sokol is a writer and a...
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Fiction

Karan Freimark : Fiction : Oct 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born and raised in the...
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Poetry

Andy Betz : Poetry : Oct 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born and raised in Missouri...
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Essays

Meredith Flory : Memoir : Oct 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am legitimately from the South, even...
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Fiction

Chris Espenshade : Fiction : Oct 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: No need for the Confederate flag, which...
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Fiction

Pete Peterson : Fiction : Oct 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Sunday mornings at our house it’s grits,...
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Poetry

David Loope : Poetry : Oct 2020

As for a Southern Legitimacy statement, here goes:I was born...
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Essays

Marlene DeVere: Memoir : Oct 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: After studying at Southern Illinois University, I...
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