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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

Bruce Robinson: Three Bus : Fiction: August 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Now, I’m not about to claim New...
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Essays

Andy Betz: Nudge Apa: Essay: August 2020

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

Jessica Gillich: Lellie’s Place: Essay : August 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: This piece details a memory I share...
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Fiction

Tim Hunter: Esther’s Story: Fiction: August 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was raised in Georgia and came...
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Poetry

Julia Watson: Poem: August 2020

As for being a bonafide Southerner, I was born and...
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Essays

Bradley Sides: Biscuit Reflections : Essay : August 2020

SLS: When I close my eyes and recall my childhood,...
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Essays

Margaret Donovan Bauer: This Girl Rules: Essay: July 2020

Southern Literacy Statement: I am originally from south Louisiana, where...
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Essays

Rebecca Potter : Breathe Easy : Memoir : July 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in New Orleans and...
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Poetry

Tim Hawkins : Poetry : July 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement My father and his ancestors are from...
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Fiction

Edward Supranowicz : Flash Humor: July 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: One day while riding my motorcycle, I...
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Fiction

Steve Brammell: The Fourth of July : Fiction : July 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I spent a large chunk of my...
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Poetry

Gregory Luce : Three Poems : July 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in Texas. Have never...
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Fiction

David R. Stafford : Fiction : July 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: My Momma made me a sack out...
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Poetry

Jeff Schiff : Poetry : July 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Well, let’s begin with: I wrote all...
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Fiction

Suzanne Cottrell : Fiction : July 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I attended East Carolina U., Virginia Tech.,...
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Poetry

Katherine Anderson Howell : Poetry : July 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: The joke is that my ancestors ran...
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