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The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
No good [Southern] writing is complete without a dead mule. Established 1996.
The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
No good [Southern] writing is complete without a dead mule. Established 1996.
Fiction

Ryan Stone: Fiction: April 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up on my grandparents’ cattle...
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Fiction

Dominic Burke: Fiction: April 2022

My Southern Legitimacy Statement: I once read Mason and Dixon...
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Poetry

James Ryer: Poetry: April 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: The South is comprised of mesmerizing layers...
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Poetry

Andy Betz: Poetry: April 2022

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

James Vachowski: Flash Fiction: April 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: James Vachowski once spent 21 days confined...
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Interviews / Books / MusicPoetry

Helen Losse: A Flower More Enduring

Helen Losse communicates joy and love through her poetry. She...
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Fiction

Tracy Snyder: Fiction: March 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am a Texas girl, born and...
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Fiction

Constance Gorman: Fiction: March 2022

My Southern Legitimacy Statement : Life was meant to be...
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Essays

Jessica Bates: Memoir: March 2022

Southern Legitimacy Statement: My people hail from Tennessee, and I...
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