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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.
Poetry

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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