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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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Allie Blum : Nectar Cream : Memoir : October 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: This piece will resonate the most with...
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Marlene DeVere : who ya gonna call : flash fiction : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: It’s true I was born and raised in...
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Thomas Cook : A series of micro-essays : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I live in Southern California and have...
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J. A. Dailey : Chucks : Memoir : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: My name is John Dailey. I was...
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Fiction

Mark A Nobles : Wilbur Closes the Wallace : Fiction : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I live in Fort Worth but hope...
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Poetry

John Graham : All In a Day’s Work : Poetry : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up in Easley, South Carolina,...
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Poetry

Betsy Rupp : Crystal and Walt : Poetry : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: My poetry focuses on my small hometown...
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Essays

Chris Espenshade : The Keeper : Essay : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was engaged in Mississippi; did not...
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Jane Blanchard : Three Poems : Poetry : September 2019

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

Lucinda Trew: Women Who Lunch : Flash Fiction : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Lucinda Trew lives and writes in Charlotte,...
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Essays

Jimmie Pennington: From My Mountains, An Epilogue : Essay : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: A self taught artist, sculptor and writer...
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Fiction

Peter Stavros : The Time Chubz the Cat Went Missing : Fiction : September 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Although a Northerner by birth (and due...
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September 2019

September’s got some great writing, y’all. Get your fill of...
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Interviews / Books / Music

Tim Bullard: Nora Brown : Interview

Nora Brown just got out of school.  When she finally...
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Essays

B K Marcus : Imperfect : Memoir : August 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: A quarter-century ago, I rode my motorcycle...
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Fiction

Tom Sheehan : Red High Heels at the River : August 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I have published in North Carolina, baby-sat...
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