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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.
Blog

Danny Lee Ingram : Grammar Nudge #4

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in Rome, GA, and...
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Fiction

Virginia Lee : Rusty Roses : Flash Fiction : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: If you don’t believe I’m legitimately Southern...
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Essays

Craig C. Velez: José v. Ravi : Memoir : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: After my discharge from the US Army...
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Fiction

Mary Siroky : Strike: fiction : May 2019

I am a happy Southern transplant and have lived in...
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Fiction

Joey Holland: Pharmacopoeia : flash fiction : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: My family never hid our crazy folks;...
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Poetry

Gail Peck: Poetry : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: When you think the best meal in...
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Fiction

Mike Sutton: Spadra: Fiction: May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement : I grew up running barefoot through...
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Essays

Niles Riddick: The Graduate Cabin: Memoir: May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Of course, it’s Southern and because I’ve...
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Essays

Maggie Dove: Here Lies Huckleberry Bitch: Memoir: May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I know that a Moon Pie is...
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Fiction

Flash Fiction Competition Winner and Honorable Mentions

Wow! What an amazing bunch of talent we have here...
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Fiction

Melissa Goodnight : The Line : Fiction : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I live in Charlotte, North Carolina with...
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Andy Betz: My Insurance Policy : Memoirs : May 2019

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

Ben Hall : Two Essays : Essays : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Skinny, straight-haired, fishing for antlions in the...
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Essays

Elizabeth Byard: Lucky Girl : Memoir : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Elizabeth Byard grew up in Arkansas but...
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Blog

Danny Lee Ingram : Grammar Nudge #3

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in Rome, GA, and...
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Blog

Ted Harrison : Janet : Memoir : May 2019

SOUTHERN LEGACY STATEMENT You can move here from somewhere else....
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