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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.
Essays

Brandi Pillow : Biscuits Lost to Time : Memoir : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am a Mississippian, born in the...
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Fiction

Dale Bailes : Yellow Dog and Rev. Walter : Fiction : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: We moved from West Virginia to South...
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Fiction

Michael Worthington : Devil Dogs : Flash Fiction : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am a Southerner born and raised...
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Fiction

J B Hogan : John Cassaday : Flash Fiction : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas home...
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Fiction

W Goodwin : Solace : Flash Fiction : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Along with Rosey Grier I was born...
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Fiction

Brandon Daily : Mud Tracks : Flash Fiction : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Only in the South can you walk...
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Fiction

Matt Starr : It Is Finished : Flash Fiction : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: The South is a complicated thing for...
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Essays

Amanda Pugh : Summer of the Fireflies : Memoir : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am as Southern as grits, biscuits,...
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Poetry

Paula Kaufman : 21st Century : Poetry : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Paula Kaufman hails from the only state...
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Fiction

Richard Standring : Grave Speak : Fiction : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Richard grew up in the north, moved...
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Essays

Andy Betz: My Insurance Policy : Memoir : June 2019

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

Andrew Lefleche: Poetry : June 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: My wife was born in Little Rock,...
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Poetry

Chris Jansen : If You Want to Know the Truth : Poetry : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Chris Jansen is a former heroin addict....
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Poetry

Helen Losse : A yellow flower pops up : Poetry : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I started out with “I’m southern ’cause...
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Poetry

John Nettles : Deployment : Poetry : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Contributed a couple of pieces to The...
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Fiction

Jonathan Brooks : A Bubblebath and a Glass of Wine : fiction : May 2019

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I’m a rare Miami native, who has...
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