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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.
Essays

Ryan Vale McGonigle: Memoir: Sept. 2021

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Born and raised in North Carolina to...
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Poetry

Mike Horan: Poetry: Sept. 2021

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Mike Horan was raised in the South...
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Essays

Ashley Kemker: Essay: Sept. 2021

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in the North, to...
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Fiction

Tyler Robert Sheldon: Flash Fiction: Sept. 2021

SOUTHERN LEGITIMACY STATEMENT I’ve lived in Louisiana for five years:...
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Poetry

Christopher Louvet: Poetry : August 2021

My Southern Legitimacy Statement: Born in Virginia though the important...
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Fiction

David VanDevelder: Fiction : August 2021

Southern Legitimacy Statement: We were a prototypical southern nuclear family....
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Fiction

James Ryer: Fiction: August 2021

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Have long been a fan of William...
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Poetry

David Lohrey: Poetry: August 2021

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I’m a Memphian, currently living just outside...
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