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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.
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A Couple or Three Books by Mule Alumni

Why do we read? Neil Gaiman says we read fiction...
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Fiction

James Ryer: Fiction: Dec 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born and have lived in...
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Essays

Anna Oberg: Creative Non-Fiction: Dec 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born and lived twenty years...
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Fiction

Curtis Miller: Fiction : Dec 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I’m Southern California, born and raised, (learned...
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Fiction

Kevin Grauke: Fiction: Dec 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Born and bred in Texas. If you...
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Essays

CL Prater: Creative Non-Fiction: Dec 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up in south-central South Dakota....
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Poetry

Jerry Hogan: Poetry: Dec 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Fayetteville, Arkansas is my home. I grew...
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Essays

Leah Mueller: Creative Non-Fiction: Dec 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: “I am a Chicago native who lived...
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Essays

Starla Sloan: Creative Non-Fiction: Dec 2020

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up n a small town...
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