Mr. Pursley's World by Drema Hall Berkheimer

Nicknames by Brenda Wilson Wooley

The Linguists by P.S. Wall [FROM THE ARCHIVES 2005]

My Atlas by Kimberly Parrott [FROM THE ARCHIVES 2006]

Instructions for a First Confession by Richard Modlin [FROM THE ARCHIVES 2007]

Schooling for the Sorrel Stud and Me by Neil O. Jones [FROM THE ARCHIVES 2008]

Coiffure Magic by Elizabeth Howard [FROM THE ARCHIVES 2009]

Seeking Answers by Judith Causey Wiggins

Firecracker Granny by J.A. Heitmueller

Surgery Tips by Mickie McGee

Little Dogs Mean a Lot by Jackie K. Cooper

The Last Pump by Kathy Rhodes [FROM GATHERING: Writers of Williamson County]

Harpeth River; Williamson County, Tennessee

FICTION

Bees Are Attracted to the Breath by Lisa Marie Keene

I Can Sing Like That by Michael P. McManus

Maggie's First Anniversary by Chay Lemoine

Woman's Wait by Kathleen Thompson

Take Note by Salena Casha

The Lavalier by Robert Cowser

Stick a Fork in Me by Currie Alexander Powers [FROM GATHERING: Writers of Williamson County]

Joyce Billingsby

Louise Colln

Mellie Duke Justad

WRITERS' PORTFOLIOS

Nancy Evelyn Allen

S. R. Lee

Carroll Moth

Julia Lee Pollock

Muscadine Lines: A Southern Journal
has published the works of 297 writers in 38 States:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming...

And abroad:
Australia, Austria, Canada, China, England, France, Greece, India, Romania

What is a PORTFOLIO? It is a personal Web Page; it gives you a site to show samples of your writing, your bio, contact information, blog address, etc., along with a web address to list on a business card or query letter. Read more about it.

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WHY MUSCADINES ?

"Muscadines?" you ask. "Why muscadines?" Well, I wanted something southern! And I like the color purple.

Those joyful little grape morsels about the size of a hog's eye grew abundant on my grandparents' farm in Mississippi. When I was a little girl, I rode Dixie, the old mare, bareback down a red dirt lane to a vine that grew wild and high. I plucked muscadines right off that vine, popped them into my mouth, and ate them warmed by the August sun. There's nothing sweeter.

These days, again and again, I hear frustration in the voices of new writers trying to get their work published. They're anxious to see it in print; they want people to read it; they desire feedback. Yet the market is tight, and it's hard to get a foot in the door.

An online magazine is a perfect venue for putting a writer's work out there. And there's nothing sweeter to writers than seeing their work in print—first time, every time.

GIVE IT A TRY!

EDITOR, Kathy Rhodes