Maureen Langloss

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Purple Ball Day

June 23, 2017 By Maureen Langloss

My kids and I invented our own holiday, and I wrote about it for The Manifest-Station. Read my essay on family traditions, faith, and doubt. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essays on Reading

The Rule Against Perpetuities

April 2, 2017 By Maureen Langloss

Fennel, flashcards, and photosynthesis. My latest flash is now up on Wigleaf. I'd be honored if you'd take a few moments to read it.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: Wigleaf

New Fiction in Jellyfish Review

January 14, 2017 By Maureen Langloss

My latest story, God Submits, is now up on Jellyfish Review. I had a lot of fun writing this piece and reflecting on the literary community I am so lucky to be a part of.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: Conium Review, God, Helen McClory, Jellyfish Review, Masters Review, Mr. Bear, Roxane Gay, Syntax & Salt

It’s A Man’s World

November 9, 2016 By Maureen Langloss

I offer you a sampling of things I have heard, read, and seen this past month on the topic of women and inequality: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essays on Reading, Featured Essay Tagged With: Donald Trump, Emily Dickinson, Equality, Harvard Crimson, Harvard Men's Soccer, Hillary Clinton, Inequality, Phillis Wheatley, Pope Francis, Roxane Gay, Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, Virgina Woolf, Women's Rights

New Fiction in Bird’s Thumb

October 1, 2016 By Maureen Langloss

My story, "Chorionic Villus Sampling with the Virgin Mary," is now up at Bird's Thumb. I'm thrilled to share it with you. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Essay Tagged With: abortion, Bird's Thumb, Chorionic Villus Sampling, CVS, Fiction, prenatal testing, reproductive rights, short story, Virgin Mary

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Latest Post

Gull flying out over turquoise water

May I Hover Like a Gull

…Why not take the smashed pinecone of my life, render it in purple? Why not dream of baking thirteen pies, six bumbleberry, seven sour cherry? Yes, why not? As you may know, I recently dedicated myself to a new writing practice—a promise to copy a poem a day. And here I am changing the rules […]

Featured Work

A bowl of applies on a dark wood surface. Photo credit: Annie Spratt

The Pink Lady, The Honeycrisp

I have a new story, “The Pink Lady, The Honeycrisp,” in Wigleaf today. Wigleaf is one of my very favorite literary magazines; it is a place I go when I need to read something that resonates deeply. I hope my piece resonates in some way with you. I’m grateful to Scott Garson for his smart […]

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