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Verbing

May 15, 2024 By Maureen Langloss

A few words from Richard Serra's verb list in Maureen Langloss's hand on a blue sheet of paper.

Would you like to play with me? I’m between creative projects, trying to let my mind rest and replenish. Are you in this place too? Want to try a brain relaxer? To start, let's get back in our pajamas. Pour a cup of tea. Put on some music. Pull out a sheet of paper or two. … [Read more...]

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Beautiful Burning Life

April 1, 2024 By Maureen Langloss

I felt like reading you a passage from Vladimir Nabokov's Lectures on Literature. Sorry for the poor video quality. I did this on a lark. It's just me and my iPhone. If I decide to post more video content, I will learn how to do a better job of this! But thanks for indulging me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: Franz Kafka, Lectures on Literatre, The Metamorphosis, Vladimir Nabokov

Deliver Us

December 18, 2023 By Maureen Langloss

The opening moments from the Taylor Swift concert

I wrote a story about a character named Taylor Swift, and SmokeLong Quarterly was kind enough to publish it. I'm delighted and grateful to see my work appear beside such talented authors in a literary magazine I have admired for years. I hope you'll read everything in SLQ's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: flash fiction, SmokeLong Quarterly, Taylor Swift

Interview with Kate Doyle

September 15, 2023 By Maureen Langloss

It was such a joy to interview Kate Doyle about her stunning debut collection, I Meant It Once, for Split Lip Magazine's new issue. We published “The Goldfish in the Pond at the Community Garden"—one of my favorite stories in her collection—in Split Lip a year ago … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Essay Tagged With: Cara Blue Adams, Center for Fiction, Kate Doyle, Split Lip Magazine

Electrify the Not Quite Dead

December 8, 2022 By Maureen Langloss

I keep finding similar comments from readers and editors on submissions in our flash queue at Split Lip Magazine—well written, but I want another layer; this is one note; story isn’t quite resonating; needs another beat; something feels missing; this doesn’t seem finished, don’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Essay Tagged With: Craft, Literary Magazine, Short Stories, Submissions, Writing

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Latest Post

Closup of a violin with bow over strings and hand holding the neck. Bracelets on the white arm.

In the Bee-Loud Glade

I’m adding a new layer to my writing practice and wondered if you want to try it with me. You don’t have to be a writer to do this daily exercise. It will be meaningful to non-writers too, especially right now. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, since before my mom […]

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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