Maureen Langloss

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Mother Heart

January 7, 2019 By Maureen Langloss

Presenting: Mother Heart, a brand new work of art by the talented Robert James Russell. I have fallen in love with Robert's quirky, attention-grabbing drawings and water colors. I am especially drawn to his use of color and to how he combines humor with pathos, humanity with wild … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: Art, Drawings, Mother Heart, Osprey, Robert James Russell

Top Ten Bits & Pieces of Ice

January 1, 2019 By Maureen Langloss

I was touched when Little Fiction asked me to write a 2018 top-ten list for their annual New Year's tradition. But I was also stumped. What to write? As I concentrated more on the task, images of ice kept popping into my head. Icebergs, blocks of ice, icicles. I kept shaking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essays on Reading, Featured Essay Tagged With: Annie Dillard, Antarctica, Attaboy, cocktails, Dawn Wall, figure skating, Hannah Tinti, ice, Jakobshavn Glacier, Leni Zumas, Maria Semple, Red Clocks, Stephanie Burt, Stephanie Vaughn, Zaria Forman

The Vibration Before the Sound

November 14, 2018 By Maureen Langloss

My story, The Vibration Before the Sound, was published this month in Little Fiction's flash issue alongside some brilliant pieces by Lori Sambol Brody, Kate Gehan, DeMisty Bellinger, Anna Vangala Jones, and many more. I hope you get a chance to read the whole issue. As usual, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: flash fiction, Little Fiction, Short Fiction

Why We Chose It: The Exhibit

September 18, 2018 By Maureen Langloss

Split Lip Magazine has started a nifty blog series called "Why We Chose it?" This month, I had the opportunity to write about why we published "The Exhibit" by Samantha Kimmey, a dark and powerful flash fiction that grabbed me from the very first read. It was an honor to publish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Essay Tagged With: Editor, flash fiction, Samantha Kimmey, Short Fiction, Split Lip Magazine

Monstrous, Chaotic Things

August 2, 2018 By Maureen Langloss

My latest micro-fiction is featured over at CHEAP POP today. "Monstrous, Chaotic Things" was inspired by my dear friend Paige, who died two years ago of ovarian cancer, leaving five small children behind with their dad. Although Paige did not give her family an ornithology guide, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: Adirondacks, birding, birdwatching, Cheap Pop, flash fiction, micro fiction, ornithology, ovarian cancer, owl

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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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