Maureen Langloss

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In the Bee-Loud Glade

May 13, 2025 By Maureen Langloss

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

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: Inspiration, Musical scales, poetry, Violin

Every Cut Has a Kerf

December 15, 2024 By Maureen Langloss

The Cover of Issue 62 of the Harvard Review

I am delighted to have two poems in Harvard Review this month, one in their gorgeous new print issue and the other online. I am so grateful to the editors at HR for including me alongside so many authors I admire and for taking such care with all of our work. I hope you will … [Read more...]

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Resurrection

August 27, 2024 By Maureen Langloss

Picture of my mom and me from summer 2023

It’s been a minute. Life has been a bit of a blur. You see, my mom, Barbara Langloss, died of cancer at 8:15am on Tuesday, July 16. She waited for Richard Simmons and Dr. Ruth to get up there before making her fashionably late appearance at the tender age of 76. She didn’t die … [Read more...]

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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

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The opening moments from the Taylor Swift concert

Deliver Us

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 spectacular December issue, especially the winner and […]

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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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