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Interview with Miriam Toews

June 6, 2019 By Maureen Langloss

Miriam Toews is one of my literary idols, and I'm still pinching myself that I got to interview her for The Rumpus. I arrived to her books with a deep need for exactly what they contain. They are masterpieces, and I am sincerely thankful to Miriam for teaching me so much about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Essay Tagged With: All My Puny Sorrows, Mennonite colony in Bolivia, Miriam Toews, The Rumpus, Women Talking

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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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