Maureen Langloss

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The Pink Lady, The Honeycrisp

May 2, 2025 By Maureen Langloss

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

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Essay Tagged With: flash fiction, Wigleaf

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

Copper Nickel Editors’ Prize

April 24, 2020 By Maureen Langloss

Copper Nickel published three of my stories in the Spring 2020 print issue, and I am delighted to announce the magazine has awarded me their Editors' Prize in Prose for Issue 30 for the "most exciting" work in the issue as determined by a vote of their full staff. This was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: Copper Nickel, flash fiction

Cut on the Bias

September 30, 2019 By Maureen Langloss

"It gives you satisfaction to be a woman tying men down. When you see your work cinched under the Adam’s apples of men on the street, you open a button on your blouse. You let the wind have at your throat. At least this, you think." My latest flash fiction, "Cut on the Bias," … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: flash fiction, PANK

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

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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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