Maureen Langloss

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Little Hubby on the Prairie: The Past’s Claim on Modern Manhood

January 31, 2016 By Maureen Langloss

Is Pa Ingalls a dangerous role model for boys and men? In my latest essay for The Good Men Project, I explore the impossible expectations that Little House on the Prairie places on men and men-to-be.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essays on Reading, Featured Essay, Kid Lit, New Work Tagged With: Alexander Chee, Che Smith, gender roles, In My Father's House, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Manhood, Masculinity, Pa Ingalls, Reading, South Dakota, Wall Drug

Reading with David Bowie

January 21, 2016 By Maureen Langloss

I experienced David Bowie's death through Twitter, spending that morning poring over his widely-publicized 2013 list of 100 favorite books. I read reviews and plot summaries, searching for a title where our tastes might intersect. I settled on Nella Larsen’s Passing, a novel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essays on Reading, Latest Post Tagged With: Books, Bowie Bookclub, Bowie's 100 Favorite Books, David Bowie, Jess Row, Kristen Ploetz, Mislaid, Nell Zink, Nella Larsen, Passing, Rachel Dolezal, Reading, Twitter, White Privilege, Your Face in Mine

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Grassy area of blithe wood on the Bard College Campus overlooking the Hudson River with a single adirondack chair in the distance and blue sky

Assembling Rabbit Hill

When my son was in the first grade, he asked if we could write a book together. Absolutely thrilled by the suggestion, as any writer-slash-mother would be, I immediately hopped to my feet, grabbed some pens, and tore a few pages from the massive box of connected dot matrix paper that we were still working […]

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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