Maureen Langloss

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CHARM, Still-Life, and Old Lady Abs

February 10, 2026 By Maureen Langloss

This winter is kicking my ass. I am DRAGGING. It’s partly the brutal cold, it’s partly some health stuff, but it’s mostly the state of the world. I’m heartsick over the violence ICE has perpetrated and the fear that our immigrant and urban communities are living under, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth, Flip the Vote, Helen Frankenthaler, Maggie Nelson, Mark Doty, Richard Siken, Split Lip Magazine, Stephanie Wambugu, Wendy Fulenwider Liszt

Interview with Kate Doyle

September 15, 2023 By Maureen Langloss

It was such a joy to interview Kate Doyle about her stunning debut collection, I Meant It Once, for Split Lip Magazine's new issue. We published “The Goldfish in the Pond at the Community Garden"—one of my favorite stories in her collection—in Split Lip a year ago … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Essay Tagged With: Cara Blue Adams, Center for Fiction, Kate Doyle, Split Lip Magazine

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

Latest Post

Li, Toews, Schwartz on stage with The New Yorker Festival graphic on the screen behind them.

You Have to Be Flinchable

This weekend, I attended Yiyun Li and Miriam Toews’s inspiring conversation at The New Yorker Festival. The talk made me laugh—and also cry. There were moments I had to hold back sobs. This was also my experience of reading both Li’s and Toews’s work: moved so deeply and in so many different directions. The evening […]

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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