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Electrify the Not Quite Dead

December 8, 2022 By Maureen Langloss

I keep finding similar comments from readers and editors on submissions in our flash queue at Split Lip Magazine—well written, but I want another layer; this is one note; story isn’t quite resonating; needs another beat; something feels missing; this doesn’t seem finished, don’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Essay Tagged With: Craft, Literary Magazine, Short Stories, Submissions, Writing

Hop into a Car: A Week of Beginnings

February 13, 2022 By Maureen Langloss

There’s a pre-school across the street from my bedroom window with an inviting red door. I’ve been paying attention to doors and openings lately—and to this door in particular. This morning I watch a father dropping his little girl off for the day. She looks tense about it, and … [Read more...]

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Latest Post

CHARM, Still-Life, and Old Lady Abs

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, particularly in Minneapolis. I’m worried about voter suppression, […]

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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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