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Letting Go

February 28, 2018 By Maureen Langloss

My latest piece, Letting Go, was published in the February issue of Pithead Chapel. I started this story at peak mom stress. Many competing obligations and no time to write during the Kathy Fish Fast Flash Workshop reunion. I hesitated to submit it to literary magazines because I … [Read more...]

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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 […]

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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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