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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · May 2

I have new work in Wigleaf. Deepest thanks to Scott Garson and the @wigleaf.bsky.social team for holding my story with such care. I wrote this piece with love for a friend and I'd be so honored if you could read it.

Wigleaf @wigleaf.bsky.social · May 2

new new: "The Pink Lady, The Honeycrisp," by Maureen Langloss: wigleaf.com

w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction

An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 3m

It’s been a while, right? I have not been seeing nearly as many creepy dolls as usual. The vibes have been off.

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 7m

I agree!

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 10m

Today on a NYC sidewalk: creepy doll edition.

Very small naked doll left behind on sidewalk

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 5h

I always look forward to the 15th of the month bc: NEW SPLIT LIP ISSUE! This one is truly phenomenal. Every single piece will resonate for a long time. I especially want to draw your eyes to the poignant concrete poem by Mingyu Brian Chan. We accepted it when the poet was in high school!

Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 6h

Sit back and enjoy our OCTOBER ISSUE. 🎃 🍂

WORDS by @lynnebeckenstein.bsky.social, Priyanka Champaneri, @monmita.bsky.social, & Mingyu Brian Chan.
ART by Jean Shon.
PLUS Nicole Zhao interviews @cherrylousy.bsky.social.

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Front view: A worn and stained image of a pale blue Victorian house, fragmented and partly reconstructed on a birch sheet, laser-cut to the house’s shapes and into long strips intersecting with the architecture and an integrated frame.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 17h

I think this means you are all three!! I write in several genres and it’s a glorious way to live.

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 18h

I agree!

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Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

Happy, happy pub day, Amber!!!!

Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 1d

My book comes out today! It’s sad and funny and a little spooky and a lot mysterious and very weird, and you can buy it wherever fine books are sold in indie stores bookshop.org/p/books/happ...

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

Watching Annie Hall. La di da.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

😂🦷 (I'm sad to report, there is no candy corn emoji)

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

Whoever invented chocolate candy corn is a monster.

Why would anyone mess with the original candy corn, which is a perfect October treat?

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

Yes this is very true about some families having a bigger load and no one really understanding. Thanks for this message. ❤️

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

It definitely is not for the weak! 😂 Thanks for this message, Vicky! ❤️

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

“And then all of a sudden, one day, you’re like, oh my gosh, this is a book.”

I love this kind of in-depth interview! Nini & Evangeline really dig deep here. The discussion of intentionality & the line is especially interesting. Also, isn’t this a fantastic author photo?!

Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 2d

Check out our latest interview, where Evangeline Lim chats with SLM Contributor Nini Berndt about her debut novel, favorite sweets, and the craft of building characters. Read it all right here! buff.ly/f29bhaa

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

I watched this with my kid for quite a while too but we got very fatigued of it and never finished. They hid the ball for so long we stopped caring about the ball! 😂

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, Casey.

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

❤️❤️❤️

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

I just wish this were true. I want it to be true. But I think there are many people out there who feel a lot of love from their parents and still have big, important things not work their way out.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much. This is a very kind thing of you to say.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

I guess what I am saying is that I am not worthy. And god bless the parent who is. I am grateful to have an amazing partner in parenting through this period of life, and to be able to call on the support of other people. But, damn, the cortisol is through the roof inside this body of mine.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

Right? Did we? I don’t know. I wonder if anyone can be prepared for LIFE? Maybe this is asking too much of ourselves. And yet, of course, we carry this responsibility.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

Parenting is intense when the kids are little bc it's so labor intensive & there's so much sleep-deprivation. But I feel like I'm in the absolute most intense period of my parenting life right now with teen/young adult kids. The issues are so complex, intense, & serious. The stakes are so high.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

Sending you ❤️, Bernadette.

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much, Alex. Sending ❤️

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

When she was too sick to cook, I went to the farmer's market without her & described with precision to the patient man behind the counter the exact tenderloin my mom wanted. She wasn't satisfied with my purchase, but I think she loved the meal. It was the last time she ate beef tenderloin.

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