Maureen Langloss
@maureenlangloss.bsky.social
Writer in NYC. Former Attorney. EIC Split Lip Magazine. Copper Nickel Editor's Prize | BASS Distinguished Story | Kenyon Review | Ploughshares | Harvard Review | Wigleaf | http://maureenlangloss.com/
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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.
I've been seeing people say about their work lately, "I used AI in the edits & refining of this piece, but it's all my own words & ideas."
I think people don't quite understand what "my own words" means. If you're using AI, the words are not your own. They are an amalgam of other people's words.
I think people don't quite understand what "my own words" means. If you're using AI, the words are not your own. They are an amalgam of other people's words.
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I've been seeing people say about their work lately, "I used AI in the edits & refining of this piece, but it's all my own words & ideas."
I think people don't quite understand what "my own words" means. If you're using AI, the words are not your own. They are an amalgam of other people's words.
I think people don't quite understand what "my own words" means. If you're using AI, the words are not your own. They are an amalgam of other people's words.
Reposted by Maureen Langloss
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
Eclectic Friday night book delivery! Love how slim the Nelson and Doty are. Bite sized reads.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Eclectic Friday night book delivery! Love how slim the Nelson and Doty are. Bite sized reads.
See the climber half-way up this glacier? It’s my incredible, adventurous kid. And today she turned 18! I love her so much and am so proud of her. What an amazing life moment to raise a child to an adult. Feeling very grateful and happy.
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
See the climber half-way up this glacier? It’s my incredible, adventurous kid. And today she turned 18! I love her so much and am so proud of her. What an amazing life moment to raise a child to an adult. Feeling very grateful and happy.
Thanks so much to @splitlipthemag.bsky.social reading teams who are reading up a storm right now in the lead up to our winter break. We even sent an acceptance today! And I hope we send more in the next two weeks! It's exciting! 💫
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Thanks so much to @splitlipthemag.bsky.social reading teams who are reading up a storm right now in the lead up to our winter break. We even sent an acceptance today! And I hope we send more in the next two weeks! It's exciting! 💫
My kid went to the library to work on her essay again. She said she "got into a flow state." This seems like an exciting life development.
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My kid went to the library to work on her essay again. She said she "got into a flow state." This seems like an exciting life development.
I can't wait for when this administration is over and Peter Hegseth and others are held accountable for war crimes. I believe he will eventually be brought to justice. There will not be impunity here.
December 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I can't wait for when this administration is over and Peter Hegseth and others are held accountable for war crimes. I believe he will eventually be brought to justice. There will not be impunity here.
I rewatched the first season of THE PITT recently. And decided that one of Noah Wyle's assets as an actor is that his face doesn't look frozen in time with Botox. His face can actually show emotion. He can furrow his brow. We believe his emotions & wisdom run deep because so do his wrinkles!
December 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I rewatched the first season of THE PITT recently. And decided that one of Noah Wyle's assets as an actor is that his face doesn't look frozen in time with Botox. His face can actually show emotion. He can furrow his brow. We believe his emotions & wisdom run deep because so do his wrinkles!
This morning: cappuccino, confetti, & @commonmag.bsky.social !
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This morning: cappuccino, confetti, & @commonmag.bsky.social !
Should I be worried that my 17yo’s musical age is 48 and my 14yo’s is 57?
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Should I be worried that my 17yo’s musical age is 48 and my 14yo’s is 57?
Out shopping for “business casual” clothes for a 14yo for a debate tournament. I find it kind of funny that this is the dress code. They are little adults I guess. Capitalism, here they come. OFC my kid only has jeans in her closet. 😂
December 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Out shopping for “business casual” clothes for a 14yo for a debate tournament. I find it kind of funny that this is the dress code. They are little adults I guess. Capitalism, here they come. OFC my kid only has jeans in her closet. 😂
Fun fact: we spotted Joe Keery from Stranger Things at the Patti Smith concert. I forgot to tell you all. My family is very into this show, so this was a fun star sighting for us.
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Fun fact: we spotted Joe Keery from Stranger Things at the Patti Smith concert. I forgot to tell you all. My family is very into this show, so this was a fun star sighting for us.
I love that @saralippmann.bsky.social’s JERKS has another awesome cover! Happy belated re-pub day to one of my fave collections! ✨
Jerks, all glowed up, out today (again) from @tortoisebooks.bsky.social
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bookshop.org/p/books/jerk...
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I love that @saralippmann.bsky.social’s JERKS has another awesome cover! Happy belated re-pub day to one of my fave collections! ✨
“I lift off from this planet and imagine what life is like on Mars. I cry in equal parts grief and joy. I make contentment and rest a daily practice so that I can show up for others.”
This interview with @iloveyoudaniel.bsky.social by SLM intern Bianca Sandoval is SOLID GOLD. 💫
This interview with @iloveyoudaniel.bsky.social by SLM intern Bianca Sandoval is SOLID GOLD. 💫
Check out our blog, where Bianca Sandoval chats with Daniel Garcia about being a library kid, poems and prose, the liberation of the braided essay, and how working the night shift makes writing possible✨: buff.ly/KjimnVu
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“I lift off from this planet and imagine what life is like on Mars. I cry in equal parts grief and joy. I make contentment and rest a daily practice so that I can show up for others.”
This interview with @iloveyoudaniel.bsky.social by SLM intern Bianca Sandoval is SOLID GOLD. 💫
This interview with @iloveyoudaniel.bsky.social by SLM intern Bianca Sandoval is SOLID GOLD. 💫
I have raised a kid who knows to send me snow pics from college, and I am very pleased about this.
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I have raised a kid who knows to send me snow pics from college, and I am very pleased about this.
It's amazing how a few weeks away from a poem makes you see the cracks in it. Time is the best editor. Patience is better than any craft book.
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It's amazing how a few weeks away from a poem makes you see the cracks in it. Time is the best editor. Patience is better than any craft book.
Reposted by Maureen Langloss
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
Isn’t it cool how a new book brings a new energy into your house? It’s almost like a whole new person has arrived. Anyway, I’m excited to read Devin Kelly’s debut novel!
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Isn’t it cool how a new book brings a new energy into your house? It’s almost like a whole new person has arrived. Anyway, I’m excited to read Devin Kelly’s debut novel!
I learned a new word tonight. Love when that happens.
December 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I learned a new word tonight. Love when that happens.
I felt so good about taking care of my family today by cooking a supremely healthy, delicious meal of salmon and quinoa and veggies. And they hated it! LOL. For dinner, they basically had the emergency eclairs my husband picked up. I’m not complaining. I think it’s pretty funny. 😁
December 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I felt so good about taking care of my family today by cooking a supremely healthy, delicious meal of salmon and quinoa and veggies. And they hated it! LOL. For dinner, they basically had the emergency eclairs my husband picked up. I’m not complaining. I think it’s pretty funny. 😁
My kid went to the library to work on a paper after school and still isn’t home. I think the library closes at 5 so I really hope she’s not trapped in there. I could totally see it happening—her tucked deep away in the stacks oblivious to the rest of the world.
December 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
My kid went to the library to work on a paper after school and still isn’t home. I think the library closes at 5 so I really hope she’s not trapped in there. I could totally see it happening—her tucked deep away in the stacks oblivious to the rest of the world.
This December let’s give ourselves permission to sit & read a good book for a half hour when the mood strikes. Even though we have so much to do. Even though work is a lot. Just set down the phone, put aside the to do list, & give yourself this gift. 2025 has been hard. We deserve a treat. ☕️ 📚
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This December let’s give ourselves permission to sit & read a good book for a half hour when the mood strikes. Even though we have so much to do. Even though work is a lot. Just set down the phone, put aside the to do list, & give yourself this gift. 2025 has been hard. We deserve a treat. ☕️ 📚
Have you been listening to these new features where contributors read brief passages aloud? I find it so moving to hear their voices! And Chloe’s story is a total knockout; if you haven’t read it yet, please do! splitlipthemag.com/flash/1125/c...
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Have you been listening to these new features where contributors read brief passages aloud? I find it so moving to hear their voices! And Chloe’s story is a total knockout; if you haven’t read it yet, please do! splitlipthemag.com/flash/1125/c...
Split Lip has been receiving lots of withdrawals of work lately because pieces have been accepted elsewhere. I love seeing this! I love knowing people are in the flow & lots of lit mags are accepting work right now. It's a beautiful thing! Congrats to all the lucky folks getting published! 💫
December 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Split Lip has been receiving lots of withdrawals of work lately because pieces have been accepted elsewhere. I love seeing this! I love knowing people are in the flow & lots of lit mags are accepting work right now. It's a beautiful thing! Congrats to all the lucky folks getting published! 💫
I feel very lucky to have been alive before the internet age. To never know the beauty of life without an online world seems rather sad.
Internet technology is, of course, an exciting advancement & makes many things easier. But it is also a kind of loss.
Internet technology is, of course, an exciting advancement & makes many things easier. But it is also a kind of loss.
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I feel very lucky to have been alive before the internet age. To never know the beauty of life without an online world seems rather sad.
Internet technology is, of course, an exciting advancement & makes many things easier. But it is also a kind of loss.
Internet technology is, of course, an exciting advancement & makes many things easier. But it is also a kind of loss.