The Underwire
Maggie LangrickPersonal essays about being human and the writing life. Occasional poems + writing prompts, self-care and spiritual practices. Intimate, supportive, often uncomfortable.
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Forced freedoms of a French heatwave
I learned a new French word this week: canicule. It comes from the Latin canicula, which means little dog and is also the Latin name of Sirius, the “Dog Star”. In fact, this is where we get the phrase “dog days of summer”; to the ancient Ro...
Joyeux anniversaire to me, with love from France
Know what’s older than me? Everything else in this picture.
Last night I slept alone in a sixteenth-century stone house with a Roman road running through its cellar. I woke too early, as usual. My chronic insomnia is worse than ever these...
Wanting, having, letting go
Hello from downtown Hollywood, where I am in culture shock. I landed in Los Angeles yesterday, and the big-city energy feels intense after two months alone in rural British Columbia.
Man, I really made the most of my eight weeks cosplaying...
FREE CLASS: Furies Writers' Club Spring Fever Session
Hello, friend.
Man, it’s been a long, cold, weird winter. Or maybe you’re in the part of the country where’s it’s been weirdly hot. Either way, I think we can all agree that 2026 so far has been craaaazy.
Maybe you’ve found it a teensy bi...
Enjoy the climb
Happy Sunday!
My goodness, it’s been weeks since I showed up here. Did you miss me? I’ve been in a writing cave since mid-February because—ICYMI on the socials—my book has been picked up by Shambhala Publications (yaaaaaay!), and I’m due t...
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Writer of personal essays, publisher of nonfiction books that help, heal, and inspire at Wonderwell. Irrepressible optimist with a wee fatalistic streak.
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