by Mary E. Lowd
Oh, to be an otter
Splashing in the water! Continue reading “The Carefree Otter”
The Mighty Hunter
by Mary E. Lowd
She is a mighty hunter—
She waits
And watches
She wiggles her haunches Continue reading “The Mighty Hunter”
Beach Ball
by Mary E. Lowd
A treasure from the land
Just laying on the shore
Begging itching arms
To reach out Continue reading “Beach Ball”
Closed Circuit
by Mary E. Lowd
Wired into the currents
Of the torrents
As the whirling eddies swirl
Around the graceful curl Continue reading “Closed Circuit”
Breaking an Unbreakable Bond
by Mary E. Lowd
Will it be better on the other side
You wonder
Or will you be breaking forever— Continue reading “Breaking an Unbreakable Bond”
Measuring the Remainder of Your Life in Kittens
by Mary E. Lowd
Stepping through
Toward you
As glass shatters
And time scatters Continue reading “Measuring the Remainder of Your Life in Kittens”
10 Day Purgatory While Being Observed for Extremely Unlikely Signs of Rabies
by Mary E. Lowd
Just out of reach
Cast into a breach of time
The hours rhyme
Each filled with longing Continue reading “10 Day Purgatory While Being Observed for Extremely Unlikely Signs of Rabies”
Pleasantville
Pleasantville (1998) does such a beautiful, insightful job of depicting how people and societies struggle with change, and most especially how the only real path forward comes from truly caring about the people whose lives are made better by the forward progress.
Brigadoon (Starring Gene Wilder???)
Me: mentions Gene Kelly in Brigadoon because I’ve been writing a story called “Treegadoon”
Friend: misreads Gene Kelly as Gene Wilder
Other Friend: mentions they haven’t seen Brigadoon
Me: writes whole essay on Brigadoon with a focus on replacing Gene Kelly with Gene Wilder Continue reading “Brigadoon (Starring Gene Wilder???)”
Men in Black 1-3
The Men in Black trilogy starring Will Smith is truly excellent. The first is a complete classic with iconic moments all the way through; the third is surprisingly tight and lands a complicated time-travel story beautifully.
And the second… it has a talking pug dog sing along with the barks in “Who Let the Dogs Out.” Continue reading “Men in Black 1-3”