Triumph! I reached level 100 in Diablo 4!
Meaning I can craft every kind of incense, meaning I got the title “Sage” to go along with “Desert,” so… Continue reading “Reclaiming Dessert Sage”
Month: August 2023
Tuxedo Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
March 21, 2021
Black, white & mysterious
Traveling through a field
You see something curious
A fine feline
Dressed to the nines
In a tuxedo
Surrounded by Queen Anne’s lace Continue reading “Tuxedo Cat”
Black Cat in Motion
by Mary E. Lowd
April 1, 2021
Among jungle greens
With eyes so keen
Passed a silky black cat
Slipping through daylight
A shadow come to life
This feline’s grace
Has no time to waste Continue reading “Black Cat in Motion”
Two Cats
by Mary E. Lowd
March 13, 2021
Back to back
Cat to cat
Secrets pass
They’re on the lookout
Guarding against what?
Know one knows Continue reading “Two Cats”
Black Cat in Stillness
by Mary E. Lowd
March 21, 2021
Dark, round & weighty
Silky, black & velvety
Can anyone escape?
Beware, if you traipse
Too close to this
Gravitational pull Continue reading “Black Cat in Stillness”
Kitten Becomes Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
March 2, 2021
Fuzzy kitten
Small and sweet
Tiny ears and tiny feet
Give it time
And kittens grow
So, so fast
Faster than you know Continue reading “Kitten Becomes Cat”
Otters In Space 2 – Chapter 28: Europa
by Mary E. Lowd
An excerpt from Otters In Space 2: Jupiter, Deadly. If you’d prefer, you can start with Chapter 1, return to the previous chapter, or skip ahead.
In the middle of the Europan ice desert, many miles beyond New Persia and under the watchful eye of Jupiter’s great red spot, Kipper and Emily sank into the moon’s interior on an old, abandoned elevator. The shaft rose up around them, shrinking the circle of sky they could see. They deeper they sank, the smaller it got. Kipper turned off her helmet light and stared up at the receding stars. Eventually, a metal iris closed above them, sealing them into the darkness. Continue reading “Otters In Space 2 – Chapter 28: Europa”
Raccoons
by Mary E. Lowd
March 13, 2021
Heists and capers
This pack of bandits
Is at the ready
Already dressed
Masks o’er faces
Rings around tails Continue reading “Raccoons”
The Cat and the Birdhouse
Mary E. Lowd
March 21, 2021
Wait for the birds
Where they’re sure to come
Home to roost
Crouch in a house
Much too small
Knowing you have but to wait Continue reading “The Cat and the Birdhouse”
Egret
by Mary E. Lowd
March 12, 2021
The egret wanders
Through the waters
Snacking as it goes
Its white plumage shows
Sunlight and shadows
Playing so brightly Continue reading “Egret”