Author: marylowd

Discovery of the Wanderlust – Chapter 2: A New Idea

by Mary E. Lowd

An excerpt from Discovery of the Wanderlust.  If you’d prefer, you can start with Chapter 1, or skip ahead to the next chapter.

“I wanted to experience a wider universe than I would have been exposed to under the Waykeeper’s protection,” Lys said.

The most useful thing that Lt. Diaz could think of to do with her time was research every aspect of the engines and computers aboard the Wanderlust that she didn’t already thoroughly understand.  That way, when she did finally get home to the Milky Way, she’d be able to take her knowledge and use it to upgrade technology on Lupinia.  Hopefully, there wasn’t going to be a need for an Anti-Ra force protecting Lupinia anymore, now that the planet was safely located in neutral territory.  But it couldn’t hurt to be prepared.

As long as Lt. Diaz was being forced to play the part of a Tri-Galactic Union officer, she might as well make the most of it.  She would become an expert on the latest discoveries and advancements in Tri-Galactic Union technology, and then she could carry that knowledge with her when she was allowed to finally be free from ridiculous union strictures again. Continue reading “Discovery of the Wanderlust – Chapter 2: A New Idea”

Discovery of the Wanderlust – Chapter 1: The Endless Liminal Space

by Mary E. Lowd

An excerpt from Discovery of the Wanderlust.  If you’d prefer to read in e-book or paperback form, learn more here.  Or if you want, skip ahead to the next chapter.

“Once Captain Carroway insisted that everyone had to wear regulation union uniforms while on duty, she made it happen, even if it involved repeatedly mending new tears in Lt. Diaz’s uniform with her own paws.”

A small ship armed to the teeth flew across the Tetra Galaxy, always aimed toward the Milky Way, like an arrow pointing home.  The Wanderlust had been designed for a crew of twelve to eighteen, so theoretically, there was plenty of space for the eleven officers living there.  But no one in the Tri-Galactic Union had ever predicted a crew like this one.

Lieutenant T’lia Diaz didn’t think much of the Tri-Galactic Union.  She’d attended their academy, served on a ship — a different one, back before everything had gone wrong — and risen to the rank of lieutenant before.  Then she’d quit, joined the Anti-Ra, and been labelled a terrorist.  All for the crime of defending her homeworld.  If she had her way, Lt. Diaz would have never worn a Tri-Galactic Union uniform again, but very little had gone her way in the last six months. Continue reading “Discovery of the Wanderlust – Chapter 1: The Endless Liminal Space”

Insipid Liner Notes – Animal Voices, Unicorn Whispers: Disc 2

My story, “Hide the Honey,” was inspired by my first experience drinking caffeine when I was a kid. It was such a giddy high, and the song absolutely captures the bubbly, fizzy nature of it.

My kid had to write a research essay a few years ago with the title “Jellyfish for Dinner,” so I promised to work on a short story by the same name while he worked on the essay… anyway, this means there’s now a song by that title too. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes – Animal Voices, Unicorn Whispers: Disc 2”