The thirteen-year-old is upset. Why? They rewatched Speed and are worried they didn’t enjoy it enough.
Either that, or they just love it too much.
They’re not sure which. Continue reading “Speed Bingeing”
Author: marylowd
I Hope the Boss Drops Loot for Me
Back when I did regular World of Warcraft raids, there was this one guy in the guild who said after beating the big boss, “I hope he drops paladin gear!” He was a paladin. I think about this a lot. See, everyone got mad at him. But… I mean… it’s what we were all thinking? Continue reading “I Hope the Boss Drops Loot for Me”
Battling Fear with Horror
The 13-year-old has been developing a fear of fear itself, like pointing a mirror at a mirror. So, I’ve decided to start walking them through a carefully curated set of scary movies.
First up was Speed. The kid was terrified to start, but then grinned the whole way through. Continue reading “Battling Fear with Horror”
Horror as an Antidote to Fear
The 13-year-old has been developing a fear of fear itself, like pointing a mirror at a mirror. So, I’ve decided to start walking them through a carefully curated set of scary movies.
First up was Speed. The kid was terrified to start, but then grinned the whole way through. Continue reading “Horror as an Antidote to Fear”
The Whimsy of Kittens
That feeling of relief when the kitten suddenly considers deciding that framed things hanging on walls are fun to knock down… and just as quickly decides, nah, that seems boring after all, better to find something else to do.
Pegacornus Rex
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Daily Science Fiction, September 2014
Marla realized that she’d left the 3-D printer running. She’d been up late synthesizing a chef-bot she’d found the pattern for online. Sure, she could have just baked the damn cake for Leia’s tenth birthday party herself, but the chef-bot would do a better job. And it was programmed with the recipe for homemade hard candy — she could put that in the piñata she’d printed up. Continue reading “Pegacornus Rex”
How to teach a kitten fetch:
—acquire a toy she especially loves
—locate a particularly enticing tangle of power cords where you don’t want her playing with above toy
—when she plays with toy in cords, take it away and throw as far as possible
—wait a few moments and repeat
Movie Night Game
“There’s a difference between things you actually want to do with your life, and things that are aesthetically pleasing to imagine.”
—me, explaining how I was delighted to discover a set of 3 films that go together perfectly, but don’t actually want to do a movie night w/them
Writing About Aquatic Animals in Clouds
Today’s writing related internet searches: “beaver claws” and “types of clouds.”
Me: “What’s the word that’s like nocturnal… except… for water…”
Friend: “Aquatic?” Continue reading “Writing About Aquatic Animals in Clouds”
Fluffy Fellow
It’s hard to capture in pictures, because part of the magic of a Sheltie’s grin is how flickering & changeable it is, responding to every detail of the world around… but Cole started the day scared to leave the place he grew up & ended the day ECSTATIC.
Cole was like a kid on his first day at college tonight, blown away by his new freedoms. He could hardly believe that he could be IN the house and ON the couch and stay up until ONE AM! Continue reading “Fluffy Fellow”