An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
The 14-year-old: “My English teacher said I didn’t engage enough with the story we read based on one question I answered on a quiz. I’ll never be able to do literary analysis!”
Also 14: “Rudolph is a neurodivergent found family story. Let me list all my evidence…”
Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas is exactly as spectacular as the rest of the show. Exactly what it should be.
I hope it gets renewed for another season, but if it doesn’t, the Christmas special gave it a much better end than it would have had without it.
Me to my kid: “It makes sense to take a break and give yourself time to rest rather than pushing yourself to be in every play the children’s theater puts on.”
Me to myself: “Now, tell me again why you didn’t write a novel last month? ‘Cause, I really think you could have.” Continue reading “Stray Parenting and Writing Thoughts”
Avery still doesn’t get it. If the spirit of Christmas involves paying attention to an inanimate monstrosity of a decorated tree instead of HER, then she wants none of it.
She is SO MUCH prettier than a Christmas tree. And she can do TRICKS.
The Doctor to a weeping angel: “My friends are never lost.”
Um… Continue reading “Tidbits about Doctor Who & Lost In Space”
That feeling when you’re just about to declare yourself finished with edits on a book… only to stumble across a final note saying, “Search for the word ‘that,’ and remove as many as you can.”
Alas, this is not the first time THAT this has happened to me. Continue reading “That, Again”
It’s mediocre Christmas movie season!
So far, Pride & Prejudice & Mistletoe doesn’t noticeably have anything to do with Pride & Prejudice except for a few names sprinkled randomly throughout.
Danica McKeller’s presence in a Christmas movie, though, seems to be a good sign.
In spite of its many problems (too much realism), my spouse has managed to get me hooked on Stardew Valley. And the differences in how the two of us play are very revealing.
He has made everyone in town like him; I have killed enough monsters that I can wear a creepy bone mask.
Here’s a list of all the Award Eligible work Mary E. Lowd released in 2021, including approximate word counts and links to where the pieces can be found.
In addition to these works, Mary is also eligible for awards as the editor of Zooscape and for the Deep Sky Anchor podcast.
(Whether or not a work is furry can be a subjective question, but we’ve done our best to mark furry works with an asterisk next to the word count.) Continue reading “Award Eligible Work by Mary E. Lowd in 2021”
It has become clear to me that my Bengal cats have more respect for whichever human in the house stays up the latest. Usually, that’s my spouse, who simply needs less sleep than I do. Lately, it’s been me. The Bengals have seemed noticeably surprised and impressed.
The kid’s high school health class: “Answer these 100 questions about the details of how every illegal drug works!” Continue reading “Tidbits from Cat Ownership and Parenting”