It is possible to have good in your heart and inadvertently do great evil; it is also possible to have evil in your heart but choose to do good. We can control our actions, but we cannot always control what’s in our hearts. Everyone makes mistakes. Is it worse to make a mistake if you have evil in your heart? If people see the evil in your heart and are scared, is that a mistake? Is it a crime? If you have evil in your heart, must you live in fear of ever being known?
Author: marylowd
Last Week of Furry Book Month!
Heading into the final week of Furry Book Month, we have a special treat for you: a Tri-Galactic Trek story.
“Danger in the Lumo-Bay” and, in fact, the entire Tri-Galactic Trek universe was inspired by a slush reader for an unnamed furry noir anthology commenting that he hoped someone would submit a Picard-in-the-Holodeck story. Once the image of Captain Picard — re-imagined as a Sphyx cat — was in my head, there was no getting him out. I had to write that story. Continue reading “Last Week of Furry Book Month!”
Danger in the Lumo-Bay
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Inhuman Acts: A Collection of Noir, September 2015

Captain Jacques twitched his naked ears and swished his bare, pink tail as he stepped into the lumo-bay, a large, empty room with hexagonal, blue grid-lines on the walls. Even though he was a hairless cat, the captain always held an air of dignity. No other cat or dog ever wore a Tri-Galactic Navy uniform with greater aplomb than he did, but today Captain Jacques wasn’t wearing his uniform. He was dressed in a pin-striped suit and a floor-length, tan trench coat, split down the back. Continue reading “Danger in the Lumo-Bay”
Fish Water, Yum
Why is the three-year-old crying? We won’t let him drink the water that we’ve prepared for the fish tank. He wants fish water.
Furry Book Month — Week 3!
We’re over halfway through Furry Book Month — have you been getting your reading done? Or are you frozen in the headlights of just how many furry books are out there? If so, don’t fear! We have some recommendations to offer. Continue reading “Furry Book Month — Week 3!”
Frankenstein’s Gryphon
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things, November 2015

Igor the arctic fox lurched across the tundra, limping from the deadened feeling in his left hindpaw. That paw had never fully woken up when Frankie Mouse reanimated him. The electric surge from the lightning bolt hadn’t made it that far, but Igor was still grateful to Frankie. Without his kindness, Igor would still be lying in an unmarked grave, forgotten and unmourned. Instead, Igor adventured across the tundra on glorious missions in service to the most magnificent mouse throughout the land. Continue reading “Frankenstein’s Gryphon”
The Little Prince
The three-year-old carries a paperback copy of Atoine de Saint Exupery’s The Little Prince everywhere. He can’t read it, but he’s seen two movie versions and tells detailed stories about all the pictures.
One of the Catchiest Songs Ever
Three days ago: I haven’t heard the theme song to Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego in years – how fun!
Now: STOP PLAYING ON LOOP IN MY HEAD
The Pattern Set by Passersby
I saw the word “hallways” and my brain auto-corrected it to “hallsway” (like “passersby”). Maybe a sign I shouldn’t be writing right now…
Porcupines and Octopi
Public Service Announcement: It has come to light that octopi like to disguise themselves as octopi. I mean porcupines… wait… what?