Category: Blog

My dad, in addition to being a scary person, is a scary driver. I remember a time in college when I was old enough to be able to understand how scary his driving was, but I wasn’t old enough to be out from under his power… Continue reading “Sleeping Through Fear”

You made it to 2021!  Congratulations!

What better way to start the year than by reading a pair of space opera stories about new beginnings? Continue reading “Happy New Year!!!”

When I was a kid, I loved the beginning of Adventures In Babysitting where Elisabeth Shue dances to the Crystals’ song “Then He Kissed Me”:

I also loved The Beach Boys and was excited to find they’d covered the song “Then He Kissed Me”… but bewildered by the way they changed the lyrics in gender-flipping it to “Then I Kissed Her.” Continue reading “Two Ways to Gender-Flip Songs”

This is my round-up of original fiction I had released this year.  I’d be honored if readers would consider these works for award nominations, but I’d also be really happy if people simply read and enjoy them.

Novels

My novel ENTANGLEMENT BOUND was published by Aethon Books in December, 2020. Continue reading “2020 Awards Eligible Work by Mary E. Lowd”

Here’s the thing about Jack O’Neill and Samantha Carter in Stargate SG-1: he loves her — she doesn’t have long hair or tight clothes; doesn’t babble, do emotional work, or soothe egos — he just loves her for the brilliant, awkward human she is. Continue reading “Jack O’Neill and Samantha Carter”

Merry holiday season!

It’s been a long, hard year for a lot of us, so we’re sharing three stories today as a Christmas present for anyone who needs one.  These three flash fiction stories fit together, following the voyages of a starship carrying scientists from world to world, making first contact with alien species, bringing small touches of hope and connection from the stars. Continue reading “A Small Present in Three Parts”

That feeling when you realize the guy famous for raising the price of a lifesaving drug by 5000% reminds you of your dad…

Of course the other people who remind me of my dad are Bill Cosby (but less funny) & Dr. House (but less life-savey). There’s a reason we’re not in touch. Continue reading “Dark and Light”

Writers are taught not to write wish-fulfillment—it’s too easy, boring, or low stakes. But that reasoning is wrong. It only seems that way because we’ve all already read thousands of wish-fulfillment stories about cis het able-bodied white males, so they’re very… predictable.

For every other demographic? Continue reading “Wish-Fulfillment”

Staying up past 3am playing Diablo and listening to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is healthy…? Yes, yes, I’m sure it is.

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The highest levels of coolness I’ve ever seen achieved:

— Jordan Peele in The Twilight Zone
— Rachel Bloom in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s “So Maternal” Continue reading “Late Night Thoughts on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

Topic of discussion on tonight’s zoom call: how my writing would be affected if I knew I’d have Keanu Reeves available as a performer.

Answer: I would bother adding a human man into the things I write. Continue reading “Thoughts on Keanu Reeves”