An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
The following (very long) thread is an essay I wrote for myself to process my feelings upon discovering Claude can finally write complete flash fiction at a believably human level.
It is a whole journey.
After much reflection, I’ve decided to share it with the world. Be kind. Continue reading “Thoughts Inspired by the Prospect of Writing with Claude”
An open letter to Gene Armstrong, Furlandia 2024 Chairman:
I have all the same knowledge and accomplishments that I had when you asked me to be guest of honor: Continue reading “An open letter to Gene Armstrong, Furlandia 2024 Chairman”
Otter Claus knows what you want for Christmas.
Let me take you down, Cause I’m going to…
What if a river otter happened to stroll on by… Continue reading “A River Otter Visits Strawberry Fields Forever”
I’d like to be…
It’s the same octopus. It just changed colors when its friend the otter showed up. Continue reading “A River Otter Visits an Octopus’s Garden”
The two best long-running time travel shows are Doctor Who and Quantum Leap.
Quantum Leap is about a character who is profoundly empathetic; he cares truly and deeply about every person who crosses his path and devotes himself to helping their lives be better, helping them achieve their best. He has to. Or he doesn’t leap. Structurally, he must be endlessly empathetic, caring, and immediately, constantly available. He never gets to say when something happens or who he engages with. His situations are chosen for him by circumstance, and he must accept and deal with circumstance as it comes to him. Continue reading “The Leaper and the Doctor”
by Mary E. Lowd
Adapted from threads written on Twitter, May 2021
Let’s talk about the squishy edges of the genre of furry fiction.
Why?
Because a lot of people clearly have no idea what the genre is. And then, once we’ve talked about the squishy edges, let’s also talk about the heart. After that, we’ll take a brief tour through the most common sub-genres. Let’s get this whole question of the nature of furry fiction truly sorted out!
The first question I always get asked by people who’ve never heard of furry fiction before is, “What about lizards? Or fish?” Continue reading “Furry Fiction: The Squishy Edges and the Heart”
I really love the music of Reina del Cid, and I especially love her album Candy Apple Red. Every song is good.
I also enjoy creating AI art, so I thought it’d be fun to put together a thread of song illustrations using Midjourney. Continue reading “Tribute to Candy Apple Red”
I love the album Rerun City by Reina del Cid, and I’ve been trying to write a novella inspired by it, off and on, for a few years.
However, the new AI art programs gave me a new way to express my love… Continue reading “Tribute to Rerun City”
No matter how much I love Picard, it’s hard to get over the sequel to an ensemble show w/a diverse cast being about only the white male lead.
All the women & PoC in ST: Picard don’t change that the show is kinda saying, “White men are special; women & PoC are replaceable.”
To be clear, I’m not really critiquing any of the content within the new show… more just the fact that Picard is treated like he’s more important and more worthy of a new show about him than Troi, Geordi, Crusher, Worf… Or literally any women or PoC from previous Trek shows. Continue reading “Ideas for Star Trek Shows”