I’m watching early Murphy Brown & it’s really enlightening seeing what passed for feminism back then — Murphy is isolated from all other women except one, set up as a foil; sniped at by the men; repeatedly pushed to be more feminine & motherly; and then there’s Eldon… Continue reading “Progress Measured Through Feminism in TV Shows”
Terribly Important Terrible Game
New game to play! Ask every person you meet, “Are you pro-choice?”
–If they say, “yes,” you both win! Yay!
–If they say, “no,” make sure they feel extremely judged. Sorry, there’s no win-state w/people who have such AWFUL beliefs & you may as well know right away.
A Masterful Use of Spoons
The first Jodie Whittaker episode of Doctor Who is masterful. I loved the Doctor building a new sonic screwdriver from melted spoons, and I can’t wait for the second episode next Sunday!
The Challenge of Interacting with One’s Own Brain
Mom: Here’s your tea
My brain: tea schmea
Me: Why brain?
My brain: brain schmain
Me: touché
Tuck Everlasting in Every Form
Inspired by recently watching the movie from ’02 and then listening to the Broadway soundtrack, I reread Tuck Everlasting today. And all three versions of that story — original book, movie, and musical — are solid.
Backwards Plans
I made a very careful plan for this afternoon — “I SHOULD edit my story, but instead I’ll probably play World of Warcraft.” Several hours later, somehow I’ve edited my story and played zero Warcraft…
Very Good Dream
I dreamed that the Tenth Doctor was ecstatic to meet me, because I’m his favorite author. So, thank you for that, sleeping brain.
Chekov’s Winged Otter
My critique group seems to believe that if there’s a winged-otter in the first act, it will be explained in the third. (a.k.a. Chekov’s Winged Otter) Unfortunately, that’s apparently not necessarily how my stories work… Because winged otters?
Elephantine Daydream
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Fantasia Divinity Magazine, July 2017
Jeko stared out the window at the asteroids and curled her elephantine trunk. She didn’t want to be in class with a bunch of dumb Heffen kids and newly sentient robots. The Heffen kids acted like stereotypical canine aliens and kept to their packs, and the robots weren’t really kids like her… They showed up one week super-naive and talking all stilted, like computers, and a few weeks later they were smarter than… well… computers, and they graduated out.
Relative Leveling Speeds Changing Over Time
The Horde alt I started a few months ago is now the same level as the Alliance main I’ve been playing for more than a decade. I’m not sure what to make of that.