Deep Sky Anchor – Page 143 – An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.

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.

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

“Flowers in small bouquets, mostly the yellow and white blooms of arctic poppies and snow buttercups, and other tokens such as handmade dolls or tiny flags marked most of the graves. The largest patch of freshly overturned dirt, though, bore no markings — no tokens of love.”

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?

Furry Book Month — Week 2!

For the second week of Furry Book Month, we bring you another story co-written by Daniel & Mary E. Lowd — The Canoe Race. This charming little tale is a type of furry fiction know as Secret Life of Animals. The world is basically our own, but a spotlight shines on the foibles and mischief that animals get up to when the humans aren’t looking. Continue reading “Furry Book Month — Week 2!”

The Canoe Race

by Daniel Lowd and Mary E. Lowd

Originally published in Stories of Camp RainFurrest, September 2011

“The first team to move their canoe to the center of the lake, as marked by an old buoy, and then return it to shore would be the winners. The bear let out a starting roar, and the race was on.”

The last camper had left. The cabins had been swept clean of the dirt from the tramping feet of a hundred teenagers. The dining hall had been swept and scrubbed free from the grease of a summer’s worth of meals. The canoes had been pulled in from the lake and stowed in the boat house for winter. The fire pit had been emptied of ash. The gate on the road leading to Camp Riverwind had been locked.

It was finally time. Continue reading “The Canoe Race”

Wonderful Surprise

A writer who was one of my largest influences told me that he had read something of mine and that I’m very talented. #MakesItAllWorthwhile