The earthquake simulator at OMSI no longer sings Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move,” and this is deeply wrong, so Daniel is singing it for me.
Tasty Chefs, Veep, and Doubts to Donuts
I binged all of “I Draw, You Cook” over the last few days, and now I kind of want to write furry fan fiction about all the Tasty chefs.
I’ve been watching Veep (2012-2019) & I have to wonder how much funnier it might have been as it was coming out. At this point, it’s kind of gently humorous, but the outlandish situations seem… tame. Mostly, I’m just enjoying the wish-fulfillment of watching a woman president. Continue reading “Tasty Chefs, Veep, and Doubts to Donuts”
The Promise of New Heffe
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Exploring New Places, July 2018
The evacuation of Heffe VIII occurred when Jeaunia was only a pup. Her memories of waiting in the long lines on the hot spaceport tarmac were dim. She did remember playing games with her cousins on the crowded flight to Crossroads Station afterward, and she thought she could remember the view of the swollen Heffen sun through the spaceship’s rear windows. She couldn’t be sure, though. The bloody smear of red giant sunlight in her memories could have been a fabrication. She had been very young. Continue reading “The Promise of New Heffe”
Shreddy and the Silver Egg
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Tales from the Guild: Music to Your Ears, September 2014
There is nothing better than a patch of early evening sunlight, especially with the quiet strains of an opera playing on the Red-Haired Woman’s television in the other room. There is nothing worse than watching an uncouth dog, lolling unappreciatively, in the single square of sun left on the kitchen floor, insensible to both the golden warmth and the soft singing in the distance.
One Million Words
According to my spreadsheet, this month I passed the mark of having written one million words of fiction.
Speeches, Pirates, Shakespeare-ish
Ah, late night video hour, when you somehow end up watching a Harvard class day speech by Andy Samberg.
The five-year-old has decided to dress up as a pirate for his dentist appointment, because he knows he’ll get to pick a reward from a treasure chest at the end. Continue reading “Speeches, Pirates, Shakespeare-ish”
From Keanu Reeves to Flowers and Back
Always Be My Maybe (starring Ali Wong & Randall Park, with a notable guest appearance by Keanu Reeves) is totally delightful, beginning to end.
I’ve really missed working on an Otters In Space novel. Trugger always surprises me, and it’s so delightful. Continue reading “From Keanu Reeves to Flowers and Back”
Starting a New Otters In Space!
My brain was so excited about starting a new Otters In Space novel that I couldn’t sleep and thumb-typed a whole bunch on my phone in bed, and when I did fall asleep, I kept writing all night; unfortunately my devices are notoriously bad at recording words I write in my dreams. Continue reading “Starting a New Otters In Space!”
Maradia’s Robots
I’ve been seeing a lot of interest in my robot stories, ever since “The Three Laws of Social Robotics” came out in Analog. So this page is a guide to where readers can find more of my stories about Maradia’s robots. Continue reading “Maradia’s Robots”
House Dreams
I never dream about my house. I dream weird new houses, which made sense when it looked like we’d have to sell this house and move away. But this morning, I think my brain tried to dream about my house. The result was a strange hybrid of the bones of the house I grew up in, set on the hill where I live now, with all of the furniture stripped away and stolen. Continue reading “House Dreams”