An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March/April 2017
S’lisha drew a deep, calming breath through her scaly nostrils. She didn’t understand why humans brought their children on spaceships. Her species kept their larval offspring in caves on their home world until they matured and their adult scales grew in. Continue reading “Hidden Intentions”
The kids think the Oregon Air and Space Museum — a small, eclectic airplane hangar filled with planes and mannequins — would be a good setting for a Doctor Who episode.
The four-year-old likes the planes but is creeped out by the mannequins. The ten-year-old is now completely lost in recounting episodes of Doctor Who. Continue reading “Visiting the Oregon Air and Space Museum…”
Four-year-old: “Sometime I would like to say ‘breakfast’ to you.”
Me: “Okay, say it.”
Him: “No, while you’re asleep.”
Me: “You want to wake me up by saying ‘breakfast’?” Continue reading “Breakfast To You”
My mom and I agreed last night that whoever spotted the 13th Doctor reveal first would immediately email the other. So I woke up to good news.
I haven’t been this excited for new episodes of Doctor Who in years!
SO EXCITED Continue reading “13th Doctor Reveal”
Took the kids to a Teddy Bear Picnic this morning. Couldn’t decide which stuffed animal to bring, so I brought four.
The nine-year-old followed my lead and brought four; the four-year-old brought one really big one.
That moment when you try to find the Sesame St. song, “What’s the Name of That Song?”, but get the name wrong and fall into an endless abyss of meta.
Showing my kids Jurassic Park for the first time.
Jurassic Park X Ghostbusters X Indiana Jones = Oh, no! I was trying to dig up ancient dinosaur artifacts but then dinosaur ghosts attacked!
*sees the four-year-old taking the Furby outside*
“Wait…”
*First thought: Furby is not an outside toy.*
*Second thought: why would I protect that noisy thing from harm?*
“Proceed.”
As part of her plan to have a Christmas-themed birthday party next month, the nine-year-old is celebrating Thanksgiving today.
Some highlights from her grateful-list:
1) Parents
2) Grandma
3) Doctor Who Continue reading “Grateful-List”
Three-year-old: “Is this Earth?”
Me: “Yes, we’re on Earth.”
Three-year-old: “Oh! Then which planet is my school on?”
The nine-year-old, speaking of Jean Grey in X-Men: Last Stand: “If I had her powers, I could make pancakes with my mind.”
Rewatched X-Men: The Last Stand for the first time in a decade, and know what? That is a perfectly fine, super fun movie.
I love the X-Men movies.