An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Allasso, Volume 2: Saudade, April 2012
There was once a sheep that could have been a sheep with fifteen other sheep, all living on a farm. But, one day, a man came and invited that sheep to live at the petting zoo with the pygmy goats, pigs, rabbits, and Shetland ponies there. So, that one sheep joined the petting zoo.
Then, there were fifteen sheep left. Continue reading “One Sheep”
by Mary E. Lowd
We are in one half of an hour glass
As the sand diminishes
We catch glimpses
Of the emptiness on the other side Continue reading “Time is an Hour Glass”
by Mary E. Lowd
The tigers are hungry
Only art will sate them
But is it good enough?
Is it really art, if you only make it Continue reading “Every Artist Has Two Tigers Inside”
by Mary E. Lowd
Why can’t I see through my eyes anymore?
I look at my daughter
And I see my eyes
—I see myself—
More clearly Continue reading “My Daughter Has My Eyes”
My teen is trying to make the case that they should drop out of calculus. So far their arguments include, “I can think of five ways garter snakes could kill a person” and “Children don’t scream enough.”
by Mary E. Lowd
The universe is composed
Of only one electron
That travels
Backward and forward in time Continue reading “Self-Portrait of the Universe”
by Mary E. Lowd
My past and future self
Are an otter on the run
Come from
A spacefaring
Civilization Continue reading “Always Be Yourself and Always Live in the Moment Unless…”
by Mary E. Lowd
There can never be
Too many songs
About spaceships
And otters Continue reading “Spaceships and Otters”
by Mary E. Lowd
Where the oceans meet
Upper and lower
Like two atmospheres clashing
Constantly splashing Continue reading “A World with Two Oceans”
Well, my family tried to watch Agatha All Along…
But after one episode we realized we didn’t remember WandaVision well enough, so instead of proceeding to the second episode, we rewatched the first half of WandaVision. Continue reading “First Episode of Agatha All Along”