I had a dream that Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was a video game I was playing, but the characters in it were the family from Malcolm in the Middle. And there was this time loop where you had to go back in time to beat the big ghost boss, and the big reveal was that you learned Francis had been Hal all along but at a different age, because you needed him at three ages — Hal, Francis, and the baby — fighting together to beat the big ghost boss. And when we won, there were lots of good Ghostbuster toys for everyone. Continue reading “Darkbusters in the Middle”
The Carefree Otter
The Mighty Hunter
by Mary E. Lowd
She is a mighty hunter—
She waits
And watches
She wiggles her haunches Continue reading “The Mighty Hunter”
Beach Ball
by Mary E. Lowd
A treasure from the land
Just laying on the shore
Begging itching arms
To reach out Continue reading “Beach Ball”
Closed Circuit
by Mary E. Lowd
Wired into the currents
Of the torrents
As the whirling eddies swirl
Around the graceful curl Continue reading “Closed Circuit”
Breaking an Unbreakable Bond
by Mary E. Lowd
Will it be better on the other side
You wonder
Or will you be breaking forever— Continue reading “Breaking an Unbreakable Bond”
Measuring the Remainder of Your Life in Kittens
by Mary E. Lowd
Stepping through
Toward you
As glass shatters
And time scatters Continue reading “Measuring the Remainder of Your Life in Kittens”
10 Day Purgatory While Being Observed for Extremely Unlikely Signs of Rabies
by Mary E. Lowd
Just out of reach
Cast into a breach of time
The hours rhyme
Each filled with longing Continue reading “10 Day Purgatory While Being Observed for Extremely Unlikely Signs of Rabies”
Pleasantville
Pleasantville (1998) does such a beautiful, insightful job of depicting how people and societies struggle with change, and most especially how the only real path forward comes from truly caring about the people whose lives are made better by the forward progress.
Brigadoon (Starring Gene Wilder???)
Me: mentions Gene Kelly in Brigadoon because I’ve been writing a story called “Treegadoon”
Friend: misreads Gene Kelly as Gene Wilder
Other Friend: mentions they haven’t seen Brigadoon
Me: writes whole essay on Brigadoon with a focus on replacing Gene Kelly with Gene Wilder Continue reading “Brigadoon (Starring Gene Wilder???)”