by Mary E. Lowd
March 11, 2021
No one likes to be interviewed
Not even a dog
So grumbling and whining
Trying not to be rude
The hopeful candidate
Wades through this slog Continue reading “The Dog Interview”
An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd
March 11, 2021
No one likes to be interviewed
Not even a dog
So grumbling and whining
Trying not to be rude
The hopeful candidate
Wades through this slog Continue reading “The Dog Interview”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 12, 2021
The lion stops
For a simple drink
A pause in his day
A moment to think
But alas!
An interruption! Continue reading “The Lion and the Turtle”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 21, 2021
What is this?
What is this?
No mere mud puddle!
Not to be understood by you,
Mere mortal! Continue reading “Puddle Portal”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 11, 2021
Bouquets of flowers
Bouquets of cats
Arranged in rows
Arranged in vats
Which is prettier?
Who can know Continue reading “Flowers and Cats”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 9, 2021
Sleeping soundly,
Like a log,
This good dog,
Flies through skies,
Rich with clouds,
O’er stars and rainbows,
Their four paws bound, Continue reading “Superhero Dog”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 12, 2021
Silky black
Like the night sky without stars
Or the depths of a cave without torches
The cat’s fur gleams
Wrapped in paper
Swaddled in cardboard Continue reading “The Cat and the Box”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 8, 2021
Four horses on a grey and gloomy day,
Stop to drink some water on their way,
Shall they ride to battle?
Shall they ride to glory?
Perhaps they’ll simply wander,
Hooves sloshing marshes, Continue reading “Four Horses”
by Mary E. Lowd
June 5, 2019
Two roses—
The full rose, petals pale with age,
The rosebud, petals bright with youth,
—both perfect, in their way. Continue reading “Two Roses”
by Mary E. Lowd
February 22, 2018
Be brave,
Little daffodil;
The cold
won’t last.
by Mary E. Lowd
An excerpt from Otters In Space 2: Jupiter, Deadly. If you’d prefer, you can start with Chapter 1, return to the previous chapter, or skip ahead.
While the dogs of Trudith’s scramball team worked out their plans to elect a President Brighton, the newly minted Captain Brighton discovered the terrors of her own command inside the cramped, foreign vessel she could now call her own.
Spinning like a whirligig, the two winged ship Brighton’s Destiny disembarked from the Jolly Barracuda’s cargo bay. After a few dizzying swerves, the vessel straightened into a slow arced course for Europa. From inside, Kipper watched the Jolly Barracuda, the ship that had been her home for many months now, barrel past on a fast, straight course to the same destination. Continue reading “Otters In Space 2 – Chapter 27: Jupiter System”