by Mary E. Lowd
Working late to make sure
Her spaceship is in ship shape
But she brought a friend—
A plushie, dressed as an astronaut Continue reading “The Spaceship Engineer and Her Plushie”
An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd
Working late to make sure
Her spaceship is in ship shape
But she brought a friend—
A plushie, dressed as an astronaut Continue reading “The Spaceship Engineer and Her Plushie”
by Mary E. Lowd
He protects her from the rain
She brightens his every day
They dance together
As much as they can Continue reading “Waltz of the Oak and Daisy”
by Mary E. Lowd
She built herself a tiny friend
And now it’s time
To switch them on and say hello Continue reading “The Tiny Robot’s Overcoat”
by Mary E. Lowd
She’s a sparkly one
On the run
Not from anything
Or anyone Continue reading “Gemstone Unicorn on the Run”
by Mary E. Lowd
The sunflower and the sun
Turn their faces toward each other
—existing on entirely different scales
Yet moving as one Continue reading “The Burning Love Between a Sunflower and the Sun”
by Mary E. Lowd
The scientist studies
Scans and samples of water
From the world below
Her people need to know:
Is it habitable? Continue reading “The Orca Scientist’s Research”
by Mary E. Lowd
Fairies of the forest
Taking form as whatever they wish
A frog today or pink elephant
When the whim
Strikes them Continue reading “The Changeable Fairies of the Forest”
by Mary E. Lowd
Wings folded at her sides
—reduced to arms—
She watches the horizon slide by
Down far below Continue reading “An Uplifted Eagle Ponders the Past”
by Mary E. Lowd
If magic doesn’t exist
I’ll make it
If the universe missed its chance
To add a dash of mystery & romance Continue reading “The Robot Unicorn Solution”
by Mary E. Lowd
Roboticist and robot—
One created the other
From metal circuitry and plastic scraps
Bits of nothing Continue reading “Mother and Daughter”