by Mary E. Lowd

As the sun touches
The crystalline skin
Of the snow dragon
Energy sizzles in its core Continue reading “The Snow Dragon”
An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd

As the sun touches
The crystalline skin
Of the snow dragon
Energy sizzles in its core Continue reading “The Snow Dragon”
by Mary E. Lowd

In the glass castle
Every window is a prism
Every room a garden
…but the walls are so thin Continue reading “The Glass Castle”
by Mary E. Lowd

Mushroom man
In a mushroom city
Making plans
For a foray Continue reading “Travelin’ Shroom”
by Mary E. Lowd

A short flight
—something normal—
That happens every day
Every night Continue reading “Fear of Falling”
by Mary E. Lowd

Snow White ponders the apple
Wondering did she recognize
A familiar gleam
In the old woman’s eye? Continue reading “Snow White”
by Mary E. Lowd

Better than wishing on a star
That only streaks once
Across the sky
A single line
Of light Continue reading “The Wishing Elephant”
by Mary E. Lowd

The perfect place
For a quiet walk
Spent in deep
Ponderous thought Continue reading “The Garden”
by Mary E. Lowd

Rainbow lines surround
Wavy white
Pointed bright
She sails on wings Continue reading “Abstract Expressionism”
by Mary E. Lowd

Break the world apart
Cutting it into little cubes
Of purple and blue Continue reading “Cubism”
by Mary E. Lowd

Strength of steel
Transfixed
By a thin layer of soap
And water — transient Continue reading “The Transient Nature of a Bubble”