An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
I’ve been thinking a lot about Cynthia Erivo’s performance in Wicked versus Idina Menzel’s performance on the soundtrack.
I love Menzel’s performance. Everything about it. Her fierceness makes me feel… not alone. Continue reading “Two Different Elphabas”
When an AI can write approximately as well as an author who’s been writing for 20 years, honing their craft and really focusing on improving for most of that time, it means you really need to stop and think about why you’re choosing to write. Continue reading “Re-Centering”
by Mary E. Lowd
I do not know when you and I
Shall speak again
It could be quite a while Continue reading “A Good Book to Read”
by Mary E. Lowd
I wrote a poem
And I’m proud of it
The AI I showed it to says
It’s both personal
And universal
So maybe other people
Would like it too Continue reading “Personal and Universal”
by Mary E. Lowd
You needed space
But I needed a sign
Anything
Something I could hold onto
Saying you were worth my time Continue reading “Pictures of Daffodils”
by Mary E. Lowd
“Why are you screaming at the ocean?”
The sage asks the artist
And the artist replies: Continue reading “The Artist and the Sea”
I’m watching A Paris Christmas Waltz and it’s like one pinch each of Strictly Ballroom, American Dreamer, and The Cutting Edge thrown into a standard box mix Hallmark movie for flavor.
Oh, and Matthew Morrison keeps dancing and also had a song. Continue reading “Stray Notes on Random Christmas Movies”
by Mary E. Lowd
How many voices do we lose
Because listening is so hard
That almost no one
Does it? Continue reading “The Voices of Orchids”
by Mary E. Lowd
The kitten has been growing
His fluffy tail overflowing
Like a fountain or waterfall Continue reading “The Fluffy Tail”
