by Mary E. Lowd

This otter demon
Looks fierce
Spiked and toothy
Claws that grasp Continue reading “The Loyal Otter Demon”
An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd

This otter demon
Looks fierce
Spiked and toothy
Claws that grasp Continue reading “The Loyal Otter Demon”
by Mary E. Lowd

Beware what lurks beneath
The still, stagnant waters
Creatures
Unseen for ages Continue reading “What Lurks Beneath”
by Mary E. Lowd

Tear the world
Rend the Earth
A primal scream
Primordial destruction Continue reading “The Silent Scream Inside a Trapped Dragon’s Heart”
by Mary E. Lowd

Too large
Too strong
Too powerful
To be held
by Mary E. Lowd

Dance, dance, dancing
Under the sea
Wiggling your tentacles
Flapping your rudder tail Continue reading “Otter and Octopus”
by Mary E. Lowd

A cathedral in space
Beyond the nebula shaped like a horse
Orbiting an ocean world
In turn, orbiting a black hole Continue reading “The Mysterious Castle in the Sky”
by Mary E. Lowd

Black and sleek
Cute but chic
Her spotted carapace
Protects her
Or so she believes Continue reading “Ladybird Unicorn”
by Mary E. Lowd

She loves the gentleness
The gentility
Every day is a tea party
Every afternoon a picnic
In their company Continue reading “Keeper of Ladybirds”
by Mary E. Lowd

Fractal tortoise
In a fractal forest
Leaves within leaves
Growing on the trees Continue reading “Fractal Shell”