Location: United States
Member Since: July 12, 2010
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Mary E. Lowd


Biography

Mary E. Lowd is a science-fiction writer in Eugene, Oregon. Her short fiction has been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies, and her novel, "Otters In Space," was nominated for an Ursa Major Award. She's a member of SFWA, the Furry Writers' Guild, and a co-moderator of the Wordos. She lives with her husband, daughter, five cats, and three dogs.

Where to find Mary E. Lowd online

Website: http://www.marylowd.com

Books

Of Behemoths and Bureaucrats    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: Free! 4360 words. Published on February 7, 2012. Fiction.
Rhea brings her traveling carnival act to the Hegula Hephaesta mining colony to visit the new sun garden, but she and her Starwhals get caught in a battle for interstellar independence that mortally threatens her three gentle giants.
Slug Time    by Mary E. Lowd
You set the price! 3090 words. Published on January 17, 2012. Fiction.
A young scientist struggles against the clock and procrastination to translate thoughts through a direct brain interface with a slug. This is a Wespirtech story, originally published in COSMOS.
Daisy Chaining    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: Free! 1520 words. Published on December 29, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A boastful spaceman traps himself into racing a frezzipod through an asteroid field. (Original venue: Untied Shoelaces of the Mind, Issue #5)
Gerty and the Doesn't-Smell-Like-a-Melon    by Mary E. Lowd
You set the price! 2260 words. Published on November 29, 2011. Fiction.
Snuffle-snorting around the melon patch one day, Gerty finds something that does not smell like a melon. This story originally appeared in Golden Visions Magazine and was nominated for an Ursa Major Award for Best Short Fiction in 2010.
The Nebula Was Empty    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: Free! 850 words. Published on September 5, 2011. Fiction.
0.5 star(3.50 from 2 reviews)
Fear the love of a mega-dimensional nebula beast.
Rekindle the Sun    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $1.99 USD. 9460 words. Published on August 4, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A dying world may not be the best place to start your life anew, but that's exactly where Kerri has been sent. The sun of Heffe VIII is burning out, and her husband has been hired by the canine aliens of that world to rekindle it. This story originally appeared in the Australian anthology of interstellar immigration stories "Belong."
Emmanuel and the Cannibals    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $0.99 USD. 4770 words. Published on April 21, 2011. Fiction.
A colony stranded on an under-evolved world has an unusual response to the introduction of terran bovines. (Original venue: Shelter of Daylight #4.)
The Screen Savior    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: Free! 1530 words. Published on November 1, 2010. Fiction.
What happens when a screen saver comes to life... (Original venue: Bards & Sages Quarterly, Vol. 2, Issue 3)
The Ambi-Cognitive Man    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $1.99 USD. 8830 words. Published on October 10, 2010. Fiction.
Two brothers travel to a tiny colony in the far reaches of space where everyone is conjoined twins. They expect to find a place where they belong; instead, they're forced to question the very meaning of individuality.
The Third Wish    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $0.99 USD. 6180 words. Published on September 20, 2010. Fiction.
Jealous of his half-brother's elven magic, a fisherman begins studying magic himself. Then he finds a shortcut...
Life with the Tumblers    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $1.99 USD. 6030 words. Published on September 7, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Arlene takes her young son Kyan on a research expedition into an alien culture of sentient trees. (Original venue: Jim Baen's Universe.)
The Parable of Two Queens    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $0.99 USD. 3500 words. Published on August 23, 2010. Fiction.
Can Commander Dyall and his team of translators -- a pair of gengineered parrots -- fathom the minds of myrmecoid warriors from another galaxy well enough to broker peace?
The Necromouser    by Mary E. Lowd
You set the price! 2670 words. Published on August 9, 2010. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.71 from 7 reviews)
An angry cat discovers the techno-mystical ability to raise mice from the dead.
Forget Me Not    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $0.99 USD. 2820 words. Published on July 29, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Can a bad memory be the secret to success?
Otters In Space    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $5.99 USD. 60130 words. Published on July 12, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 6 reviews)
Humans have left the Earth, and dogs rule. Kipper is an oppressed tabby-cat who dreams of a better place, where cats run their own lives. When she discovers a secret that sends her out of this world, Kipper must navigate through the mysterious otter space station and befriend a spaceship full of eccentric otters to find out: is there really a cat paradise?

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