Mary E. Lowd (the cosmos’ dog)
@marylowd.bsky.social
Sci-fi/furry writer; author of Otters In Space series, Entangled Universe trilogy, etc. Editor of Zooscape & Deep Sky Anchor. (she/they)
“You were dancing through the lightning strikes, sleepless in the onyx night …. You had to make your own sunshine, but now, thе sky is opalite.” —Taylor Swift
October 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“You were dancing through the lightning strikes, sleepless in the onyx night …. You had to make your own sunshine, but now, thе sky is opalite.” —Taylor Swift
This is Piper. After much research, at the age of 6.5, she has invented the concept of sitting on laps. It has been an arduous journey and extremely counterintuitive to her beliefs, and yet, here she is, having arrived at the inescapable conclusion after years of study.
September 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is Piper. After much research, at the age of 6.5, she has invented the concept of sitting on laps. It has been an arduous journey and extremely counterintuitive to her beliefs, and yet, here she is, having arrived at the inescapable conclusion after years of study.
You can now read the entirety of my book, URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER, on my archive site, along with a whole lot more of my fiction.
This particular book includes the novella, “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy,” and short story, “Bravery Lessons”:
deepskyanchor.com/ursine-excha...
This particular book includes the novella, “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy,” and short story, “Bravery Lessons”:
deepskyanchor.com/ursine-excha...
August 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
You can now read the entirety of my book, URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER, on my archive site, along with a whole lot more of my fiction.
This particular book includes the novella, “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy,” and short story, “Bravery Lessons”:
deepskyanchor.com/ursine-excha...
This particular book includes the novella, “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy,” and short story, “Bravery Lessons”:
deepskyanchor.com/ursine-excha...
“Only Ensign Mewly continued fighting his honey golem without any apparent progress.”
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Read “Bravery Lessons” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/bravery-less...
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Read “Bravery Lessons” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/bravery-less...
August 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“Only Ensign Mewly continued fighting his honey golem without any apparent progress.”
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Read “Bravery Lessons” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/bravery-less...
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Read “Bravery Lessons” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/bravery-less...
I was watching the latest episode of Alien: Earth, and when I heard this line… well… I had to write this parody.
August 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I was watching the latest episode of Alien: Earth, and when I heard this line… well… I had to write this parody.
“At first, the vine cooperated… but when it realized that Fact was trying to break part of it off, the bracken fought back…”
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Read part 3 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
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Read part 3 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
August 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“At first, the vine cooperated… but when it realized that Fact was trying to break part of it off, the bracken fought back…”
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Read part 3 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
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Read part 3 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
“Grawf was surprised, in the end, that any of her zumble-bees took pity on the imposter bear and chose to join his new hive.”
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Read part 2 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
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Read part 2 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
August 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“Grawf was surprised, in the end, that any of her zumble-bees took pity on the imposter bear and chose to join his new hive.”
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Read part 2 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
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Read part 2 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
“It was a point of pride among Ursines that they’d evolved sentience entirely on their own while … Earth mammals had needed to be uplifted by some furless primates...”
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Read part 1 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
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Read part 1 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
August 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“It was a point of pride among Ursines that they’d evolved sentience entirely on their own while … Earth mammals had needed to be uplifted by some furless primates...”
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Read part 1 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
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Read part 1 of “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” from URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER: deepskyanchor.com/glorious-leg...
Inspired by watching my Sheltie bark at a helium balloon as if she were telling it to get back down from there right now.
August 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Inspired by watching my Sheltie bark at a helium balloon as if she were telling it to get back down from there right now.
The latest book in my Tri-Galactic Trek universe is out today — URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER!
Find out what it’s like to be an honorable bear-like alien serving on a ship among a lot of much smaller uplifted cats and dogs.
Includes “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” and “Bravery Lessons.”
Find out what it’s like to be an honorable bear-like alien serving on a ship among a lot of much smaller uplifted cats and dogs.
Includes “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” and “Bravery Lessons.”
August 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The latest book in my Tri-Galactic Trek universe is out today — URSINE EXCHANGE OFFICER!
Find out what it’s like to be an honorable bear-like alien serving on a ship among a lot of much smaller uplifted cats and dogs.
Includes “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” and “Bravery Lessons.”
Find out what it’s like to be an honorable bear-like alien serving on a ship among a lot of much smaller uplifted cats and dogs.
Includes “The Trouble with a Glorious Legacy” and “Bravery Lessons.”
So cute — he stretched his paws way out in front of him before falling asleep.
August 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
So cute — he stretched his paws way out in front of him before falling asleep.
A very cozy way to write with lots of fuzzy friends encouraging me as I work on the next Tri-Galactic Trek Chronicle — TECHNO-TABBY ENGINEER.
August 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A very cozy way to write with lots of fuzzy friends encouraging me as I work on the next Tri-Galactic Trek Chronicle — TECHNO-TABBY ENGINEER.
Truggster and his new friend Helios share a very blue smoothie behind the books on my table as the Worldcon dealers room winds down into its last hour…
August 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Truggster and his new friend Helios share a very blue smoothie behind the books on my table as the Worldcon dealers room winds down into its last hour…
A woman came to my table, saw my book ARCTIC FOX ANDROID, and told me this beautiful handmade arctic fox plush needed a good home… and just… gave it to me!
I just can’t even capture how magical this was… I will definitely give this fellow a very, very good home.
I just can’t even capture how magical this was… I will definitely give this fellow a very, very good home.
August 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A woman came to my table, saw my book ARCTIC FOX ANDROID, and told me this beautiful handmade arctic fox plush needed a good home… and just… gave it to me!
I just can’t even capture how magical this was… I will definitely give this fellow a very, very good home.
I just can’t even capture how magical this was… I will definitely give this fellow a very, very good home.
Trugger and Kipper are ready to enter a new era!
If you want to learn about their previous eras, check out:
Otters In Space
Otters In Space 2: Jupiter, Deadly
Otters In Space 3: Octopus Ascending
Otters In Space 4: First Moustronaut
If you want to learn about their previous eras, check out:
Otters In Space
Otters In Space 2: Jupiter, Deadly
Otters In Space 3: Octopus Ascending
Otters In Space 4: First Moustronaut
August 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trugger and Kipper are ready to enter a new era!
If you want to learn about their previous eras, check out:
Otters In Space
Otters In Space 2: Jupiter, Deadly
Otters In Space 3: Octopus Ascending
Otters In Space 4: First Moustronaut
If you want to learn about their previous eras, check out:
Otters In Space
Otters In Space 2: Jupiter, Deadly
Otters In Space 3: Octopus Ascending
Otters In Space 4: First Moustronaut
If you want to rescue an otter and have it be grateful to you, pick up a copy of Otters In Space to read today!
August 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you want to rescue an otter and have it be grateful to you, pick up a copy of Otters In Space to read today!
From the latest review of SKELETON CAT AND THE MASSACRE AT SUNDAE SEVEN:
“This was a riot to read.”
“Technological horror with comedy horror sprinkles and a queer main character, this is one of those rare "feel good" horror stories.”
“This was a riot to read.”
“Technological horror with comedy horror sprinkles and a queer main character, this is one of those rare "feel good" horror stories.”
August 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
From the latest review of SKELETON CAT AND THE MASSACRE AT SUNDAE SEVEN:
“This was a riot to read.”
“Technological horror with comedy horror sprinkles and a queer main character, this is one of those rare "feel good" horror stories.”
“This was a riot to read.”
“Technological horror with comedy horror sprinkles and a queer main character, this is one of those rare "feel good" horror stories.”
Truggster and I are all set up and ready to sell some books at Worldcon!
August 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Truggster and I are all set up and ready to sell some books at Worldcon!
Having arrived in Seattle, Truggster addresses his sales team about what to expect from Worldcon. Some of them—like Admiral Cod & Witch-Hazel—are old hat and have helped sell books before. However, others will be hiding out behind my book display for the very first time tomorrow.
August 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Having arrived in Seattle, Truggster addresses his sales team about what to expect from Worldcon. Some of them—like Admiral Cod & Witch-Hazel—are old hat and have helped sell books before. However, others will be hiding out behind my book display for the very first time tomorrow.
Truggster is jetting his way to Worldcon to spread the very important word of OTTERS IN SPACE!!!!
August 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Truggster is jetting his way to Worldcon to spread the very important word of OTTERS IN SPACE!!!!
Truggster gives a pep talk to all his astronaut otter friends about how they’ll be heading to Worldcon tomorrow to begin their voyages exploring the universe!
August 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Truggster gives a pep talk to all his astronaut otter friends about how they’ll be heading to Worldcon tomorrow to begin their voyages exploring the universe!
“Without my pay going to those silly log cabins, I am saving so much, it would make your snout drop.”
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Read "Capitalist Pigs" by David Aronlee: zooscape-zine.com/capitalist-p...
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Read "Capitalist Pigs" by David Aronlee: zooscape-zine.com/capitalist-p...
August 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“Without my pay going to those silly log cabins, I am saving so much, it would make your snout drop.”
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Read "Capitalist Pigs" by David Aronlee: zooscape-zine.com/capitalist-p...
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Read "Capitalist Pigs" by David Aronlee: zooscape-zine.com/capitalist-p...
“Spreading such misinformation went against all her scientific training, and it killed her to do so, but what choice was there?”
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Read "Rat Race" by Larry Hodges: zooscape-zine.com/rat-race/
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Read "Rat Race" by Larry Hodges: zooscape-zine.com/rat-race/
August 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“Spreading such misinformation went against all her scientific training, and it killed her to do so, but what choice was there?”
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Read "Rat Race" by Larry Hodges: zooscape-zine.com/rat-race/
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Read "Rat Race" by Larry Hodges: zooscape-zine.com/rat-race/
“Adventure drew her forth, a siren’s song that sang a melody of new places, new things, new experiences. She drew me with her.”
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Read "Sunflowers and Spring Steel" by H. Robert Barland: zooscape-zine.com/sunflowers-a...
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Read "Sunflowers and Spring Steel" by H. Robert Barland: zooscape-zine.com/sunflowers-a...
August 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“Adventure drew her forth, a siren’s song that sang a melody of new places, new things, new experiences. She drew me with her.”
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Read "Sunflowers and Spring Steel" by H. Robert Barland: zooscape-zine.com/sunflowers-a...
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Read "Sunflowers and Spring Steel" by H. Robert Barland: zooscape-zine.com/sunflowers-a...
“Flowerwerks employees stopped to watch her work, awed by her skill and intensity.”
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Read "Jot, Flowerwerks, and the Mystery of the Missing Mice" by Lara Hussain: zooscape-zine.com/jot-flowerwe...
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Read "Jot, Flowerwerks, and the Mystery of the Missing Mice" by Lara Hussain: zooscape-zine.com/jot-flowerwe...
August 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“Flowerwerks employees stopped to watch her work, awed by her skill and intensity.”
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Read "Jot, Flowerwerks, and the Mystery of the Missing Mice" by Lara Hussain: zooscape-zine.com/jot-flowerwe...
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Read "Jot, Flowerwerks, and the Mystery of the Missing Mice" by Lara Hussain: zooscape-zine.com/jot-flowerwe...