News and Updates

New for January 2026: Prodigy of the Wanderlust

A third book?! Yes, it’s true! On January 15, 2026, Prodigy of the Wanderlust was released! This is the second book in the Saga of the Wanderlust series, and the second sequel to the novel, “Voyage of the Wanderlust.”

This is a thoughtful and heartfelt exploration of what it’s like to be an outsider, a mushroom, and a cyborg. Yes, that is indeed a cyborg mushroom on the cover. How many books have you read about cyborg mushrooms?! Order today from Kindle and (soon) other retailers!

Newsletter (Dec.2025)

Happy Winter! Here’s my latest newsletter, with info on limited-time sales, musical projects, and (of course) cute pet pictures!

Read it here: Nov. 2025 Newsletter

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SPACE HOUNDS!

New release! Space Hounds, the beloved webcomic featuring dogs in duct-tape space suits can now be read as a graphic novel with cartoon art! Featuring T.J. Wooferson, Quinley Barker, and other lifeforms of various forms. The story is the same, but I think you’ll find the new images to be delightful.

…and possibly a good Christmas gift?

Check it out!

(You can click “Read sample” on the Amazon page to get a taste for the cuteness and fun.)

Cute tabby kitten sitting in a box, waiting to play

Newsletter (Nov.2025)

Happy Fall! Here’s my latest newsletter, with info on limited-time sales, musical projects, and (of course) cute pet pictures!

Read it here: Nov. 2025 Newsletter

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Cover art for the album "I Need a Unicorn" by Mary E. Lowd

New Musical Soundtracks

I’ve created musical soundtracks to complement many of my short story collections. I’ve had a lot of fun making these and I’m really pleased with how they’ve turned out. If there are particular stories of mine you enjoyed reading, you may enjoy hearing them as songs!

Here are two fun ones to start with:

Front cover of the book "Ursine Exchange Officer" by Mary E. Lowd.

New Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek!

Coming August 18, 2025, a new pair of stories starring Grawf, an ursine exchange officer on the starship Initiative!

Grawf is a bear from the planet Ursa Minuet, surrounded by uplifted cats and dogs from Earth. How can she maintain her identity and culture far from home, how can she share it with a bunch of cats and dogs, and what’s going on with a mysterious visitor and his hidden past?

Find out in Ursine Exchange Officer, the fourth book in the Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek series, following Labrador Lieutenant, Collie Commander, and Arctic Fox Android.

Pre-order today from Amazon Kindle! (Other ebook retailers coming soon.)

Cover of the novella "Skeleton Cat" by Lane Lowd and Mary E. Lowd

New Horror Novella: Skeleton Cat

Skeleton Cat and the Massacre at Sundae Seven will be released on July 27, 2025. Do you like robots? Killer robots? Killer robots in an ice cream shoppe attacking college students? If so, this is the novella for you! It’s also my first collaboration with debut author Lane Lowd.

Pre-order today from Amazon (Kindle) and other ebook retailers!

Cover of the comic book Space Hounds! Episode 1.

Space Hounds Comics!

My Space Hounds webcomic that was so popular on FurAfinity back around 2010 is being reimagined with all-new illustrations! The first three episodes will be released August 2025, just in time for WorldCon, with more coming soon after! Watch this space for updates and preorder links.

Front cover of the book "Arctic Fox Android" by Mary E. Lowd.

New Pair of Tri-Galactic Trek Shorts!

Arctic Fox Android: Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek is a pair of short stories from about Lieutenant Fact from the Starship Initiative.

Join him as he faces time-traveling snakes and the biggest challenge of all: parenthood.

This is the third in the Chronicles series, after Collie Commander (November 2024).

Pre-order today from Amazon (Kindle) and other ebook retailers!

New release for March 2025: Maradia’s Robot Emporium

17 years ago, I wrote my first story about Maradia and the robots she built on Crossroads station. In the years that followed, I wrote many stories about her, some of which were published in Analog, Daily Science Fiction, and other magazines.

In my upcoming collection, Maradia’s Robot Emporium, you can find all these stories along with 10 brand new stories! This is my answer to Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, to Johnny 5 from Short Circuit, to D.A.R.Y.L., and so many other works of fiction that explored the limits of humanity through the lens of artificial life.

I hope you love reading this book, and I hope you come to love Maradia and her many robots as much as I do!

Available now from Kindle, Smashwords, and other ebook retailers!
Paperback available from Amazon.