Transportation
I regularly commute by unicycle. During the 2012 Business Commute Challenge I needed something even more unusual, so Star Holmberg lent me a small plush llama. Together, the llama and I logged more than 20 miles on the “unillama” that week—surely a record of some kind.
CSE Poetry
- Villanelle on computer architecture — written to earn a one-week extension on an architecture project.
- Final exam question — I wrote my own exam question and answered it. Full credit!
- Theory-inspired creativity — from an advanced complexity course.
Music
I occasionally write and perform geeky songs:
- Space is Big — a simple song about a simple fact.
- Otterly Adore You — an otter love song.
- Alternate Me — when competing with yourself backfires.
- Walking in the Moonlight — bittersweet werewolf love.
- Have You Ever Seen a Whale? — the truth is out there.
- Tentacle Tenure — Cthulhu applies for a faculty position.
Fiction
I also enjoy writing short fiction:
- Fox in Starbucks, Typewriter Emergencies, May 2017.
- The Soul of Wit, Fragments of Life’s Heart, 2016.
- A Slice of Life in a Carefully Constructed Furry Universe, Theme of Absence, February 2016.
- Rhinoirceros, Glimpse Of Anthropomorphic Literature, 2016.
- Fish Magic, New Fables: Summer 2012.
- The Canoe Race, with Mary E. Lowd, Stories of Camp RainFurrest, 2011.
Other Interests
My wife, Mary E. Lowd, is a science fiction writer. Her Otters in Space trilogy—Otters in Space, Otters in Space II: Jupiter Deadly, and Otters in Space III: Octopus Ascending—is available in print and ebook. She has also published In a Dog’s World, Jove Deadly’s Lunar Detective Agency, Nexus Nine, Tri-Galactic Trek, and The Snake’s Song, among many other works.
Explore more of her fiction at Deep Sky Anchor or browse her anthologies, webcomics, and photo archives on marylowd.com.
I also sang with the Seattle Men’s Chorus.