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I need an abortion and I can’t get one Because I don’t have the money to fly somewhere else other than …here Where I can’t get one I need an abortion and I can’t get one Because the kid, or... Read More ›

This was originally posted on April 7, 2014 During the past week I attended a Los Angeles premiere of a new documentary Anita: Speaking Truth to Power (Dir: Freida Lee Mock USA, 2013). The screening was sold out and I... Read More ›

Fecundity: the ability to produce an abundance of new growth, but also the ability to produce new ideas And now in the hour of our discontent, we are asked to worry about fecundity. I suppose we can call it that—have... Read More ›

photos from bans off our bodies rally, long beach ca may 14, 2022 all photos by: marie cartier BIO: Marie Cartier is a teacher, poet, writer, healer, artist, and scholar. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of New... Read More ›

photos from bans off our bodies rally, long beach ca may 14, 2022 all photos by: marie cartier BIO: Marie Cartier is a teacher, poet, writer, healer, artist, and scholar. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of New... Read More ›

Well, he didn’t do it for the glory, that’s for sure. Maybe he did? He’s gone. When you immolate –you’re gone. What glory is there in that? Well, the reason he did it—as I understand it—is because the world is... Read More ›

Can I finally write about that night? Not sure. Here goes. Hillary Clinton. My heart beat. I voted for her every chance I got. Loved her passionately—the way I’ve heard folks talk about working for a candidate with their whole... Read More ›

This blog was originally posted on April 4, 2012. There were a significant number of comments which you can read here. This spring I am teaching “Feminist Ethics” at California State University Northridge. For the students’ midterm and final we are... Read More ›

I wrote a short story in the spirit of both my book Baby, You Are My Religion and Valentine’s Day for this month’s blog. Happy Valentines’ month. <3 Marie She remembered that is what it had said, “To my funny, queer valentine.”... Read More ›

Tell me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like! PHOTO ESSAY: January 6th protest in support of voting rights Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, Long Beach, CA January 6, 2022   BIO: Marie Cartier is a teacher, poet, writer,... Read More ›