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What if everyone said everyone was their Valentine?I mean you are walking down the streets telling strangers:You are adorable.You are my love.Kiss. Kiss.Well, maybe not, I am thinking of those candy hearts, with the sayings, my favorite Valentine’s candy. But what if everyone in the world on Valentine’s Day, February 14th,decided that that the world, … Continue reading "Poem: A Valentine’s Wish, 2023 by Marie Cartier"

WOMENS MARCH, Long Beach, California on the 50th anniversary of the passing of Roe v Wade,January 22, 2023 BIO BIO:Marie Cartier is a teacher, poet, writer, healer, artist, and scholar. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of New Hampshire; an MA in English/Poetry from Colorado State University; an MFA in Theatre Arts (Playwriting) … Continue reading "Women’s March in CA 1/22/23 by Marie Cartier"

Once upon a time there was a person who only saw themselves in the mirror—even if someone else was passing by in the background, and they certainly never saw the shadows of all the people who had helped them in their life swimming in their eyes. That’s the way it is sometimes—we just don’t see … Continue reading "A Fable for the Season by Marie Cartier"

I have written about this before And, no doubt, I will write about it again. This morning we woke to the news of Another mass shooting, a mass shooting is defined as four or more people shot in a single violent outburst. So, this time last night there were five killed, and eighteen injured—a mass … Continue reading "ClubQ…. #702 by Marie Cartier"

All photos by the author 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 Hampshire; an MA in English/Poetry from Colorado State University; an MFA in Theatre Arts (Playwriting) from UCLA; an MFA in Film and TV (Screenwriting) from UCLA; … Continue reading "Women’s March, October 2022, Long Beach, CA by Marie Cartier"

The heat wave was real. Suzie squinted into the afternoon light glinting off her pink ’69 VW. How was that still running, she thought, rebuilt and rebuilt? Work? That’s how. And that’s how she’d keep running. Work. You just had to not freak out. You just had to not over heat. But it was 125 … Continue reading "Heat Wave by Marie Cartier"

What can I say about guns? I want to be like Gabby Giffords and survive I want to be Emma Gonzalez and fight back I want to be I want to talk about how GUNS are less regulated than my body Guns can leave any state and travel to another state and kill someone I … Continue reading "“Guns: The Sanctity of Life” by Marie Cartier"

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 the cells of a maybe kid, were put in here by the guy that raped … Continue reading "A Chorus of Need: I Need an Abortion by Marie Cartier"

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 had great seats saved for me– sitting with a friend who works at Samuel Goldwyn, … Continue reading "From the Archives: I Believe Anita! by Marie Cartier"

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 we made enough babies yet? As a people. A people ruled by patriarchy. No small … Continue reading "A Poem for Our Abortion Rights by Marie Cartier"