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The Wearing of the Red

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

I read this poem I wrote at a rally today: The Wearing of the Red (on International Women’s Day) I am the color of … Anger…of red in the face blush and shame Of things perpetrated against us that we … Continue reading →

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Showgirl Style the Documentary

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

My buddy Heidi Moore –one of  the other few strange and creative geniuses of Plumas County has just released her mini-documentary Showgirl Style which chronicles a three-day burlesque inspired retreat we did in Twain Harte (near Sonora, CA) in September. I … Continue reading →

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The Church of the Inappropriate

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

I wasn’t thinking when I let my daughter go to church with a friend on Sunday. She’d done a sleepover like tween girls do and it seemed a natural extension. I like the people she was hanging with. It didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Women are Right Here

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

File this under things I didn’t think would still be an issue when I hit my forties… This morning I was reading about how it’s 2015 and theater companies across the United States are announcing their seasons of plays and … Continue reading →

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I Hate This Book, Ms. Garcia

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

I hear this …quite a good deal. Unfortunately way too much. I assign a book for my community college students to read and they say, “I hate this book, Ms. Garcia.” Sometimes they say things like, “I don’t like this; … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day & Um Why Feminism Is Needed

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

I am a feminist woman who just got finished grading a bunch of papers because I’m also a teacher –historically a woman’s job by the way and like social work, the two lowest paying of the ‘professions’ –not just a … Continue reading →

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Somebody Had to Tell Me

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

Somebody had to tell me I was fat Somebody had to tell me I was short Somebody had to tell me I was too white to be Mexican Somebody had to tell me I was too chingona to be white … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Letter 2014

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

It’s the end of the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I am an American with two incredible children (no really, people who hate children love my children, that’s how fucking cool they are), I live in this house … Continue reading →

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Sanguine Dreams & Nightmares

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

I am channeling those books I’ve read. The ones I gave away at the end of Women’s Studies part I. I remember reading , acknowledging, hell in that happy hippy way affirming that the moon cycle was to be honored … Continue reading →

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My Middle Aged Punk Band

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Margaret Elysia Garcia

My Middle Aged Punk Band I’ve often thought that Having a middle-aged all female punk band Would be cool. It would be different Than the first time around. When I was 18 I screamed with a trio Called the Celibate … Continue reading →

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