Marie Casey Stevens LeBrasseur
@madteamarie.bsky.social
Writer. Concrete Poet. Art Activist. Cat Mom.
This is when artists muster for society or fail it.
This is when artists muster for society or fail it.
GUS: Mmmm....
ME: Um, Gus? What are you doing?
GUS: Washing off the MuskRat.
ME: The...muskrat?
GUS: No. The MuskRat. The Musk man and his orange Rat. From the TV? They have "I Tell Women I Like Cats And I'm Lying" voice.
ME: OH, honey...
GUS: And they make you mad. Want vent too?
ME: I love you.
ME: Um, Gus? What are you doing?
GUS: Washing off the MuskRat.
ME: The...muskrat?
GUS: No. The MuskRat. The Musk man and his orange Rat. From the TV? They have "I Tell Women I Like Cats And I'm Lying" voice.
ME: OH, honey...
GUS: And they make you mad. Want vent too?
ME: I love you.
February 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
GUS: Mmmm....
ME: Um, Gus? What are you doing?
GUS: Washing off the MuskRat.
ME: The...muskrat?
GUS: No. The MuskRat. The Musk man and his orange Rat. From the TV? They have "I Tell Women I Like Cats And I'm Lying" voice.
ME: OH, honey...
GUS: And they make you mad. Want vent too?
ME: I love you.
ME: Um, Gus? What are you doing?
GUS: Washing off the MuskRat.
ME: The...muskrat?
GUS: No. The MuskRat. The Musk man and his orange Rat. From the TV? They have "I Tell Women I Like Cats And I'm Lying" voice.
ME: OH, honey...
GUS: And they make you mad. Want vent too?
ME: I love you.
New hashtag? #Don'tMessWithMyTrans veterinarian. You mess with him and you are walking up to my door and messing with me. With the man who kept working during Covid, stood with me and let me drop my mask to kiss my girl goodbye. Who welcomed our 2 youngest into the Clowder. Who deserves better.
February 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
New hashtag? #Don'tMessWithMyTrans veterinarian. You mess with him and you are walking up to my door and messing with me. With the man who kept working during Covid, stood with me and let me drop my mask to kiss my girl goodbye. Who welcomed our 2 youngest into the Clowder. Who deserves better.
Von: DON'T OBEY IN ADVANCE!
Me: Well said.
Me: Well said.
January 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Von: DON'T OBEY IN ADVANCE!
Me: Well said.
Me: Well said.
I have two Magnetic Poetry boards -- office desk and dining room table. Sure, I'm always working on a bigger project, but...but....WORDS!
January 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I have two Magnetic Poetry boards -- office desk and dining room table. Sure, I'm always working on a bigger project, but...but....WORDS!
(7/7)...until he came back to sit on the railing to our front steps. Minneapolis squirrels may talk a lot of smack to cats (they startled the Clowder silly when we got here), but that doesn't mean they don't have a sense of community!
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
(7/7)...until he came back to sit on the railing to our front steps. Minneapolis squirrels may talk a lot of smack to cats (they startled the Clowder silly when we got here), but that doesn't mean they don't have a sense of community!
(6/7)...and I thought the Clowder would be so depressed. They seemed to actually, literally deflate...
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
(6/7)...and I thought the Clowder would be so depressed. They seemed to actually, literally deflate...
(5/7)...but he ran across those window boxes the SECOND his little foot touched the first one...
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
(5/7)...but he ran across those window boxes the SECOND his little foot touched the first one...
(4/7)...and they thought they were FINALLY going to all be ready when he tried to sit in the window box THIS time...
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
(4/7)...and they thought they were FINALLY going to all be ready when he tried to sit in the window box THIS time...
(3/7)...and leaped onto the gutter JUST to the side of the front door...
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
(3/7)...and leaped onto the gutter JUST to the side of the front door...
(2/7) The squirrel got everyone to come to the table by the window by going BONKERS in a tree...
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
(2/7) The squirrel got everyone to come to the table by the window by going BONKERS in a tree...
(1/7)The Squirrel of Unity: For those wondering how this amazing family photo came to be, one squirrel (see the fluff on the stair railing out there?) brought them all together.
#catsofbluesky #ClowderPower #Minnesota #Minneapolis
#catsofbluesky #ClowderPower #Minnesota #Minneapolis
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
(1/7)The Squirrel of Unity: For those wondering how this amazing family photo came to be, one squirrel (see the fluff on the stair railing out there?) brought them all together.
#catsofbluesky #ClowderPower #Minnesota #Minneapolis
#catsofbluesky #ClowderPower #Minnesota #Minneapolis
The Clowder is hailing the new Traveler, and wishing him well on the next step in his Great Adventure. ❤️
January 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The Clowder is hailing the new Traveler, and wishing him well on the next step in his Great Adventure. ❤️
The Clowder says hello!
January 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The Clowder says hello!
As an ordained Pagan, I submit my Mug of the "Day" picture and request admission as a novice. Long have I praised the Bean.
January 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
As an ordained Pagan, I submit my Mug of the "Day" picture and request admission as a novice. Long have I praised the Bean.
Mug of the Day
We must sing downfall until it rings in people's ears after we've gone hoarse. We must be the hand people hold to stare down "Are you now, or have you ever been", that sense of a shoulder nearby when people feel the chilly sense they stand alone. We are artists.
#SingDownfall #Resist
We must sing downfall until it rings in people's ears after we've gone hoarse. We must be the hand people hold to stare down "Are you now, or have you ever been", that sense of a shoulder nearby when people feel the chilly sense they stand alone. We are artists.
#SingDownfall #Resist
January 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Mug of the Day
We must sing downfall until it rings in people's ears after we've gone hoarse. We must be the hand people hold to stare down "Are you now, or have you ever been", that sense of a shoulder nearby when people feel the chilly sense they stand alone. We are artists.
#SingDownfall #Resist
We must sing downfall until it rings in people's ears after we've gone hoarse. We must be the hand people hold to stare down "Are you now, or have you ever been", that sense of a shoulder nearby when people feel the chilly sense they stand alone. We are artists.
#SingDownfall #Resist
MEET THE CLOWDER.
Gus, wise beyond his 7 years & SO innocent. Inara, (3) strategist, on the fence about TV . Von, her brother: "Bandit Liiife!/Leeeroy Jenkins!" Aloy (9), spokescat, massive FOMO, knife block cuddler. Worf (11), reserved & loyal Klingon.
ALL DEMOCATS. Per Aloy: "He can kiss my aft."
Gus, wise beyond his 7 years & SO innocent. Inara, (3) strategist, on the fence about TV . Von, her brother: "Bandit Liiife!/Leeeroy Jenkins!" Aloy (9), spokescat, massive FOMO, knife block cuddler. Worf (11), reserved & loyal Klingon.
ALL DEMOCATS. Per Aloy: "He can kiss my aft."
January 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
MEET THE CLOWDER.
Gus, wise beyond his 7 years & SO innocent. Inara, (3) strategist, on the fence about TV . Von, her brother: "Bandit Liiife!/Leeeroy Jenkins!" Aloy (9), spokescat, massive FOMO, knife block cuddler. Worf (11), reserved & loyal Klingon.
ALL DEMOCATS. Per Aloy: "He can kiss my aft."
Gus, wise beyond his 7 years & SO innocent. Inara, (3) strategist, on the fence about TV . Von, her brother: "Bandit Liiife!/Leeeroy Jenkins!" Aloy (9), spokescat, massive FOMO, knife block cuddler. Worf (11), reserved & loyal Klingon.
ALL DEMOCATS. Per Aloy: "He can kiss my aft."
The Clowder Stands With You. (And watches the door for tyrants.)
January 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Clowder Stands With You. (And watches the door for tyrants.)
Von says OH HAI! I believe in you!
January 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Von says OH HAI! I believe in you!
Mugs of Mayhem/Cats of #Resist
You artistically resisted today? WELL DONE. Making some badass bare knuckle beautiful truth has earned you a deep breath and gaze into Worf's eyes tonight.
Just think at him, and feel his benediction. Bless you, for making the #art. We're not done yet. #MadTeaMarie
You artistically resisted today? WELL DONE. Making some badass bare knuckle beautiful truth has earned you a deep breath and gaze into Worf's eyes tonight.
Just think at him, and feel his benediction. Bless you, for making the #art. We're not done yet. #MadTeaMarie
January 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Mugs of Mayhem/Cats of #Resist
You artistically resisted today? WELL DONE. Making some badass bare knuckle beautiful truth has earned you a deep breath and gaze into Worf's eyes tonight.
Just think at him, and feel his benediction. Bless you, for making the #art. We're not done yet. #MadTeaMarie
You artistically resisted today? WELL DONE. Making some badass bare knuckle beautiful truth has earned you a deep breath and gaze into Worf's eyes tonight.
Just think at him, and feel his benediction. Bless you, for making the #art. We're not done yet. #MadTeaMarie
My black cat, Worf, checked on me so much when I had Covid in October 2023. For the past 6 months, Worf has been checking on all the adults in the house so much I think he's appointed himself supreme Artist Security Guard.
January 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
My black cat, Worf, checked on me so much when I had Covid in October 2023. For the past 6 months, Worf has been checking on all the adults in the house so much I think he's appointed himself supreme Artist Security Guard.
Where do artists make art when society needs us? EVERYWHERE. With what? ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. What do we hold back? NOTHING. When will we stop? NEVER. When are we making art? ALWAYS.
#ART #RESIST #ALWAYSTHINKING #MADTEAMARIE #MAGNETICPOETRY
#ART #RESIST #ALWAYSTHINKING #MADTEAMARIE #MAGNETICPOETRY
January 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Where do artists make art when society needs us? EVERYWHERE. With what? ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. What do we hold back? NOTHING. When will we stop? NEVER. When are we making art? ALWAYS.
#ART #RESIST #ALWAYSTHINKING #MADTEAMARIE #MAGNETICPOETRY
#ART #RESIST #ALWAYSTHINKING #MADTEAMARIE #MAGNETICPOETRY
Hunker down, fellow artists, because we have a lot of work to do. We need to stand up for people, and we need to support a population that is legitimately scared and will grow increasingly heartsick and weary.
Get your space sorted. Limber up. Settle in. Let's get to work. #art #resist #protest
Get your space sorted. Limber up. Settle in. Let's get to work. #art #resist #protest
January 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Mugs of Mayhem: Baron Von Clawswitz wants you to BELIEVE! The conspiracy isn't hiding.
Believe in YOU. Don't be silent. Speak up when someone says the things. Don't let the sexism/racism/ableism/LGBTQIA-bashing go unchallenged.
THEY believe the fight's over. Prove them wrong.
#Resist #cats
Believe in YOU. Don't be silent. Speak up when someone says the things. Don't let the sexism/racism/ableism/LGBTQIA-bashing go unchallenged.
THEY believe the fight's over. Prove them wrong.
#Resist #cats
January 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In 3rd grade back in the 80s, I had a teacher who thought my poor handwriting was a consequence of my mother being away getting a post-graduate degree. Even at that age I caught the shade he was throwing on my parents, so I got Palmer method books from my grandmother and PRACTICED. That asshat.
January 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In 3rd grade back in the 80s, I had a teacher who thought my poor handwriting was a consequence of my mother being away getting a post-graduate degree. Even at that age I caught the shade he was throwing on my parents, so I got Palmer method books from my grandmother and PRACTICED. That asshat.
This is when we artists step up or surrender the title.
January 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This is when we artists step up or surrender the title.