Liz Futrell
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Liz Futrell
@lizfutrell.bsky.social
Life in Chicago has changed dramatically over the past month. And if this new collective reality has not yet reached your doorstep, it’s coming. We are in a time when we all must ask ourselves: What is my role in America’s story?
Read my story: lithophytestories.substack.com/p/if-you-com...
October 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Need a break from 2025? Spend a few minutes with me in 1985: lithophytestories.substack.com/p/miles-from...
September 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
When I hear Trump admire authoritarian tactics, it sends a chill down my spine.

Read my latest story: open.substack.com/pub/lithophy...
August 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Among American public servants, Titanic metaphors abound lately. Jacques and Lily May Futrelle—distant ancestors by marriage—were writers at the height of their careers when they boarded the Titanic in April 1912. Their tale is worth revisiting. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/lithophy...
April 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I tried to write an op ed about what happened to #USAID, #globalhealthanddevelopment, and America, over the past 6 weeks. What came out was a song. And a sermon, a love letter, a prayer.

Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/lithophy...

And remember: We can write, and sing, any song we want.
March 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM