Liz Burton
@portablesoup.bsky.social
Writer, editor, book publisher and reviewer, retired journalist, former welfare mom, opinionated old broad. DSA, SPJ. To steal from Anne McCaffrey, I have white hair and blue eyes; the rest is subject to change without notice. 🕊⚖️🥺♌︎
Read any good books lately? Here’s one you won’t want to miss. Welcome to First Chapter Friday!
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August 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Read any good books lately? Here’s one you won’t want to miss. Welcome to First Chapter Friday!
portablesoup.substack.com/p/the-librar...
portablesoup.substack.com/p/the-librar...
Actually, I avoid vets, and my cats have lived long and healthy lives. I have experience raising orphans, and other than an initial series of injections he's thriving quite well as an indoor dictator after 8 years.
January 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Actually, I avoid vets, and my cats have lived long and healthy lives. I have experience raising orphans, and other than an initial series of injections he's thriving quite well as an indoor dictator after 8 years.
After a brief but unfortunate hiatus, it's First Chapter Friday again! This week, time-travel to the Victorian Era for historical military action. bit.ly/3PMl6kT
January 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
After a brief but unfortunate hiatus, it's First Chapter Friday again! This week, time-travel to the Victorian Era for historical military action. bit.ly/3PMl6kT
He was just outside the door, in a depression that likely would have filled with water and drowned him when the approaching storm hit. We figured he was ~4 weeks old, barely, but he knew to holler for help. He doesn't have his own room because he prefers taking up half my pillow.
January 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
He was just outside the door, in a depression that likely would have filled with water and drowned him when the approaching storm hit. We figured he was ~4 weeks old, barely, but he knew to holler for help. He doesn't have his own room because he prefers taking up half my pillow.
It's Monday—do you know what's been happening?
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bit.ly/4j9dDKb
January 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It's Monday—do you know what's been happening?
bit.ly/4j9dDKb
bit.ly/4j9dDKb
It's First Chapter Friday again!
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December 27, 2024 at 10:01 PM
It's First Chapter Friday again!
portablesoup.substack.com/p/first-chap...
portablesoup.substack.com/p/first-chap...
December 13, 2024 at 10:50 PM
November 21, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Who's keeping the list of Democrats who need to be replaced in 2026? I have some names:
November 14, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Who's keeping the list of Democrats who need to be replaced in 2026? I have some names:
October 4, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Need a break? Sample of the new SF from Zumaya Otherworlds launched today: bit.ly/4gJVOA3
October 1, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Need a break? Sample of the new SF from Zumaya Otherworlds launched today: bit.ly/4gJVOA3
New post up after too long a hiatus on the platform X likes to shadow-ban. If you think it's worth reading, #PassItOn➡️: bit.ly/3Z3INuN
September 2, 2024 at 10:46 PM
New post up after too long a hiatus on the platform X likes to shadow-ban. If you think it's worth reading, #PassItOn➡️: bit.ly/3Z3INuN
I rather like Molly's take.
August 20, 2024 at 11:02 PM
I rather like Molly's take.
I think what we need is some good humorous fiction, so here's one for the kids and one for everybody else.
Rutherford, Canine Comic: bit.ly/3CxbFxE
Milky Way Marmalade: bit.ly/3xkbbr0
April 3, 2024 at 1:22 AM
I think what we need is some good humorous fiction, so here's one for the kids and one for everybody else.
Rutherford, Canine Comic: bit.ly/3CxbFxE
Milky Way Marmalade: bit.ly/3xkbbr0
Something to consider when the urge to cancel someone rises.
February 7, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Something to consider when the urge to cancel someone rises.
Nah, you’re not fat. You’re fluffy.
February 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Nah, you’re not fat. You’re fluffy.
Bank Allies in Congress Join Fight Against New Capital Rules
Today In Stronghold:
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Today In Stronghold:
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December 1, 2023 at 9:49 PM
Bank Allies in Congress Join Fight Against New Capital Rules
Today In Stronghold:
strongholdmagazine.com
Today In Stronghold:
strongholdmagazine.com
Buying from Big Ag: How Government Food Procurement Reinforces Monopoly Power (and What We Can Do About It!)
Today In Stronghold:
strongholdmagazine.com
Today In Stronghold:
strongholdmagazine.com
December 1, 2023 at 9:47 PM
Buying from Big Ag: How Government Food Procurement Reinforces Monopoly Power (and What We Can Do About It!)
Today In Stronghold:
strongholdmagazine.com
Today In Stronghold:
strongholdmagazine.com
If you dwell in the path of the upcoming Arctic blast, may I suggest the best thing to do is hunker down with a really good cozy mystery? Available in ebook (and paperback, but there might be a delay. Still…)
You can even sample it first: bit.ly/12quiltssample
You can even sample it first: bit.ly/12quiltssample
November 22, 2023 at 5:59 PM
If you dwell in the path of the upcoming Arctic blast, may I suggest the best thing to do is hunker down with a really good cozy mystery? Available in ebook (and paperback, but there might be a delay. Still…)
You can even sample it first: bit.ly/12quiltssample
You can even sample it first: bit.ly/12quiltssample