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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!
portablesoup.substack.com/p/the-librar...
August 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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August 12, 2025 at 8:56 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.
January 24, 2025 at 7:42 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
January 24, 2025 at 7:36 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.
January 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It's Monday—do you know what's been happening?
bit.ly/4j9dDKb
January 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It's First Chapter Friday again!
portablesoup.substack.com/p/first-chap...
December 27, 2024 at 10:01 PM
December 22, 2024 at 5:36 PM
It's First Chapter Friday, and you'll love this one.

open.substack.com/pub/portable...
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
ext installment of Orphans of Sturnus has just gone up.
Part 1: bit.ly/4euAgFZ
Part 2: bit.ly/47UOZrm
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
September 30, 2024 at 10:38 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
September 2, 2024 at 10:46 PM
August 25, 2024 at 11:30 PM
I rather like Molly's take.
August 20, 2024 at 11:02 PM

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
Something to consider when the urge to cancel someone rises.
February 7, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Nah, you’re not fat. You’re fluffy.
February 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM
December 22, 2023 at 3:33 PM
Bank Allies in Congress Join Fight Against New Capital Rules

Today In Stronghold:
strongholdmagazine.com
December 1, 2023 at 9:49 PM
Buying from Big Ag: How Government Food Procurement Reinforces Monopoly Power (and What We Can Do About It!)

Today In Stronghold:
strongholdmagazine.com
December 1, 2023 at 9:47 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
November 22, 2023 at 5:59 PM