Liza Blue Humorist

Brand Recognition on a Low Budget: Logo Pens 17.03.2026 8:37 ↓

Too uncomfortable with flat-out self promotion, my logo pens are the perfect way to anonymously support my Substack account (lizabluehumorist.substack.com).  I have left them at the bank, Starbucks, Social Security office and grocery store.  Goal is to have a pen in every state by the end of the year.   

The COVID Couch 17.03.2026 10:41 ↓

I spent two weeks on the couch riding out the extreme fatique from a COVID episode.  My constant companion?  Dateline TV, a non stop calvalcade of true crime documentaries, perfect for my flickering attention.  Here's what I learned.

The Cookbook That Saved My Mother's Sanity 17.03.2026 7:34 ↓

In the mid 60's, many 1950s housewives found Betty Friedan's "Feminine Mystique"  too aggressive to assimilate.   My mother found the same message more palatable in Peg Bracken's "I Hate to Cook Book."

Our Fridge Ourselves 15.01.2026 8:58 ↓

Take a look into your fridge.  What does it say about you?

Now Thank We All Our Sphincters 29.12.2025 7:56 ↓

Repurposing hymns to honor those hardworking sphincters that make us human.

All at Once: Wonder, Resentment, Guilt, Remorse, Pride 24.12.2025 7:52 ↓

A memoir piece, a swirling jumble of our common "social emotions."

Word Freak 24.12.2025 7:37 ↓

Advice for crossword puzzle enthusiasts, collected over a 50 year span of doing the NY Time Sunday crossword.

The Beatles in My LIfe 12.12.2025 10:26 ↓

Life lesson from the Beatles as a 12-year-old in 1964.

What D Day Beaches Can Teach Us 12.12.2025 5:36 ↓

The emotional experiene of visiting the American Cemetery in Normandy, France, overlooking Omaha Beach.

Selfishness, Disiollusionment, Failure, Ferr 12.12.2025 6:33 ↓

My first ever experiences with these basic social emotions.

Respect, Cleverness, Shame, Pride 12.12.2025 7:26 ↓

My first ever experience of these basic social emotions

The Best of Word Play 12.12.2025 8:02 ↓

Pithy nuggets of word play curated from a year of Substack notes.

Lessons From the 1964 Beatles 10.10.2025 6:35 ↓

A tutorial on young love.  The four lads made it seem to easy!

A Whiter Shade of Pale 10.10.2025 8:40 ↓

The song that entranced me in the 1960s.  After 55+ years, what do those lyrics mean?

The Best of Wordplay 10.10.2025 8:02 ↓

Pithy nuggets of word play culled from a year of Substack notes (lizabluehumorist.substack.com).

My Life in Glasses 08.09.2025 9:43 ↓

Do glasses frames contribute to your self-identity?

That Moment in Time 08.09.2025 9:37 ↓

Aside from the real one, everyone porbably has at least one near-death experience in a life time.  Have you had yours yet?

Everything You Wanted to Know About Heinous 08.09.2025 5:18 ↓

The US audience has been introduced to the term "heinous" through 20+ seasons of Law and Order SVU.  Who would other authors define the term?

Can a Woman Talk Sports Like a Guy to a Guy 08.09.2025 11:38 ↓

Or is the man-cave or barbecue grill an inviolate male space?

Worms in Dirt 08.09.2025 8:40 ↓

Frustration and anger taken out against the convenient target of a worm farm.

Much Love, Ralph 08.09.2025 23:22 ↓

A fictional story based on my father's letters, as an 18 year old contemplating mortality as he faces the upcoming WWII draft.

Grave Situation: Part 2 25.06.2025 5:08 ↓

A second foray into the funeral industry.  Lessons learned from Part 1.

Grave Situation: Part 1 25.06.2025 6:36 ↓

Tangling with the funeral industry

NFL Draft vs. US Political System 25.06.2025 6:27 ↓

What the NFL draft can teach us about our political system

The Nostalgia of Mouth Feel 25.06.2025 8:19 ↓

Honey Mousse brings back memories of Sunday lunches with Granny.