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Two Kittens in Your Pocket Comic Transcript Little Liz looks down at her chest and looks a little sad. Little Liz: There are two truths that haunt my pockets. Little Liz: They jump out at me like a scared kitten scratching my face. A black cat is leaping mid-air, scratching Little Liz’s face. Little Liz: I want to be seen. A black cat walks on Liz’s head, claws digging in. Little Liz: I’m scared of being seen. A black cat has grabbed onto Liz’s face in slightly face-hugger style. Little Liz: So I’m getting curious about my fear kittens. Little Liz looks out at us and slightly smiles. She is framed by two black cats that are sitting and looking towards her.
 

Two Kittens in Your Pocket (Comic #778)
Posted on January 27, 2025 by liz

This comic was drawn for the Mini Comic Night Dune Fan Club (nothing to do with the book/movies!), a monthly cartoonist meetup facilitated by David Lasky. It started as a dancing tribute to Jules Feiffer and then kittens turned up, so less room for dancing!

I’ve been doing a lot of good work recently. In my creative and professional life around having a stronger voice and extending my comfort zone. Life can sometimes feel like a cycle of remembering and forgetting or maybe knowing truths in your body and forgetting.

I can still experience terrible anxiety sometimes, but I’m being bolder and forgiving myself for when I reality check. Sometimes I forget that it’s ok to be me, but then I remember again ^_^

Thanks to all my patrons and a special big extra thanks to Kate Webb, Erik Owomoyela, Stuart Barrow, Jesse the K, Brian Fies and Tracey Radford.

Two Kittens in Your Pocket Comic Transcript

Little Liz looks down at her chest and looks a little sad.

Little Liz: There are two truths that haunt my pockets.

Little Liz: They jump out at me like a scared kitten scratching my face.

A black cat is leaping mid-air, scratching Little Liz’s face.

Little Liz: I want to be seen.

A black cat walks on Liz’s head, claws digging in.

Little Liz: I’m scared of being seen.

A black cat has grabbed onto Liz’s face in slightly face-hugger style.

Little Liz: So I’m getting curious about my fear kittens.

Little Liz looks out at us and slightly smiles. She is framed by two black cats that are sitting and looking towards her.

Creating in service

Posted on August 22, 2017 by liz
There is an alchemy that happens when you create in service. For me, it gives me a freedom as well as a responsibility. I may be stretched and asked for things that are a little beyond my comfort zone. I must hit a deadline, create the best experience, use my doubts to fuel energy, research, doing and completion, rather than letting those same doubts spiral down into self-defeating anxiety. You can tell the difference, the alchemy when you look at this reflective blog post (nice, sure, but I’m burying the lead, I’m guiding you into something rather than bravely just going for it) and the blog post I wrote for Uncanny Magazine that went live today! In that post I get straight to the heart of it. I am Liz, creator of the Things. Thank you so much to everyone who nominated me for a Hugo, simply making it to the long list was one of the best feelings I’ve had this year. I am launching a Patreon. Patronage does so much! I would love your support. Thank you for supporting me, and thank you for supporting Uncanny Magazine. ^ Only more eloquent, because I was writing it for them, not me. Here is what I wrote for them THIS IS A VERY LONG WAY OF SAYING my Patreon is live. Through that website, you can nourish creators like me for as little as $1 a month. I can already feel how it’s motivating me as a creator, I want to book more shows and reach out to my neighbors more. I would love your support. Thank you for reading this and go check it out!

August 22 – Patreon Launch day

Posted on August 16, 2017 by liz
On August 22 I will launch my Patreon. I’m so excited about it. Patreon is a nifty place where folks like us can support creators we like I’m excited about how it can be a central platform, bringing together stuff I do at Thingswithout.com, lizargall.com and in other places. I’ll do logistical updates here, but Patreon will be a fun place to share cool stuff, creative stuff and create a great space for you to give feedback.

Upcoming dates:

Things greeting cards debut at Locus Awards 

Posted on June 21, 2017 by liz
At long last “a sad” greeting cards are for sale. They will debut this Saturday at the Locus Awards signing this weekend at the Best Western Executive Inn at 200 Taylor Avenue North, Seattle WA 98109. The signing is a short window, but check out who will be there! Saturday 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Autographing session with books available for purchase thanks to University Book Store. Signers include Liz Argall, Greg Bear, Annie Bellet, Robert Jackson Bennett, Neil Clarke, Daryl Gregory, Eileen Gunn, Randy Henderson, Scott James Magner, Julie McGalliard, Seanan McGuire, Raven Oak, Marco Palmieri, Adam Rakunas, Cat Rambo, Matt Ruff, Nisi Shawl, Patrick Swenson, Jack Skillingstead, Patrick Swenson, Bruce Taylor, Michael Damian Thomas, Carrie Vaughn, Connie Willis, Caroline M. Yoachim, and others TBA. http://locusmag.com/Magazine/2017LocusAwardsAd.html Prices at the signing! Greeting cards $3 each or two for $5 Postcards $1 Calendars free with purchase $10 and above or $5 by itself. Folks at the Locus Awards will get first bite, but I will post these to folks at this cost plus postage. You would be my first online sales that aren’t POD through a third party so it will be via emailing me what you want and PayPal 

More sketches of kind faces and a drawing give away!

Posted on June 5, 2017 by liz
I drew a lot at Wiscon. On the last day, I photographed J, for she was so fabulous and definitely had a leader of the rebellion vibe. If you sign up to my mailing list in June I will put you in the draw to win a free sketch like this one or the other ones I did at Wiscon (their readings were so lovely). If you are already on my mailing list, tell me the name of someone who you got to join the mailing list in June and you will get two virtual tickets in the draw! So yes if you sign up this month AND get someone else to sign up you could get three virtual tickets or more!  
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Mayara responds to “Monster Girls Don’t Cry” over at Uncanny Magazine

Posted on February 12, 2017 by liz
Mayara, the tamarin the size of a tamarind seed, brings you her response to “Monster Girls Don’t Cry” by Merc Rustad over at Uncanny Magazine. Go check it out! “Monster Girls Don’t Cry” contained a lot of what I was soul food to me when I was teen, speculative fiction with enough teeth, hope and strength. It reminded me of what Merc has said about her mission and vision when she writes stories (you can read more about that from my interview with her over at Lightspeed for her story “Finding Home”). Don’t forget to sign up for our e-postcards if you would like to get interesting doodles, sketches and links that only subscribers receive!

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Things 2017 Calendar, fabric, giftwrap or wallpaper!

Posted on December 1, 2016 by liz
It’s been a busy time at Things Without headquarters. We are proud to announce that 2017 calendars are now available on Spoonflower. It’s a teatowel! It’s a reminder of just a few of the interesting days throughout the year. 2017 calendar http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4748675 World Braille Day World Day of Social Justice Pi Day World Sparrow Day International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Poetry Day International Dance Day World Laughter Day World Refugee Day International Day of Friendship International Day of the World’s Indigenous People International Literacy Day World Teachers Day World Philosophy Day Human Rights Day World Peace Day
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