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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger

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Fifty states in the rear view mirror and Hundreds of blog posts ahead of me. Find my real-life adventures and my #OnTheForest novels at PamPortland.org

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · Oct 11

I wrote four novels.
They live here: pamportland.org/ontheforest/

the cover of “The Lumberjack” - a novel by Pam Portland

the cover of “Their Secret” - a novel by Pam Portland

the cover of “Waldeinsamkeit” - a novel by Pam Portland

the cover of “A Girl Who Could Burn” - a novel by Pam Portland

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 54m

I can’t take credit for this one, but I will say, the yellow birds are pretty cool.

A yellow bird sits on a feeder and the coloring around its eyes makes it look like it’s wearing sunglasses.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

💙⚾️ #RaysUp

A wide view of Tropicana Field, before batting practice begins, from behind a teenage boy wearing an Orlando Rays jersey.

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 3h

Adorable! I love the pesky!

But c’mon, 2016 was w/in the past decade. That’s not an eternity, (even if it feels like it in our everyday lives). Why does every article fixate on that? It’s the tightest, toughest division in MLB. There will be stretches w/out a DLS title.

Jays if it can’t be Rays!💙⚾️

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 5h

This didn’t show up in my Discover feed, so I’m dropping it here for others to discover.
#comet #interstellar

'Closest view' yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by Mars orbiter

The European Space Agency's ExoMars orbiter has captured the closest view yet of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The images reveal the comet's bright coma but show no signs of a tail.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 12h

Oh, yes, 2008 was a good playoff year. It was the first year the Rays went to the WS. They only won Game 2 of 5 v the Phillies, tho.

I was there. 💙

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 13h

Ping me if you need betas!

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 15h

Yup. There's sprite in the future for hubs, too.

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

Any chance that he’s trying to play it close to the vest in case the 25th Amendment becomes a thing and he’s vying for the big chair?

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Dog Desk Animal Action @dogdeskaction.bsky.social · 1d

Our clinic work is paused due to eye-watering debt. Then this young girl came in with a broken leg. What could we do? How can we say no? 💔

No credit lines left, no idea how we’ll pay, but we took her in. Please keep her and us in your prayers. I’m very worried 🙏🐾

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

At some point in my history, I accidentally put three suspects in the envelope, but no weapon or room. My children issued a lifetime ban against me that is still in full effect.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 1d

If you are in the Bay Area, there will be another human banner in San Francisco on Oct. 18 No Kings Day.

human-banners-at-ocean-beach.org

10.18.2025

WE SAY

NO KINGS

(IMAGE OF CROWN CROSSED OUT)

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

Earlier this year I borrowed Matthew Perry’s autobiography from LibbyApp.com from my public library. It was read by the author, and he talked about how much he wanted to live. Kind of broke me up.

I recently finished The Third Gilmore Girl, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Delightful!

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

#WriteStuff
IDEA LINK: Let someone read the Desiderata to you, and you’re welcome!

Desiderata - A Life Changing Poem for Hard Times

YouTube video by RedFrost Motivation

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

Thank you! My younger son told me this week that his older brother was "old and boring." I asked what that made me and he said, "Old."

But at least I'm not boring. 🤷‍♀️

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

I don't know what I want to be, but I do know I don't want to be a pheasant. #WriteStuff

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

Welcome to all the new #WriteStuff voices tonight, and all the voices who are with me year over year. And one final sentence from my favorite poem, “Be yourself.”

winnie the pooh giving a thumbs up and a quote from christopher robin

ALT: winnie the pooh giving a thumbs up and a quote from christopher robin

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

#WriteStuff #Shameless #SelfPromo
Leveling up on the road

The Long Road To Florida

The Last Florida Odyssey For someone who lived in Florida for much of her adulthood, my additional addresses frequently took me out of the Sunshine State. During two of those times, I made epic jou…

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

#WriteStuff A6: Having my person brings me a shit ton of joy, and a lot of other emotions. Having a person is intense.

A smaller clay figure is hugging a larger clay figure, and both are smiling. The text reads, When your weird sould finds another weird soul and you're just two weird little souls having fun on this earth together."

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

#WriteStuff A5: I would want to be a bird. When I was a kid, I could fly in my dreams. It was pretty fabulous, and I still remember how it felt. I recently experienced a massive migration firsthand, and my answer emphatically remains unchanged.

A flock of black birds take off from a wooded field.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

#WriteStuff A4: For my entire adulthood until the last decade, my plan was to raise my kids. I made no plans for myself, so my plans are still up in the air. I do have two or three novels up my sleeves.

a jack o ' lantern in front of a burger king drive thru

ALT: a jack o ' lantern in front of a burger king drive thru

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

We've become particularly close since I lost my dog (his bff). He follows me everywhere. #WriteStuff

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

I knew many folks there. That was the better school to be sure. #WriteStuff

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

#WriteStuff A3: Seeing all fifty states – and everything I saw on my way to number fifty. You’d think my greatest writing achievement is my blog about all 50 states, but it’s actually those four copyrights I hold on my novels.

A black, white, and gray map of the United States with the text, "Project 50" and overstamped with "Completed."

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

I only lived there for a year and a half during college. I don't hail from there.

I do have three blog posts about my three semesters there. I was not by best self. #WriteStuff

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

#WriteStuff
IDEA LINK: Learn about the Desiderata

Desiderata - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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