Pam Portland, novelist and blogger

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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I skipped the hillside view of our town’s fireworks display so that I could cradle my senior dog through her anxiety.

Every year, for five whole seconds, the US Air Force participates in a ceremonial fly-over of the B-1B Lancer bomber in the skies over our little town to celebrate our independence. Super symbolic this year.

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Vroom vroom! 🚗 C is for Car in today's #adventuresoflollipop alphabet post! #kids #kidlit #kidlitart #kidscomics #indiecomics #webcomicwednesday

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Hey Bluesky #writers, spread the word... #WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tonight at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us! Our topic will be: Let’s Be Careful Out There

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Sadly bringing ps43survives.com to a close today -- just can't afford to continue it. Still, if I have to close it down, this is where it should close: the spot where Letitia finally understands why she and the others are in such trouble.

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Resharing this since we need to meet our goal for Roses & Wildflowers: gofund.me/6a3d6930 #magazine #shortstories #poetry

Fuel Creativity: Roses & Wildflowers Magazine Issue #2, organized by Lezlie Kinyongofund.me (Starry the Steller's Jay, our inspiration) Hi! I'm the… Lezlie Kinyon needs your support for Fuel Creativity: Roses & Wildflowers Magazine Issue #2

Sold my Jeep today 🥹

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Here's what's happening for Adventures of Lollipop Comics this July! #adventuresoflollipop #July2024

Not sure what was the most stressful parts of the day for me vs my hubs: A) 2 hours spent moving his 5th wheel 50 yards B) 30+ miles of construction zones (mostly chip & seal) on our 6-hour road trip C) the <3 minutes he spent with me enjoying the backyard chiminea

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Educational comics and games for kids of all ages! 🍭 #adventuresoflollipop

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New York Times: Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Too Old For This Fight And Should Drop Out And Let Luke Or Possibly C3PO Replace Him For The Good Of The Galaxy

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On June 25, Ukrainian soldiers returned home after being released from Russian captivity. This is their physical state.

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The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans’ Understanding of the Wilderness www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...

The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans' Understanding of the Wildernesswww.smithsonianmag.com Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries

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Make no mistake — The Supreme Court just laid the groundwork to eliminate mifepristone. Their decision today to kill the Chevron doctrine means judges can now overrule federal agencies as much as they want. Including the FDA. Judges now get to decide which drugs are safe.

We have a motion-sensor lid on the kitchen trash can. It can be persnickety and occasionally delays opening when I have something icky in my hands. I cleaned it last night and set it in the utility room. It has been opening and closing every few minutes all night. Not creepy at all.

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An adventure ... a three-hour Indian science fiction movie. We'll see how this goes

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Biden in NC today: "I know I'm not a young man. I don't walk as easy as I used to. I don't speak as smoothly as I used to ... [but] I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. I know how to do this job ... I know like millions of Americans know, when you get knocked down you get back up!"

"When you get knocked down you get back up!"www.youtube.com YouTube video by C-SPAN

The doves and the blue jays hanging out at the feeder

To me, this is the most telling moment of the debate: all his dysfunctional family and co-conspirators and fellow felons and crooked cronies, and this guy is still all alone. This is his reality.

Trump strides off alone, Jill comes onstage and embraces Joe, because he is capable of love

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My productivity level dropped from 8 to 0 in the past hour.

Slept poorly. Fell back asleep this morning, & had a vivid series of dreams dealing w/: - making do at work w/ a swapped out phone - prepping for a website analysis in an important meeting - missing the meeting bc I witnessed a roll-over accident & served as the first responder Can’t I just sleep?

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Thanks for joining us tonight #WriteStuff! Please share this chat w/ new members of the Writing Community. We'll be back at it again next Tuesday at 9 pm ET. Until then, happy writing!

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Wanna see the first 1-3-5 triple play in 95 years

Phillies record first 1-3-5 TRIPLE PLAY since 1929 🔥 | ESPN MLBwww.youtube.com The Philadelphia Phillies record an incredibly rare 1-3-5 triple play vs. the Detroit Tigers, the first since 1929 and third in MLB history. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to MLB on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNMLB ✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV

I put on my pajamas. I decided to sit up in bed. I scootched down in bed. I decided to lie on my side. I might fall asleep before 1900.

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Who’s excited for tonight? We will have our regular #WriteStuff chat at 9 PM EST. Our tentative theme is travel!

Google sent me a reminder to update the hours on my former employer’s business. No one ever changed it to the summer hours back in April (or removed my access). Reaffirms that I really wasn’t a valuable employee if ignoring the business is the standard to be achieved.

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It's the start of a whole new #adventuresoflollipop #alphabet ! This summer, Lollipop and friends are on the go in a new alphabet all about transportation. A is for #ambulance in today's post! #kids #kidlit #kidlitart #kidscomics #indiecomics

I finally decided this was the year I was going to watch the post-DiNozzo NCIS, but it turns out only through season 15 is on Netflix, so I’m done enough.