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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger

@pamportland.org
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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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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 20h
The only person who needed “rehabilitation” in today's hearing was my colleague who didn’t know the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes. Don't try to distract the American people from rising costs and people losing their health care, especially if you don't have your facts straight.
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The Delightfully Dark @thedlitefullydark.bsky.social · 21h
As much as I adore the true genius and absurdity behind Nigel Thornberry, I am very partial to the butler from Clue. #writestuff I'm sorry he is just as posh and unhinged as he is dead sexy in that film.
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Tim Curry Grinning with Broom
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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 21h
Think I'm joking about the honorary Muppet status? #WriteStuff
The Muppets' social media paying tribute to Tim Curry: "Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry."
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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight
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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 22h
Our #WriteStuff chat starts soon, at 9 PM EST! This week's theme? Time for Tim Curry. Join us if you miss him too 💔
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Tim Curry
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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow, WriteStuff will have our weekly chat at 9 PM EST. We paid homage to Dolly Parton, so we are ending September with a homage to another great we lost: Time for Tim Curry. #WriteStuff
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 27/09/2026
I always said I wished I was Donna, but I was probably Margaret. This week hubs said I’m Debbie. I’m good with this.
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Pres Bartlett: Are You Kidding Me?
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 27/09/2026
Moonrise in my yard
A full moon rises between several evergreens which are illuminated by the setting sun and a single floodlight.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026
🚨 TEXAS PEEPS, CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION. A DPS screwup left voter registration applications sitting unprocessed for months. The deadline to register is October 5. Don’t find out at the ballot box that you’re not registered. CHECK IT NOW. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Cookie!” 🍪 IG: @cookiemonster www.instagram.com/cookiemonste...
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On day in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first National Monument in the United States!
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Julie Bihn, author of Titanic Voyage @juliebihn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Proposed prompts for October #TimeTravelAuthors. Please let me know if you spot any errors! @ewanstone.uk, please pay special attention that I got your question adequate! Other people's questions will be spread across coming months.
Draft form:

#TimeTravelAuthors
October 2026

1. 	Introduce your story (optional: spooky and/or like a Twilight Zone episode)
3.	Saturday excerpt (optional word: ghost/spirit)
5.	Does anyone see any important and/or historic events?
7.	Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: embarrass)
9.	Most cynical character
11.	A non-book example of time travel that stands out to you? (Ewan Stone)
13. 	Would you like to be friends/hang out with any of your characters?
15.	Weirdest marketing idea that worked
17. 	Saturday excerpt (optional word: trick/treat)
19. 	Would the story change substantially if the protagonist (or whole cast) was another gender? (QuasiTemporal)
21. 	Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: alone/haunt)
23. 	Any monsters in your story?
25.	Most and/or least attractive characters
27.	Do any characters play pranks/tricks?
29.	A scary moment (post-sized)
31.	Author's choice/promo

All time-travel authors and published works, WIPs, etc. welcome!
To join, just answer the prompts on odd days, using the hashtag #TimeTravelAuthors
Even days are for posting what you like!
Questions? @juliebihn.bsky.social or @juliebihn.mastodon.social
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 24/09/2026
I went to the book store today to pick up the three books I ordered. I left with five books in my new reusable bag that has pictures of books on it.
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Mg Books Animation
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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please keep me in your thoughts. Nothing's wrong, I just want you to think of me when your kids need new books. #adventuresoflollipop www.instagram.com/p/DdmHNn0xvtW/
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Cori Palladium @coripalladium.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#WriteStuff I have a dedicated art account @palladium-art.bsky.social but be warned, that is 18+ only But if you don't want to follow that, I still post a lot of my art here. Follow me for more pictures of the prettiest chune in the Calibarkian Desert.
A blonde Chunish woman with makeup on holding her skirt.
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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yup, I have! :) #writestuff
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good morning 💙 I absolutely LOVE this initiative from celeb activists/resisters. Following their, and Major Watson's, example: Lets all take the oath and add our voice! "Without any mental reservation"! #WeThePeople #StopTrump #ImpeachConvictRemove #resist #GTS
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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hey Bluesky #writers, spread the word... #WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tomorrow at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us! Our topic will be: A Story in Pictures (with a special guest!)
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Cute Baby Eating Lollipop
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 22/09/2026
My local book store called me yesterday. Three of my books are ready for pick up! 📚 Walking over in my lunch break today to pick them up. 🚶🏼‍♀️
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Brad Batt for Tennessee State House @bradbatt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Washington County didn't vote to be surveilled by their government 24/7. These cameras log people going to work, school, church, the doctor—everywhere they go. It's a huge invasion of privacy and a breach of our 4th Amendment. All done without warrants, guardrails, or oversight.
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 17/09/2026
When you and your husband are in two different states, but seeing the same thing. 💕🌅
Wyoming sunriseMontana sunrise
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Perfection #SlowDownAI
Bloper New Yorker Cartoon

Car flies over cliff 

Caption: "Maybe we should slow down until they get some guardrails installed."
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 16/09/2026
Here’s a bit of nature for your midweek.
A bee sleeps on a flowerA flock of starlings fly over a pine tree. Starlings fly towards the sunset.A tiny spider on a flower.
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Toni D @heyitsmetonid.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oh yeah! I'm also doing a 30-day writing challenge. For 30 days, I'm posting a single prompt. Share or don't share. It's really just for fun & practice.
16:9 PNG tricolored graphic that says, "Toni D Presents: The 30 Day Writing Challenge. Prompt #: You struggle to find a birthday gift for your friend."
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Toni D @heyitsmetonid.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Everything I am working on can be found here: heyitsmetonid.com
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Kevin Wayne Williams @kww.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Personal self-promotion this week: in the last few weeks, I have reached 66 years of age, 42 years of sobriety, and survived two weeks of chemotherapy. It's been a lot.
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 16/09/2026
Check out a great Instagram profile that’s fabulously Canadian!
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 16/09/2026
There's something special about @lollipopcomics.bsky.social! #WriteStuff
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Trending Tags (Beta) @trendtags.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🔥 BlueSky trending hashtags (30m): #kidlitchat #art #quemamacuida #dwts #bb28 #furry #oc #nsfw #writestuff #hazbinhotel #gamedev #aiイラスト #photography #terriblecomictuesday #nature
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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#WriteStuff Q1 Do you generallly prefer you protagonist to have a specific, named adversary?
Do you generallly prefer you protagonist to have a specific, named adversary?
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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tonight on #WriteStuff, a classic topic: antagonists. The discussion begins at 9pm New York City Time.
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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Some comic printing rules I completely ignore. #adventuresoflollipop
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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
500 followers! Thank you, Bluesky!
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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Here are some reasons to follow or unfollow me! #adventuresoflollipop
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
BREAKING: Our banned interview with Kimmel generated 6 million views on YouTube.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 11/09/2026
Bought three books online last night from independent booksellers. One was originally published about 115 years ago, the other two in the 1800s. There are alternatives.
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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You can find Dolly Parton and many other music legends in my book Lollipop's Moments in Music! #writestuff www.adventuresoflollipop.com
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026
For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs
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September 11 Docs
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The Delightfully Dark @thedlitefullydark.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Well...
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Dolly Parton: 'I'm Proud Of You'
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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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: Hooray for Dolly
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Dolly Parton's Surprised Look
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 08/09/2026
Finally saw me a grizzle bear in Yellowstone (well, just outside the park, but close enough)
A grizzly bear  up a hillside
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 06/09/2026
This guy. And those mountains.
An English Bulldog closes its eyes while stopping to view granite peaks
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 03/09/2026
Next to the garage where I park
Looking up at a giant construction crane against a sky of cirrocumulus clouds
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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hey Bluesky #writers, spread the word... #WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat on Tuesday at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us! Our topic will be: Hooray for Dolly
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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Here's a fun video of my fam and I (and one of our market friends) recommending our fave #adventuresoflollipop books for back to school! #writestuff www.instagram.com/p/DcouPpvs89-/
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Jennifer Cuthbert Lam on Instagram: "Our recommended #adventuresoflollipop reads for #backtoschool ! Find all these titles and more on Saturdays at @georgetownfarmersmarket or order on our website www...
16 likes, 0 comments - adventuresoflollipop on August 29, 2026: "Our recommended #adventuresoflollipop reads for #backtoschool ! Find all these titles and more on Saturdays at @georgetownfarmersmarket...
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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A6 As I mentioned in one of the other questions, I got nominated for the very first Confluence Awards for creators in Canada. It was really cool to be there for the first year, and I met some really cool people. I hope to be nominated again next year (and win!) #writestuff
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 02/09/2026
FedEx: Your package was delivered. Narrator: …to someone else’s house.
A picture of a box in front of a house that is nowhere in the vicinity of my house.
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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This evening at 9 PM EST, our #WriteStuff chat will cover the final 2026 quarter, aka the last four months of the year. Bring your minds and your hearts to temper ambitions and goals. #WriteStuff
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4th Quarter Football: Tre Mason's Play
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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 01/09/2026
Just a little Tuesday
A vibrant sunrise over a river
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