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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 18h

Happened to catch a flock of migrating birds before they left town

A cluster of hundreds of birds in flight above the treetops.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 18h

Lots of favs, but his being unfazed by the Grand Tetons is just so him, and fits with the vibe of this thread.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 07/10/2026

Thanks to out #WriteStuff loyalists. We’re so glad you joined us! Here's a picture I took today on my drive home. Enjoy just one day in autumn!

A tree with both green and golden leaves and blue sky behind it.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 07/10/2026

#WriteStuff A6: It certainly negatively affects my willingness to stay up late when I have not gotten enough sleep. I’ve actually fallen asleep trying to write and the results are, well, as expected.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 07/10/2026

#WriteStuff A5: I once added in the moment when a spacecraft landed on an asteroid to bring back soil samples – November 2014.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 07/10/2026

#WriteStuff A4: I wonder if there’s a quirk about the vehicle that recurs, and the driver knows how to manage the oddity. I wrote this idea into my current novel rolling out on my website, but that scene does not appear until January.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 07/10/2026

#WriteStuff A3: I once saw a man riding a bicycle with a fish tank under his arm. Why?

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 07/10/2026

#WriteStuff A2: In my third (sort of my second) novel, there’s a birth during a bombing.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 07/10/2026

#WriteStuff A1: I recently finished "A Tale of Two Cities" and for all the death, it’s full of beautiful, glorious prose.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 07/10/2026

Hi #WriteStuff! I’m Pam Portland and one day, shortly after the weather turned, I witnessed several unique, distinct autumnal moments that stuck with me. I’ll share them over the next hour.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 06/10/2026

#TimeTravelAuthors #Day5 Yes, in fact, my FMC nudges one of the MMCs to proceed with what will become one of the most significant elections in American history.

Time Travel Authors – 5 October prompt: Does anyone see any important and/or historic events?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

AI isn't reliable enough to get even a hamburger order right, but reckless Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing to expand artificial intelligence across the U.S. military, including AI-enabled targeting. "Would you like fries with that obliterated girls' school?"

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 04/10/2026

Thank you! September absolutely got away from me.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 04/10/2026

#TimeTravelAuthors #Day3 The mind and spirit of this man, whose strength and swagger mesmerized me, proved equal in dancing as in his aim.

Time Travel Authors – 3 October prompt: Saturday excerpt (optional word: ghost/spirit)

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

NEW JACKSON AD: "This is for the folks who work 80 hours a week like I did. We carry this state on our backs. Mainers are proud, hard workers. They carry this state, like I will in the Senate. It's time your hard work pays off." #momsky#sheshed

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 04/10/2026

Nice to see the Trop all healed from Mother Nature’s wrath.

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Jim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 04/10/2026

#RaysUp #October First time in Yankees post-season franchise history (447 games) that the pinstripes have ZERO hits through 6 innings.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 03/10/2026

Yardwork for me and the bees (I planted bulbs with the final result being just dirt, so no pix).

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You can read Jamal’s work here. It was the honor of my life to have been his editor at the Washington Post. Rest in peace, Jamal. And I’m sorry the Washington Post opinions page ended up betraying what we both stood for. www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-...

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Opinion | Read Jamal Khashoggi’s columns for The Washington Post

Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who Turkish officials say was killed in Istanbul after walking into the consulate of Saudi Arabia, had been writing a column for The Post since last year.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 01/10/2026

The cameras are on top of the vehicles. They are having to trim neighborhood trees in our nearby city to keep from damaging the cameras. What chuckleheads didn’t think that through?

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 30/09/2026

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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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

Thank you @priyajsridhar.bsky.social What a wonderful reminder of how to be a success even without being typical and ordinary! #WriteStuff

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

Yup. I had a single three years after the twins for a different couple.

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The Delightfully Dark @thedlitefullydark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

ALT: Tim Curry Grinning with Broom

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

A7: Tim Curry in Clue! The Butler wasn't in the board game, and yet he's incredibly memorable in the film. #WriteStuff

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

A6: People are always surprised when they find out I was a surrogate and had twins more than 2 decades ago. Not writing related, but still, it's part of my history. #WriteStuff

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

A5: Hunt for Red October: "You will receive the Order of Lenin for this, Captain!" I use it when I've done something not at all deserving of kudos. #WriteStuff

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

Same. I'm 99.5% certain no one has read my novels.

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

A4: I'd love to say that there's been a time, but I , too, am hoping for posthumous accolades. #WriteStuff

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

A2: I always hope people will say I represented nature at its best with my writing. #WriteStuff

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

How is it already October? It was March like three weeks ago!

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 30/09/2026

A1: Ugh, not nearly enough. I just requested two days off work and I plan to spend 4/5 of it finally investing in my craft. #WriteStuff

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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 · 30/09/2026

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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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?

ALT: Pres Bartlett: Are You Kidding Me?

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