Pam Portland, novelist and blogger
@pamportland.org
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
Hundreds of blog posts ahead of me.
Find my real-life adventures and my #OnTheForest novels at PamPortland.org
Pinned
I wrote four novels.
They live here: pamportland.org/ontheforest/
They live here: pamportland.org/ontheforest/
I had a visitor at my WFH office today.
December 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I had a visitor at my WFH office today.
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Might I suggest…
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Might I suggest…
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Combatting enshittification one click at a time: 1) Spotify is a terrible service which pays artists poorly and engages in algorithms that, over time, limit choice. Consider instead Tidal (better) or Qobuz (best, for now). 2) Want a book? Don't order from Amazon. Instead...
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
bookshop.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Combatting enshittification one click at a time: 1) Spotify is a terrible service which pays artists poorly and engages in algorithms that, over time, limit choice. Consider instead Tidal (better) or Qobuz (best, for now). 2) Want a book? Don't order from Amazon. Instead...
Some gift ideas for the #WritingCommunity
12 Days of Christmas Gifts for Writers
Looking for Christmas gifts for writers? Discover 12 days of cozy, practical, and eco-friendly gift ideas—from books to candles to planners.
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Some gift ideas for the #WritingCommunity
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Every year for the last several, I've put together a bookish gift guide where everything is under $30. Here's your gifts for readers on a budget guide for 2025: bookriot.com/gifts-for-re...
The Best Bookish Gifts For Under $30
Looking for the best bookish gifts for readers and you're on a budget? Check out these bookish goods for under $30.
bookriot.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Every year for the last several, I've put together a bookish gift guide where everything is under $30. Here's your gifts for readers on a budget guide for 2025: bookriot.com/gifts-for-re...
Took full advantage of the long weekend (and the sub-zero temps) to just be at home.
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Took full advantage of the long weekend (and the sub-zero temps) to just be at home.
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day1 ‘Twas the night before the semester and all through the scene, a college professor discovers her bro spent the summer building a time machine. The theories were hung ‘round the lab without care in hopes that the success soon would be there.
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day1 ‘Twas the night before the semester and all through the scene, a college professor discovers her bro spent the summer building a time machine. The theories were hung ‘round the lab without care in hopes that the success soon would be there.
Come join the #TimeTravelAuthors fun in December!
Hey #TimeTravelAuthors, if you're posting to both Mastodon and Bluesky for December 🙋♀️ and want to include the prompt image, here you go!
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Come join the #TimeTravelAuthors fun in December!
For anyone else like me who didn't leave the house for #SmallBusinessSaturday, you can still get free shipping today from a shiny, new independent bookstore!
I just picked up two titles as a gift for... me! Merry Christmas!
I just picked up two titles as a gift for... me! Merry Christmas!
Hey if anyone is holiday shopping for gifts & you’d like shop local—my blue dot friend Mary is opening a book store in very red Albermarle, North Carolina.
The storefront isn’t opened yet but you can purchase thru her Bookshop page. Free shipping thru Sunday!
bookshop.org/shop/whatsit
The storefront isn’t opened yet but you can purchase thru her Bookshop page. Free shipping thru Sunday!
bookshop.org/shop/whatsit
Whatsit Books Bookshop
Whatsit Books is a new neighborhood bookshop, coming soon to Albemarle, NC! While our physical space isn’t open yet, you can support us now by ordering all your TBRs from Bookshop. Stay tuned as we bu...
bookshop.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
For anyone else like me who didn't leave the house for #SmallBusinessSaturday, you can still get free shipping today from a shiny, new independent bookstore!
I just picked up two titles as a gift for... me! Merry Christmas!
I just picked up two titles as a gift for... me! Merry Christmas!
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Seems bad
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Seems bad
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"NorthWestern Energy signed on to provide up to 1,000 MW of power — or nearly all of the utility’s generating capacity — to Quantica Infrastructure’s AI data center under development in Montana’s Yellowstone County." #mtpol
The big data center buildup - High Country News
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
www.hcn.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"NorthWestern Energy signed on to provide up to 1,000 MW of power — or nearly all of the utility’s generating capacity — to Quantica Infrastructure’s AI data center under development in Montana’s Yellowstone County." #mtpol
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For those of you who don't want to leave your home to buy books but would rather not buy from Amazon:
Yes, I am a bookshop.org affiliate. This means that if you make a purchase through my shop, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
#booksky #bookshoporg
Yes, I am a bookshop.org affiliate. This means that if you make a purchase through my shop, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
#booksky #bookshoporg
Witty and Sarcastic Book Picks Bookshop
Hello Reader,I am the creator of the Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub blog. As an avid reader, I tend to shout about my favorite books to anyone who will listen (I also shout to people who won't listen). ...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For those of you who don't want to leave your home to buy books but would rather not buy from Amazon:
Yes, I am a bookshop.org affiliate. This means that if you make a purchase through my shop, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
#booksky #bookshoporg
Yes, I am a bookshop.org affiliate. This means that if you make a purchase through my shop, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
#booksky #bookshoporg
Why wait for the solstice? Winter is here. (F°)
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Why wait for the solstice? Winter is here. (F°)
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day29
Checking in on the status of my writing, I’ve decided to punt on my #TimeTravel adventure in 2025 and jump into 2026 with a goal of writing 50% of the draft. We’ll see…
Checking in on the status of my writing, I’ve decided to punt on my #TimeTravel adventure in 2025 and jump into 2026 with a goal of writing 50% of the draft. We’ll see…
November 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day29
Checking in on the status of my writing, I’ve decided to punt on my #TimeTravel adventure in 2025 and jump into 2026 with a goal of writing 50% of the draft. We’ll see…
Checking in on the status of my writing, I’ve decided to punt on my #TimeTravel adventure in 2025 and jump into 2026 with a goal of writing 50% of the draft. We’ll see…
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Looking for a snow dog of your own?
Chester is available for adoption from @youngatheartpets.bsky.social in Woodstock, IL!
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Chester is available for adoption from @youngatheartpets.bsky.social in Woodstock, IL!
adoptaseniorpet.com/adopt/availa...
Snow Day! Chester is loving it!!
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Looking for a snow dog of your own?
Chester is available for adoption from @youngatheartpets.bsky.social in Woodstock, IL!
adoptaseniorpet.com/adopt/availa...
Chester is available for adoption from @youngatheartpets.bsky.social in Woodstock, IL!
adoptaseniorpet.com/adopt/availa...
Bookshop.org!
I’ve bought books from small stores in Connecticut and Washington through their website.
5/5 Highly recommend!
I’ve bought books from small stores in Connecticut and Washington through their website.
5/5 Highly recommend!
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bookshop.org!
I’ve bought books from small stores in Connecticut and Washington through their website.
5/5 Highly recommend!
I’ve bought books from small stores in Connecticut and Washington through their website.
5/5 Highly recommend!
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wut
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear does it make a sound?
#mtpol quit wasting time and tax dollars on b.s.
dailyinterlake.com/news/2025/no...
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear does it make a sound?
#mtpol quit wasting time and tax dollars on b.s.
dailyinterlake.com/news/2025/no...
Montana again ponders moving up its presidential primary
Tired of being one of the very last states to vote in primary presidential elections, Montana is again debating whether it should go to the polls in early spring or even late winter.
dailyinterlake.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
wut
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear does it make a sound?
#mtpol quit wasting time and tax dollars on b.s.
dailyinterlake.com/news/2025/no...
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear does it make a sound?
#mtpol quit wasting time and tax dollars on b.s.
dailyinterlake.com/news/2025/no...
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Black Friday savings are here! 🎁 Find great books for everyone on your list, and save 40% with code HHOL25. Plus, enjoy free shipping on your $50+ order!
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November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Black Friday savings are here! 🎁 Find great books for everyone on your list, and save 40% with code HHOL25. Plus, enjoy free shipping on your $50+ order!
www.press.jhu.edu/bo...
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This is Uno. He's here to let you know The Farmer's Dog is giving your dog a free box of fresh food today! The meals are pre-portioned for your dog's specific needs and delivered right to your door. Get your FREE first box below! (While supplies last. Terms apply) #ad
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November 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is Uno. He's here to let you know The Farmer's Dog is giving your dog a free box of fresh food today! The meals are pre-portioned for your dog's specific needs and delivered right to your door. Get your FREE first box below! (While supplies last. Terms apply) #ad
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OK, introduce yourself with five musicals you’ve seen:
Spamalot
Jekyll and Hyde
Chess
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
and
Fiddler on the Roof (with Topal!)
Spamalot
Jekyll and Hyde
Chess
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
and
Fiddler on the Roof (with Topal!)
OK but nevermind concerts, introduce yourself with five musicals you’ve seen:
Annie
Camelot
Phantom of the Opera (5x in Toronto and once on tour)
Les Mis (twice on tour)
The Sound of Music (OK so it was a community theater production and my 2nd cousin played Maria but it was good!)
Spamalot!
Annie
Camelot
Phantom of the Opera (5x in Toronto and once on tour)
Les Mis (twice on tour)
The Sound of Music (OK so it was a community theater production and my 2nd cousin played Maria but it was good!)
Spamalot!
OK but nevermind concerts, introduce yourself with five musicals you've seen:
Cats
Phantom of the Opera (twice!)
Starlight Express
Les Misérables
Cats
Phantom of the Opera (twice!)
Starlight Express
Les Misérables
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
OK, introduce yourself with five musicals you’ve seen:
Spamalot
Jekyll and Hyde
Chess
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
and
Fiddler on the Roof (with Topal!)
Spamalot
Jekyll and Hyde
Chess
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
and
Fiddler on the Roof (with Topal!)
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Today is the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. You’re familiar with it by now, of course, but... well, it never hurts to be reminded, does it?
Sesame Street - Mahna Mahna (1969)
YouTube video by Tiny Dancer
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November 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Today is the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. You’re familiar with it by now, of course, but... well, it never hurts to be reminded, does it?
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They went into the crawl space and found the infestation.
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
They went into the crawl space and found the infestation.
Wishing all my followers not in the U.S. a happy Thursday!
a cup of flowers that says happy thursday on it
Alt: a cup of flowers that says happy thursday on it
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November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Wishing all my followers not in the U.S. a happy Thursday!
Ugh, I did not publish my books.
Instead, I copyrighted them and then posted them to my website as serials (a la Charles Dickens).
My 4th title, “A Girl Who Could Burn,” starts rolling out in January.
pamportland.org/ontheforest/
Instead, I copyrighted them and then posted them to my website as serials (a la Charles Dickens).
My 4th title, “A Girl Who Could Burn,” starts rolling out in January.
pamportland.org/ontheforest/
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ugh, I did not publish my books.
Instead, I copyrighted them and then posted them to my website as serials (a la Charles Dickens).
My 4th title, “A Girl Who Could Burn,” starts rolling out in January.
pamportland.org/ontheforest/
Instead, I copyrighted them and then posted them to my website as serials (a la Charles Dickens).
My 4th title, “A Girl Who Could Burn,” starts rolling out in January.
pamportland.org/ontheforest/