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
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.
More places to find the author:
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
More places to find the author:
Might I suggest…
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Might I suggest…
Same! I have a White House Christmas ornament and it is the only one I left in the box of decorations.
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Same! I have a White House Christmas ornament and it is the only one I left in the box of decorations.
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.
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…
Safe to say, no. But I did a one-night stand (or so he thought) and ten years later we’re sitting having wine in the home we bought a couple years after we married. It’s a good story, so run with whatever you’ve got going on there.
November 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Safe to say, no. But I did a one-night stand (or so he thought) and ten years later we’re sitting having wine in the home we bought a couple years after we married. It’s a good story, so run with whatever you’ve got going on there.
What is that last thing?
This one says it all:
This one says it all:
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
What is that last thing?
This one says it all:
This one says it all:
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/
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day27
He folded the screen in half to the best of his ability banging it into the wall and leaving the clothing remnants squished into its folds. He tipped the faux wall against the edge of the windowsill and ignored the new mess as much as everything else in his workspace.
He folded the screen in half to the best of his ability banging it into the wall and leaving the clothing remnants squished into its folds. He tipped the faux wall against the edge of the windowsill and ignored the new mess as much as everything else in his workspace.
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day27
He folded the screen in half to the best of his ability banging it into the wall and leaving the clothing remnants squished into its folds. He tipped the faux wall against the edge of the windowsill and ignored the new mess as much as everything else in his workspace.
He folded the screen in half to the best of his ability banging it into the wall and leaving the clothing remnants squished into its folds. He tipped the faux wall against the edge of the windowsill and ignored the new mess as much as everything else in his workspace.
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
A little Thanksgiving turf war between a turkey and, well, another turkey
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A little Thanksgiving turf war between a turkey and, well, another turkey
A2: I’m grateful for the time I spent at Glacier Bay. Due to weather, it’s not a shoe-in that you’ll get to sail into the bay, so I’m grateful for having seen it in person. #ParkChat
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A2: I’m grateful for the time I spent at Glacier Bay. Due to weather, it’s not a shoe-in that you’ll get to sail into the bay, so I’m grateful for having seen it in person. #ParkChat
A6: This may be a bit out of left field, but I'm partial to Clark Day (July 25). It's when William Clark signed his name on Pompey's PIllar in 1806 - stil visible today. #WriteStuff
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A6: This may be a bit out of left field, but I'm partial to Clark Day (July 25). It's when William Clark signed his name on Pompey's PIllar in 1806 - stil visible today. #WriteStuff
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
One of my last late-autumn tasks was to clean out all the vacated bird houses so they’ll be ready for new arrivals next spring.
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
One of my last late-autumn tasks was to clean out all the vacated bird houses so they’ll be ready for new arrivals next spring.
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day23
There are times when Patrick could be perceived as a turkey, but if so, he’s a hawk in turkey feathers.
There are times when Patrick could be perceived as a turkey, but if so, he’s a hawk in turkey feathers.
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day23
There are times when Patrick could be perceived as a turkey, but if so, he’s a hawk in turkey feathers.
There are times when Patrick could be perceived as a turkey, but if so, he’s a hawk in turkey feathers.
Forecast calls for winter later this week, so I’m spending the last day of the spring-summer-autumn season outside on my bench with an ice tea, a book of Montana poetry (signed by the author!) from our public library, and a beautiful view.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Forecast calls for winter later this week, so I’m spending the last day of the spring-summer-autumn season outside on my bench with an ice tea, a book of Montana poetry (signed by the author!) from our public library, and a beautiful view.
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day21
As long as it’s taken me to research this book I have learned so much about my favorite period in time, that I’m thankful for the joy of learning.
As long as it’s taken me to research this book I have learned so much about my favorite period in time, that I’m thankful for the joy of learning.
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors #Day21
As long as it’s taken me to research this book I have learned so much about my favorite period in time, that I’m thankful for the joy of learning.
As long as it’s taken me to research this book I have learned so much about my favorite period in time, that I’m thankful for the joy of learning.
