Lauren C. Teffeau
@teffeau.bsky.social
Writer | ACCELERATED GROWTH ENVIRONMENT - Spring 2026 w/ @ShirakiPress.com | A HUNGER WITH NO NAME w/ @Utampapress.bsky.social | Award-nominated IMPLANTED w/ @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social | Rep: @gabrielle-h.bsky.social | she/her | www.laurencteffeau.com
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Lauren C. Teffeau
@teffeau.bsky.social
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A Hunger With No Name by Lauren C. Teffeau - University of Tampa Press
“Lauren C. Teffeau’s A Hunger with No Name is a powerful story of survival—personal, ecological, and cultural—in the presence of overwhelming technological power. The textures and politics of Teffeau’...
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Hello, new followers! I'm a sf/f writer from NM. My latest is an eco fantasy novella from University of Tampa Press. Think the movie Metropolis set in the desert but instead of labor rights it's water rights. Plus automata, alien goats, & stories written in the stars! utampapress.org/product/a-hu...
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I'm seeing the discourse happening right now, and I would like to gently remind everyone that libraries still exist.
I know! I know! It feels like all good things have been dismantled in this the year of our Lord 2025, but libraries are, in fact, still in existence.
I know! I know! It feels like all good things have been dismantled in this the year of our Lord 2025, but libraries are, in fact, still in existence.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm seeing the discourse happening right now, and I would like to gently remind everyone that libraries still exist.
I know! I know! It feels like all good things have been dismantled in this the year of our Lord 2025, but libraries are, in fact, still in existence.
I know! I know! It feels like all good things have been dismantled in this the year of our Lord 2025, but libraries are, in fact, still in existence.
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This is one of the most profound statements & pieces of wisdom I've ever seen in a meme 🖤
Go enjoy the forest, for the Wolf is always near. 🐿️🍁🐺
Go enjoy the forest, for the Wolf is always near. 🐿️🍁🐺
![There is no moral
The wolf eats you one day
And until it does
The forest is beautiful
[Collage of a forest with a picture of red riding hood and the wolf in a circled close up]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tcvpjkdcsdotgvcgdf6epyoe/bafkreid2swc7pkhtfwjjacunslkfar77cbxz3repztkebse4vaojhifwqu@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is one of the most profound statements & pieces of wisdom I've ever seen in a meme 🖤
Go enjoy the forest, for the Wolf is always near. 🐿️🍁🐺
Go enjoy the forest, for the Wolf is always near. 🐿️🍁🐺
ICYMI!
Happy to announce I'm now represented by @gabrielle-h.bsky.social with Corvisiero Lit! So excited for what this new chapter will bring!
November 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
ICYMI!
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Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
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Author me had several works emerge in 2025 for your consideration!
* “Red, Right, Returning” in MiT/Candlewick’s STARSTUFF
* “We Are Here To Discover” in Proxima Kosmos
* A CATALOG OF STORMS : Selected Short Fiction (Fairwood Press)
* A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon)
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* “Red, Right, Returning” in MiT/Candlewick’s STARSTUFF
* “We Are Here To Discover” in Proxima Kosmos
* A CATALOG OF STORMS : Selected Short Fiction (Fairwood Press)
* A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon)
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November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Author me had several works emerge in 2025 for your consideration!
* “Red, Right, Returning” in MiT/Candlewick’s STARSTUFF
* “We Are Here To Discover” in Proxima Kosmos
* A CATALOG OF STORMS : Selected Short Fiction (Fairwood Press)
* A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon)
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* “Red, Right, Returning” in MiT/Candlewick’s STARSTUFF
* “We Are Here To Discover” in Proxima Kosmos
* A CATALOG OF STORMS : Selected Short Fiction (Fairwood Press)
* A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon)
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Excellent article, goes with my constant drumbeat of supporting libraries, indie bookstores, small presses, self-published authors, little free libraries... all the literary ecosystem that's under attack and needs to be defended.
Corporate conglomerate publishing will not save us.
We must save us.
Corporate conglomerate publishing will not save us.
We must save us.
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Excellent article, goes with my constant drumbeat of supporting libraries, indie bookstores, small presses, self-published authors, little free libraries... all the literary ecosystem that's under attack and needs to be defended.
Corporate conglomerate publishing will not save us.
We must save us.
Corporate conglomerate publishing will not save us.
We must save us.
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Happy to announce I'm now represented by @gabrielle-h.bsky.social with Corvisiero Lit! So excited for what this new chapter will bring!
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Happy to announce I'm now represented by @gabrielle-h.bsky.social with Corvisiero Lit! So excited for what this new chapter will bring!
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Big congratulations!!! 🎉🍾
Happy to announce I'm now represented by @gabrielle-h.bsky.social with Corvisiero Lit! So excited for what this new chapter will bring!
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Big congratulations!!! 🎉🍾
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I'm so excited to represent Lauren and her fantastic writing!
Happy to announce I'm now represented by @gabrielle-h.bsky.social with Corvisiero Lit! So excited for what this new chapter will bring!
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm so excited to represent Lauren and her fantastic writing!
Happy to announce I'm now represented by @gabrielle-h.bsky.social with Corvisiero Lit! So excited for what this new chapter will bring!
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Happy to announce I'm now represented by @gabrielle-h.bsky.social with Corvisiero Lit! So excited for what this new chapter will bring!
What is this cursed thing?
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
What is this cursed thing?
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📚✨ Book Sale Alert! ✨
Select titles — Captain Chicano, A Hunger with No Name, Heavy Metal Nursing, and Making a Kingdom of It — are on sale exclusively on our website through the New Year!
Don’t miss out on these powerful reads at special prices. 💫
Happy reading! 📖🧡
#booksale #uoftampa #readmore
Select titles — Captain Chicano, A Hunger with No Name, Heavy Metal Nursing, and Making a Kingdom of It — are on sale exclusively on our website through the New Year!
Don’t miss out on these powerful reads at special prices. 💫
Happy reading! 📖🧡
#booksale #uoftampa #readmore
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean
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PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
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Imagine having the self awareness to say "Oh, that's not for me, but thank you," instead of feeding into the patriarchal narrative that romance is a lesser genre "for women".
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Imagine having the self awareness to say "Oh, that's not for me, but thank you," instead of feeding into the patriarchal narrative that romance is a lesser genre "for women".
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I am begging SFF folk to simply look into whether they themselves might be on the aroace spectrum and to write / shop / market accordingly, instead of expressing extreme disgust for books which feature sex, romance, or both.
Absolutely. I still get stares when i talk about scifi romance like, what? Or worse, how dare?
But once I realised there were people like me out there, reading and writing what I loved, I chose to be happy.
Someone can look down their nose at something I like. I'm having fun. That's what matters.
But once I realised there were people like me out there, reading and writing what I loved, I chose to be happy.
Someone can look down their nose at something I like. I'm having fun. That's what matters.
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I am begging SFF folk to simply look into whether they themselves might be on the aroace spectrum and to write / shop / market accordingly, instead of expressing extreme disgust for books which feature sex, romance, or both.
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This postscript is so telling of what trying to negotiate with MRM is like. Massive respect for Scott in sticking to his principles and not allowing them to bully or gaslight him into signing. I'm disgusted that this is still happening to authors. No market is worth this.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This postscript is so telling of what trying to negotiate with MRM is like. Massive respect for Scott in sticking to his principles and not allowing them to bully or gaslight him into signing. I'm disgusted that this is still happening to authors. No market is worth this.
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protect libraries at all costs
One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
protect libraries at all costs
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When you realize that good writing is doing anything you can to avoid saying the obvious, it helps you fight through a lot of first drafts.
I like to figure out what it is I want to say first, then do whatever I can to avoid using that specific combination of words in the final draft.
I like to figure out what it is I want to say first, then do whatever I can to avoid using that specific combination of words in the final draft.
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When you realize that good writing is doing anything you can to avoid saying the obvious, it helps you fight through a lot of first drafts.
I like to figure out what it is I want to say first, then do whatever I can to avoid using that specific combination of words in the final draft.
I like to figure out what it is I want to say first, then do whatever I can to avoid using that specific combination of words in the final draft.
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Is the AI investment bubble about to burst?
Peter Theil has dumped 76% of his Tesla stock. He also sold off his entire Nvidia stake.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #PeterTheil
#AI #AIBubble
finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-t...
Peter Theil has dumped 76% of his Tesla stock. He also sold off his entire Nvidia stake.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #PeterTheil
#AI #AIBubble
finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-t...
Peter Thiel’s Fund Sold Off Entire Nvidia Stake Last Quarter
The Thiel Macro fund now counts Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and a reduced stake in Tesla Inc. as its main bets, according to a 13F filing. Thiel’s move comes at a time of rising concerns about an AI ...
finance.yahoo.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Is the AI investment bubble about to burst?
Peter Theil has dumped 76% of his Tesla stock. He also sold off his entire Nvidia stake.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #PeterTheil
#AI #AIBubble
finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-t...
Peter Theil has dumped 76% of his Tesla stock. He also sold off his entire Nvidia stake.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #PeterTheil
#AI #AIBubble
finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-t...
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Picard management tip: Remember what you liked to play with as a child. Identify the larger, grown-up versions of those toys at work.
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Picard management tip: Remember what you liked to play with as a child. Identify the larger, grown-up versions of those toys at work.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content