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T.A. McLaughlin
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Author of The Love of the Tayamni, scifi series. 🏳️‍⚧️ living in Salem, OR with the hubby, daughter, daughter's girlfriend, and 6 kitty kats.
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Reviews: ...like entering a surreal world where the past blends with the future, sprinkled with love, self-discovery, and adventure.

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November 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Review: Like Octavia Butler and P.K. Dick, there is a gravitas to the story McLaughlin is telling. There is a morality at play.

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November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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"Readers are invited to peek inside the heart ...of a woman whose spirituality is as ...vivid as the works of JRR Tolkien;" Jennie Xue Siat

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November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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You are pulled into McLaughlin’s world and confronted with moral dilemmas that are universal and visceral

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November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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This is an image of my great, great Grandmother (in the center), my great grandmother (Ozella, on the right) and my great aunt Zula (on the left). My great, great grandmother, Hanna Rebecca Parham, died in 1924, so this has to be before that date. AI animation... I love it
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Like all great story tellers, McLaughlin writes empathetic characters that the reader can immediately identify with.

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November 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Releasing the 4th book really shows how strong and engaging the series has become. *The Contendings: Teshuvah* ...[adds] a powerful new layer to the story.

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November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Very apt:
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Created our Christmas card this year... these are our kitty kats, with one extra kitty in the front but, you know, AI is not perfect. smiles
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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OK, I've decided my favorite architecture is bio-morphic in the vein of F.O. Gehry. It's just gorgeous! Whaddaya think?
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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[T.A.] McLaughlin has woven together a rich, exciting and literary Science Fiction read that can only be called transformative,

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November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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McLaughlin...not only explores [The Ancient Aliens theory] but does so in a way that [is] believable.

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November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Review: [Namazu, the main character of the 2nd book] ... questions the Tayamni Code which encourages love towards ... [your] enemies.

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November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The world building that goes into creating The Love of the Tayamni is well crafted with amazing detail.

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November 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Review: I was unsure which genre to place this under...dystopian science fiction ...fantasy... [or] ... historical fiction.

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October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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And here she is, in action!
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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The [series] incorporates elements of time travel, romance, and interstellar conflict, making for an intriguing and multi-faceted story.

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October 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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"The Love of the Tayamni" series explores ... [gender] identity, love, war, morality, and spirituality.

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October 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Deep in meditation, she drifted. She saw events from childhood, from adolescence. She remembered herself as a little boy. It was July 1969.

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October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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And Batresh walking through gardens at 1 CE:
October 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Namazu walking through a refugee camp at the Ankida Strip on Kataru Planet:
October 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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The 4th book of The Love of the Tayamni Series, has been released: The Contendings: Teshuvah

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October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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For Immediate Release:
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October 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Note: The series follows Denny, a feminine boy, from the age of 5 through old age. Living as a gay man, he ultimately transitions to female and becomes central to humanity's evolution

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September 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Fan Review: I was unsure which genre to place this under... dystopian science fiction...a fantasy novel, [or] ... historical fiction.

Books: rb.gy/luheb3

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September 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM