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
· Oct 21
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’...
utampapress.org
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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The Spanish word "Adobe" (mud brick) comes from andalusian Arabic and allllllllll the way back through thousands of years to the Early Egyptian word "adb" (mud brick)
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
December 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Spanish word "Adobe" (mud brick) comes from andalusian Arabic and allllllllll the way back through thousands of years to the Early Egyptian word "adb" (mud brick)
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This times a million.
Someone said it before me, but I've repeated it a few times:
Everything went wrong when someone decided music should be free.
EVERYTHING.
Everything went wrong when someone decided music should be free.
EVERYTHING.
I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
December 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This times a million.
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I've packed a lot of details into this interview -- on Epstein, Kushner, censorship, and much more. If you find it useful, please share. Thanks!
New interview! On digital surveillance, the players behind Trump's pardons, the agenda of the Epstein files, and much more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2l1...
Trump’s Coming Techno-Fascism, Sarah Kendzior
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I've packed a lot of details into this interview -- on Epstein, Kushner, censorship, and much more. If you find it useful, please share. Thanks!
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
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People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
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The news that AI was being trained on stolen works?
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
Addressing "Documentation Debt" in Machine Learning Research: A Retrospective Datasheet for BookCorpus
Recent literature has underscored the importance of dataset documentation work for machine learning, and part of this work involves addressing "documentation debt" for datasets that have been used wid...
arxiv.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The news that AI was being trained on stolen works?
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
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The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
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So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
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From @parkermolloy.com at New Republic. newrepublic.com/article/2047...
I'd go a bit further. The system needs no conspiracy to function. It just needs everyone to understand the direction things are going in. Bari Weiss was put there not to protect a legacy, but to align its politics differently.
I'd go a bit further. The system needs no conspiracy to function. It just needs everyone to understand the direction things are going in. Bari Weiss was put there not to protect a legacy, but to align its politics differently.
December 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
From @parkermolloy.com at New Republic. newrepublic.com/article/2047...
I'd go a bit further. The system needs no conspiracy to function. It just needs everyone to understand the direction things are going in. Bari Weiss was put there not to protect a legacy, but to align its politics differently.
I'd go a bit further. The system needs no conspiracy to function. It just needs everyone to understand the direction things are going in. Bari Weiss was put there not to protect a legacy, but to align its politics differently.
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1/5 Seeing some tech/ai slop accounts online claiming that AI has always been used in games, pretending GenAi is a part of that, when its absolutely not.
Yes, AI has always been a part of games in: NPC behaviors, Data Mining, PCG’s (Procedural Content Generation) etc
All different from GenAi!
Yes, AI has always been a part of games in: NPC behaviors, Data Mining, PCG’s (Procedural Content Generation) etc
All different from GenAi!
December 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
1/5 Seeing some tech/ai slop accounts online claiming that AI has always been used in games, pretending GenAi is a part of that, when its absolutely not.
Yes, AI has always been a part of games in: NPC behaviors, Data Mining, PCG’s (Procedural Content Generation) etc
All different from GenAi!
Yes, AI has always been a part of games in: NPC behaviors, Data Mining, PCG’s (Procedural Content Generation) etc
All different from GenAi!
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this little story of mine in @reckoningmag.bsky.social (now narrated by @annapele.eu ) is a nice bit of uplift if you're struggling with the world right now
<3
<3
free to read online: reckoning.press/its-in-the-b...
now on audio (also free!): reckoning.press/podcast-epis...
now on audio (also free!): reckoning.press/podcast-epis...
December 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
this little story of mine in @reckoningmag.bsky.social (now narrated by @annapele.eu ) is a nice bit of uplift if you're struggling with the world right now
<3
<3
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Wait until you hear that LLMs can only train on digitized/datafied info.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Wait until you hear that LLMs can only train on digitized/datafied info.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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For anyone who missed it, here's the full list of #SFINCS3 semi-finalists!
Definitely check them out, along with the full roster of entrants.
We had so many brilliant books allocated to our team this year, and there were some hard cuts to see!
Definitely check them out, along with the full roster of entrants.
We had so many brilliant books allocated to our team this year, and there were some hard cuts to see!
It's time! Here are the 25 novellas that are now semi-finalists in SFINCS3! #booksky💙📚📚
www.sfincscompetition.com/post/sfincs3...
www.sfincscompetition.com/post/sfincs3...
SFINCS3 Semi-Finalists!
So without further ado, here are the 25 books that are moving forward in SFINCS3!
www.sfincscompetition.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
For anyone who missed it, here's the full list of #SFINCS3 semi-finalists!
Definitely check them out, along with the full roster of entrants.
We had so many brilliant books allocated to our team this year, and there were some hard cuts to see!
Definitely check them out, along with the full roster of entrants.
We had so many brilliant books allocated to our team this year, and there were some hard cuts to see!
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I read this one about a year ago. An excellent choice by the #SFINCS3 judges!
Oh wow! I had no idea what to expect when I threw my hat into the ring, but I'm honored to announced A Hunger with No Name is a #SFINCS3 semi-finalist! Thank you to the judges, the other authors in the Team WIP cohort, and my fellow semi-finalists!
IT'S HERE!
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
December 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I read this one about a year ago. An excellent choice by the #SFINCS3 judges!
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Oh wow! I had no idea what to expect when I threw my hat into the ring, but I'm honored to announced A Hunger with No Name is a #SFINCS3 semi-finalist! Thank you to the judges, the other authors in the Team WIP cohort, and my fellow semi-finalists!
IT'S HERE!
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
SFINCS 3: Teams WIPs Semi-Finalist Announcement
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the t
beforewegoblog.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Oh wow! I had no idea what to expect when I threw my hat into the ring, but I'm honored to announced A Hunger with No Name is a #SFINCS3 semi-finalist! Thank you to the judges, the other authors in the Team WIP cohort, and my fellow semi-finalists!
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IT'S HERE!
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
SFINCS 3: Teams WIPs Semi-Finalist Announcement
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the t
beforewegoblog.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
IT'S HERE!
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
Oh wow! I had no idea what to expect when I threw my hat into the ring, but I'm honored to announced A Hunger with No Name is a #SFINCS3 semi-finalist! Thank you to the judges, the other authors in the Team WIP cohort, and my fellow semi-finalists!
IT'S HERE!
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
Team WIPs have announced our #SFINCS3 semi-finalists: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...
This was a really hard choice, & there were several judge favourites that didn't make the cut, so if you're not moving forward, please take heart that it was a difficult call.
#SFINCS
SFINCS 3: Teams WIPs Semi-Finalist Announcement
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the t
beforewegoblog.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Oh wow! I had no idea what to expect when I threw my hat into the ring, but I'm honored to announced A Hunger with No Name is a #SFINCS3 semi-finalist! Thank you to the judges, the other authors in the Team WIP cohort, and my fellow semi-finalists!
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My final story of 2025 has been published as a stand-alone by Water Dragon Publishing. It's the story that inspired my debut novel that's coming out next year. waterdragonpublishing.com/product/oily...
Oily Skies of Fire by Brian D. Hinson
One man. One plane. The battle of a lifetime against an empire of dragons for the one he loves.
waterdragonpublishing.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My final story of 2025 has been published as a stand-alone by Water Dragon Publishing. It's the story that inspired my debut novel that's coming out next year. waterdragonpublishing.com/product/oily...
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Timely reminder that @giganotosaurus.bsky.social does not accept stories written or edited with LLMs at any stage. No genAI use is tolerated.
And if your story is accepted, it will be edited by humans.
And if your story is accepted, it will be edited by humans.
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Timely reminder that @giganotosaurus.bsky.social does not accept stories written or edited with LLMs at any stage. No genAI use is tolerated.
And if your story is accepted, it will be edited by humans.
And if your story is accepted, it will be edited by humans.
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This essay (by Ronald Purser) is brilliant.
"Thinking, like strength, develops through resistance. The more we delegate our mental strain to machines, the more we lose the capacity to think at all."
YES!!!
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
"Thinking, like strength, develops through resistance. The more we delegate our mental strain to machines, the more we lose the capacity to think at all."
YES!!!
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This essay (by Ronald Purser) is brilliant.
"Thinking, like strength, develops through resistance. The more we delegate our mental strain to machines, the more we lose the capacity to think at all."
YES!!!
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
"Thinking, like strength, develops through resistance. The more we delegate our mental strain to machines, the more we lose the capacity to think at all."
YES!!!
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
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Three short stories published in 2025! Please give them a look if you’re nominating for Hugo, Nebula, Locus, etc. More info in the thread!
#booksky #writingcommunity #SFFstories #awardseligibility2025
#booksky #writingcommunity #SFFstories #awardseligibility2025
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Three short stories published in 2025! Please give them a look if you’re nominating for Hugo, Nebula, Locus, etc. More info in the thread!
#booksky #writingcommunity #SFFstories #awardseligibility2025
#booksky #writingcommunity #SFFstories #awardseligibility2025
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