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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Review: ...the 2nd book [of a series] often feels like filler [but here] everything feels important. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Here are some rhododendrons on the north side of our house. Since they are mostly in shade they bloom a little late and fade a bit late. They are one of my favorite flowers!!

the path on the northside of our house, with red and white rhododendrons on each side.

white rhododendrons on the north side of our house

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Happy Caterday from Freckles. She’ll be 20 this year. She is the tiny autocratic leader of our little pride.

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

[In her writing, McLaughlin believes] ... external stakes must mirror internal conflict. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Booksky, #booktok

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

WriteStats.com; "...'Hope for the Future,' may define McLaughlin’s contribution to modern science fiction." Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Booksky, #booktok

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

In the 5th book, Batresh is sent to 1 CE, Alexandria, Egypt. Where she finds the emperor is an alien hybrid. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality #booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Our sweet kitty kat, Freckles, who will be 20 this year!

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

In the 5th Book, The Far, Far West, Namazu is commander of the new Tayamni Alliance, soon to be known as the Military Alliance of the Orion Spur. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

During missions to the future, Batresh witnesses the 60s Civil Rights era, LGBTQ struggles of the 1980s, and Christians pushing for Civil War Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The [series] ... has received positive reviews for imaginative world-building, and thoughtful exploration of complex themes Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality, #booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

In 3842 BCE, at a small village on the Nile, the Matriarch of the Tayamni mission allows herself to age and die. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality, #Booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The #AncientAliens in the 8-book series are surprisingly human. However, through DNA splicing, it is humans who have been transformed. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Review: [The Love of the Tayamni] is the first easy step into… a well written universe. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Review: [Batresh] ... like all Tayamni is polyamorous. When she meets Jerry, she [fails] to reconcile her [feelings] for him. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

At times I felt ...I was reading dystopian scifi, at times fantasy, and sometimes historical fiction. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

In 3842 BCE, at a small village, the Matriarch ages and dies. Her Ka is sent to the future, where she is born as male child at 1962. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality, #booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

During missions, Batresh witnesses the 60s Civil Rights era, LGBTQ struggles of the 1980s, and in the 21st Century, Christians pushing for Civil War Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality #booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The Love of the Tayamni, incorporates elements of time travel, romance, and interstellar conflict, making for an intriguing story. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality #booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Review: an engaging blend of scifi, romance, and adventure, skillfully crafted with vivid characters that draw you in effortlessly Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality #booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Reviews: In the tradition of P.K. Dick, McLaughlin mixes fantasy with the historical familiar to create [an] alternate universe for the reader. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Reviews: Sensuous, detailed, grand in concept. Amazing and wonderful! Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Reviews: T. A. McLaughlin has written an epic space opera series, much like Kevin J. Anderson’s Saga of the Seven Suns. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Reviews: In a time when diversity is under attack, I am delighted to read a story that makes its central character shine... Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality #booksky #indiebooks

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Reviews: ...like entering a surreal world where the past blends with the future, sprinkled with love, self-discovery, and adventure. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality, #booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Review: Like Octavia Butler and P.K. Dick, there is a gravitas to the story McLaughlin is telling. There is a morality at play. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

"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 Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality, #booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

You are pulled into McLaughlin’s world and confronted with moral dilemmas that are universal and visceral Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa Homepage: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality #booksky

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Like all great story tellers, McLaughlin writes empathetic characters that the reader can immediately identify with. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

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. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

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

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

OK, I've decided my favorite architecture is bio-morphic in the vein of F.O. Gehry. It's just gorgeous! Whaddaya think?

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

[T.A.] McLaughlin has woven together a rich, exciting and literary Science Fiction read that can only be called transformative, Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

McLaughlin...not only explores [The Ancient Aliens theory] but does so in a way that [is] believable. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Review: [Namazu, the main character of the 2nd book] ... questions the Tayamni Code which encourages love towards ... [your] enemies. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The world building that goes into creating The Love of the Tayamni is well crafted with amazing detail. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Review: I was unsure which genre to place this under...dystopian science fiction ...fantasy... [or] ... historical fiction. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa Series: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The [series] incorporates elements of time travel, romance, and interstellar conflict, making for an intriguing and multi-faceted story. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

"The Love of the Tayamni" series explores ... [gender] identity, love, war, morality, and spirituality. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Deep in meditation, she drifted. She saw events from childhood, from adolescence. She remembered herself as a little boy. It was July 1969. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

And Batresh walking through gardens at 1 CE:

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Namazu walking through a refugee camp at the Ankida Strip on Kataru Planet:

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The 4th book of The Love of the Tayamni Series, has been released: The Contendings: Teshuvah Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

For Immediate Release: Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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 Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net #SciFi, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Fan Review: I was unsure which genre to place this under... dystopian science fiction...a fantasy novel, [or] ... historical fiction. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The Contendings: Jerry pushed the communications tab at his neck. “My bike is having problems,” he said. Books: rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy: www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

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T.A. McLaughlin @tamclaughlin.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Series Excerpt: Jovian Portal updates: the Potacas had more lethal weapons, a riot would instigate a new Civil War, and the Soviets were developing anti-matter rb.gy/luheb3 www.youtube.com/@TayamniPa www.tayamni.net substack.com/@tamclaughlin #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality

Batresh, her DNA modified, on her first mission at Tupelo, Mississippi 1962.

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