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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 15h

Get excited for Ominous Thrill's audio drama series Her Horrorween--15 episodes featuring horror stories by women, including "Gray Rock Method" by moi! Patreon subscribers get first dibs! Details: ominousthrill.com/about-ominou...

Promo image for Her Horrorween - Fearsom Tales from Fearless Women from Ominous Thrill featuring "Gray Rock Method" by Lauren C. Teffeau in an inset box with a serious looking woman and the tag line " A psychiatrist seeks an unorthodox solution to help a client with a triggering traumatic history."

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H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 16h

thrilled that my feminist frankenbabes short “We Are but Conduits” is coming out in Ominous Thrill‘s #HERHORRORWEEN special event on October 28th. keep your eyes and ears peeled, but maybe keep the rest of your skin on while you can… #spookyszn #authorsofbsky #horror #speclit

HER
HORRORWEEN
FEARSOME TALES FROM FEARLESS WOMEN
OCTOBER 28TH
WE ARE BUT
CONDUITS
BY
H. MARIN
To cheat death is to create monsters.

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Holly Hefner @hollyhefner.bsky.social · 16h

Her Horrorween begins ✨tomorrow✨ on Ominous Thrill. My sapphic dark fantasy romance drops Oct 16, but you can subscribe and hear all the stories here: ominousthrill.com/herhorrorween

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Ominous Thrill: Her Horrorween | OMINOUS THRILL | AN AUDIO FICTION HORROR ANTHOLOGY

Ominous Thrill: Her Horrorween - 15 fearsome tales from fearless women all October, 2026

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A roundup of where you can find me in the coming weeks including the Pajarito Literary Festival next weekend! laurencteffeau.com/2026/09/26/c...

Screencap of the latest blog post for Author Lauren C. Teffeau. The post is called "Coming up this fall!"

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

For your consideration this #sapphicseptember, my hopepunk ecothriller Accelerated Growth Environment from @shirakipress.com

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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Congratulations to all of the authors who will be part of SFINCS4!!!! We wish you all the best of luck! Next steps are for us to sort the novellas into teams for judging which we will announce later this week! #booksky #authors #writers #publishers www.sfincscompetition.com/post/accepte...

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Accepted SFINCS4 Submissions!

Here you can find the accepted SFINCS4 author submissions!

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Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 26/09/2026

We're not reluctant at all to show you this gorgeous cover illustrated by Haley Wakefield!!! Check out their work at haleywakefield.com/about A Planet for Reluctant Revolutionaries by @esker.bsky.social will be released on 5/18/27! Pre-order it now at shirakipress.com.

A cover illustration for A Planet for Reluctant Revolutionaries by Esker Park featuring a bright pink octopus arm touching an outstretched human hand in the midst of a wavy bull kelp forest.

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Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 25/09/2026

This most excellent cover was illustrated by @emberwickart.bsky.social !!! Check out their work at cara.app/emberwick The Most Terrible and Wicked Evil Dark Lord Accidentally Invents the Public Library by @mishamwrites.bsky.social will be released on 3/2/27! Pre-order it now at shirakipress.com.

A cover illustration for The Most Terrible and Wicked Evil Dark Lord Accidentally Invents the Public Library featuring a tall dark skinned vampire with pointy ears and long silver hair holding a book, with a very short pale fae toting a large bag of stolen books.

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A roundup of where you can find me in the coming weeks including the Pajarito Literary Festival next weekend! laurencteffeau.com/2026/09/26/c...

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Coming Up This Fall! Upcoming author events for Lauren C. Teffeau including the Pajarito Literary Festival, MileHiCon, Libros of Enchantment, and the Sage and Ink Writers Festival

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Coming Up This Fall!

Upcoming author events for Lauren C. Teffeau including the Pajarito Literary Festival, MileHiCon, Libros of Enchantment, and the Sage and Ink Writers Festival

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

15 minutes!!

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Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 24/09/2026

Y'all - we have TWO cover reveals coming your way this weekend! One on Friday and one on Saturday... Give us a follow so you'll be first to see it! Or subscribe to our newsletter at shirakipress.com so you'll be even more firstest to see it!

A dark smudge conceals most of the cover illustration. A tall man with silver hair peeks through.

A dark smudge conceals most of the cover illustration. A hand and an octopus arm peek through.

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Andrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026

DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Picard strategy tip: When an egotistical, malevolent person tells you their dangerous intent, believe them.

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Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 22/09/2026

LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW is out TODAY! #cottagecore #horror Hedge witch Tilly Reinicke tries to guide her new neighbors to respect the paranormal world, but their contempt threatens everyone, and the Others will soon walk the Paths again. Grab your copy here: shirakipress.com/lem

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

No one is disposable, including the canary ❤️🦜✊

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Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just also want to note that trans people and advocates for the unhoused have told people for years that Gavin Newsom is trash. If this is what makes people realize how awful he is, great, but I really hope this is also a wake-up call to listen the first time someone tells you who they really are.

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Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 21/09/2026

Light & Earth & Marrow launches TOMORROW! Join us tomorrow at 10 AM Pacific time for a virtual tea time celebration with @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social . Brew your favorite cuppa and sit a spell to commemorate the release of Light & Earth & Marrow! RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/shiraki-pr...

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Come hear me read from my latest releases today at 12pm mountain (2pm eastern, 11am pacific) through @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social --there's still time to register (for free) and check out my session and many others!

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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. If you are an indie author with a novella, our free competition is open now! #booksky💙📚🪐#writing docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today's my last panel at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social! Join me and Faye Gabriel, Seoung Kim, and Denise Beucler for Fantastical Fiber Arts. If you've ever wondered how textiles factor into worldbuilding or how they can signal class/status/character, this panel is for you!

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Flights of Foundry kicks off this weekend! @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social is such a great opportunity to celebrate the speculative fiction community. I will be moderating a panel on What I Wish I Knew Before Getting Published and a live reading. Hope to see you there! flights-of-foundry.org

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Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 18/09/2026

We're at the Edmond's Night Market today from 4-9 pm at Firdale Village! Come pick up a quick read from your local small press (that's us!) for your weekend and check out the other vendors as well!

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

VICFA 5 starts in the morning! You can still register for this three-day virtual conference at iaftfita.wildapricot.org/event-6742648 We hope to see you there!

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - VICFA 5: Speculative Visions of Care and Hope

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Flights of Foundry @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The countdown is on! Flights of Foundry kicks off on September 18! See you all there! Still haven't registered? Sign up here: flights-of-foundry.o...

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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✧ SkyMagpie ✧ (left my ❤︎ in Undermine) @skymagpie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I was worried if my comic is perhaps too self indulgent, but then I remembered the words of Björk and now I need to make it even more self indulgent 🥰

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Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 16/09/2026

LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW is out September 22! #cottagecore #horror Preorder now: shirakipress.com/lem

“A cottagecore bursting with spells,
enduring love and a witch's garden.”
–Lorrie Ness, author of
Heritage & Other Pseudonyms

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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026

NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.

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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People

While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.

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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Beautiful! Sarah Kendzior: "I do not use AI: not for research, writing, photography, or anything else. I never will. I’d rather be a ghost haunting the machine than a vampire imbibing it."

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tech innovator Victor Frankenstein has told angry villagers to be afraid, be very afraid, while assuring them that he is the best person to control the creature he created, as long as they pay him enough, and if they wish to use pitchforks and blazing torches, he holds exclusive rights to them.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

folks really out here saying 'i read real books' while insulting romance readers huh you are telling on yourself, matey

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Lacrima Mundi - Indie Book Reviews [requests closed][hiatus]📚✍ @lacrimamundi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There is only one sort of books that aren't real books: The AI "written" kind. Anything else, from the children's book with lots of pictures in it to the multi-volume encyclopedia is A REAL BOOK. Being a book snob is no good look, and usually a predisposition of people who rarely, if ever, read.🤨

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Got some holes in your ZNB mass market themed anth collection? We're having a FIRE SALE on the mass markets at #darkfantasy THE RHYTHM OF A JADED HEART #Kickstarter! $10 each PLUS get this debut #epicfantasy novel by Shayne Easson. Back now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb... #fantasy #booksky

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Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You, as a citizen, have no right to the truth. There is only the abyss, the blizzard of toxic signs.

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The Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Graffiti in Paris. *chefs kiss

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Austin Dewar @austindewar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I had a fantastic time at @armadillocon.bsky.social yesterday! I was especially moved by the panel on weathering adversity and disability during a writing career--namely, through love--by Elizabeth Moon, @teffeau.bsky.social, @littlebadger.bsky.social, @alanjporter.bsky.social, and Don Webb 💜

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Amanda Bridgeman @amandabridgeman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Book 3, now out in the wild. 🎯🌲🔥🦌 #booksky

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 09/09/2026

i feel like we just need to admit to a lot of young people that our systems completely failed them. we let digital tools in the classroom and social media algorithms use them like lab rats and now half of them cannot have a basic, polite human interaction.

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#Armadillocon is this weekend in Austin! I'm once more a panelist & instructor for the writers workshop that kicks off things. I'll be reading from Accelerated Growth Environment & signing books. Plus panels galore. Here's my schedule:

Promo image of author Lauren C. Teffeau's Armadillcon 2026 Schedule. Text reads: Where to Find Me

Friday, September 11

-Writing Workshop

Saturday, September 12

Reading - Pecan, 10:30am - 10:55am

Go outside and play: can you write about the future without experiencing our changing environment? - Cherry, 2:30pm - 3:25pm

Mind the Gap: When a writer's life-- and publishing schedule-- is disrupted - Sycamore, 4pm - 4:55pm

Sunday, September 13

Why We Write In A World Hostile to Writers - Hill Country B, 10am - 10:55am

Autographing: Guest Micaiah Johnson, Linsey Miller, Robin Alvarez, Lauren Teffeau, Liza Anderson - Dealer's Room

Are We Full-On Cyberpunk Yet? - Hill Country B, 2pm - 2:55pm

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