Moth Mother | Tess Tanenbaum
Neurospicy Music | Radical Words | Trans Joy | Witchy Vibes
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Neurospicy Music | Radical Words | Trans Joy | Witchy Vibes
Make music with me at Moth Moth Studios!
Make music with me at Moth Moth Studios!
The Moth Mother Studios Home on the web. We are a small independent queer woman owned music business specializing in composing, scoring, songwriting, and arranging.
Hire me as a speaker or consultant
Hire me as a speaker or consultant
Theresa Jean Tanenbaum Ph.D. (Tess) is a Digital Media and narrative expert, consultant, designer and public speaker with over 20 years of experience in academia, tech, HCI, and games..
Buy and stream my music on BandCamp!
Buy and stream my music on BandCamp!
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Buy copies of my books and games at my Ko-Fi!
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Buy our magical ink at Cauldron Fire Studios
Buy our magical ink at Cauldron Fire Studios
Poetry, Art, and Games
Discover my art on Behance
Discover my art on Behance
Hi!! I'm Theresa Jean Tanenbaum (“Tess”): a queer, polyamorous, neurodivergent, disabled, transgender woman, and a witch. I write and produce music under the name of Moth Mother, design and illustrate weird single-player RPGs, write cozy queer romance novels and speculative poetry, and brew my own homemade black walnut ink. In a previous life I was a tenured professor at a major research university but now I live in the woods with my wife, four cats, bearded dragon, seven chickens, five ducks, and my increasingly feral son.
Abominations: Poems of Feminine Monstrosity, Transformation, & Horror
Abominations: Poems of Feminine Monstrosity, Transformation, & Horror
Poems of Feminine Monstrosity, Transformation, & Horror
Skin Deep - A Pervasive Journaling RPG for One
Skin Deep - A Pervasive Journaling RPG for One
The House With Too Many Doors, Print - Theresa Jean Tanenbaum's Ko-fi Shop
The House With Too Many Doors, Print - Theresa Jean Tanenbaum's Ko-fi Shop
Poems for kids of all ages! by Tess Tanenbaum illustrated by Karen and Tess Tanenbaum The House with too many doors is an illustrated collection of g...
Music and Podcasts
New Single! Gorgon's Daughter, Now Streaming!
New Single! Gorgon's Daughter, Now Streaming!
View Moth Mother & Tess Tanenbaum's Fan Link. Listen to Gorgon's Daughter on Bandcamp, Deezer, YouTube Music now.
Listen to Étude of the Storm | Omniverse
Listen to Étude of the Storm | Omniverse
Stream Emotional Regulation
Stream Emotional Regulation
View Moth Mother's Fan Link. Listen to Emotional Regulation on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music now.
Writing and Activism
Read The Egg Prime Directive!
Read The Egg Prime Directive!
DECEMBER 2025 UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who read and commented on the first draft of The Egg Prime Directive! Aside from a few introductory chapters, I have taken the book offline while I edit it for release. If you want to continue to access the early draft, get sneak previews...
My articles on Medium
My articles on Medium
Read writing from Theresa Jean Tanenbaum on Medium. Just your regular transgender, polyamorous, Sapphic, AuDHD, disabled, Jewish, witch. Making music, poems, stories, games, and trouble.
I'm the founder of the Name Change Policy Working Group
I'm the founder of the Name Change Policy Working Group
A homepage and resource guide for the Name Change Policy Working Group.
Donate to Advocates for Trans Equality!
Donate to Advocates for Trans Equality!
A4TE was founded in 2024 as the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), two long-time champions for the trans community, merged together as one organization.
Scholarship and Academic Work
My most recent book! Playful Wearables
My most recent book! Playful Wearables
My Publications on Google Scholar
My Publications on Google Scholar
Socials
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Connect on BlueSky!
Neurospicy disabled anarchist trans lady, making music, stories, poetry, and trouble. Recovering academic. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Patreon: patreon.com/MothMotherTess Moth Mother Studios: MothMother.com/ Consulting: TessTanen.com Everything Else: linktr.ee/MothMother
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