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Ali Trotta

@alwayscoffee.bsky.social

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Writer,poet (7-time Rhysling nominee), editor,coffee vampire. Supergirl+Buffy+Gilmore Girls. Offerings for Ordinary Gods, @CLASHBooks, Summer 2026 she/her Rep: @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social header @lizlee.bsky.social alitrotta.com [email protected]

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 17d

Who wants preorder links?

BN: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/offerings-...

@mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social :
www.mystgalaxy.com/book/9781968...

@goldennotebkbooks.bsky.social : goldennotebook.com/book/9781968...

@oblongbooks.bsky.social : oblongbooks.com/book/9781968043100

A poetry collection cover, featuring a woman wearing a red cloak and matching lipstick, her face obscured, her lands lifted up. There is smoke between them. The title, in an elegant gold font, is Offerings for Ordinary Gods. The author's name, Ali Trotta, is in a matching font at the bottom.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 21m

thanks!

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 25m

"Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia." #TaylorSwift's Ophelia was real life 19th century model Elizabeth Siddal who posed in a bathtub for Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais, catching cold.

A collage featuring book covers and art related to Elizabeth Siddal and a reinterpretation of Ophelia with vibrant colors and themes.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 33m

Thanks, Spike!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 51m

The cat has burrowed under the quilt that (he thinks) @mortuaryreport.bsky.social made for him. He has the right idea for the day.

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 1h

www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Ta da!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 1h

My personal belief is that if you're writing, you're a writer. Getting published is different and not something within our control!

But imposter syndrome IS a jerk!!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 10h

Never! I help.

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Shannon Stamey @wsstamey.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s my first test run.
The larger leaves will be animated on the top sheet of glass, while the other smaller leaves will move underneath along the title card.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 11h

….okay I have a plan.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 11h

Truest thing I know, honestly

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 11h

Sometimes, the brave person has to be you.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 11h

Dessert for dinner is an absolute joy!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 12h

I am genuinely unsure of how to respond to this.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 14h

If you need a weird break from *gesticulates erratically* I’m back on my bullshit talking about weird apples again fyi

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 21h

Do you hear the distant rumbling? The thrum and tumble? That's the herd of apples, on the move again. Careful. Don't spook 'em or they'll stampede.

What I mean is, today's apple review is live. Up now: HOLSTEIN. P.S. there's also some waffle-piffle about art and audience in there too if you care.

Apple Review #11: Holstein (With bonus Ruminations On Art Vs Audience)

The push and pull of art is, I think, the part where you do it for yourself versus where you do it for other people. And yes, this is sort of about me making my weird apple videos. And no, I don&#8…

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 14h

Heard!!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 14h

INDEED

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 15h

Right??

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 15h

Nope, they don’t. 🙃🙃🙃

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 16h

EXACTLY

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 16h

Nope, I just blocked them! They did not deserve a second more of my energy or time.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 16h

Heard!!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 16h

The way a Libra will remove themselves from a situation if they feel used, unappreciated, or manipulated.

Lightning fast, babes.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you!!!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

VIRGINIA CALLER: “As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you… I am begging you to pass this legislation. My kids could die... the audacity of someone who makes 6 figures a year to do this to military families is insane.” #TrumpShutdown

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you -- that is very kind of you to say!!