Ali Trotta
@alwayscoffee.bsky.social
Writer,poet (7-time Rhysling nominee), editor,coffee vampire. Supergirl+Buffy+Gilmore Girls.
Offerings for Ordinary Gods, @CLASHBooks, Summer 2026
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Offerings for Ordinary Gods, @CLASHBooks, Summer 2026
she/her
Rep: @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social
header @lizlee.bsky.social
alitrotta.com
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Ali Trotta
@alwayscoffee.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Do you know I've got a poetry collection coming out next year? & you can preorder it? (Some links below, but you can preorder worldwide.)
Like tarot cards, witchy things, feminist rage (think Taylor's "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" & Fleetwood's "Silver Springs."), & mythology? You're in luck.
Like tarot cards, witchy things, feminist rage (think Taylor's "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" & Fleetwood's "Silver Springs."), & mythology? You're in luck.
You've got mail, nerds!
Newsletter goes out later today!
It's free! This one is about a childhood bully, a fundraiser for a friend of a friend, and poetry!
buttondown.email/alwayscoffee
It's free! This one is about a childhood bully, a fundraiser for a friend of a friend, and poetry!
buttondown.email/alwayscoffee
Between the Lines
A writer's life: a bit of this and that, but always coffee.
buttondown.email
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
You've got mail, nerds!
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The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
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I called again. We are in critical times, here is my rough script:
-Thanks for the NO vote
-Retrain/reform is not enough
-Protocols exist, they just ignore (like below)
-Abolish/prosecute=key messaging
-They can't be enacted now but shift pub opinion (for future legislation and fire Miller now)
-Thanks for the NO vote
-Retrain/reform is not enough
-Protocols exist, they just ignore (like below)
-Abolish/prosecute=key messaging
-They can't be enacted now but shift pub opinion (for future legislation and fire Miller now)
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I called again. We are in critical times, here is my rough script:
-Thanks for the NO vote
-Retrain/reform is not enough
-Protocols exist, they just ignore (like below)
-Abolish/prosecute=key messaging
-They can't be enacted now but shift pub opinion (for future legislation and fire Miller now)
-Thanks for the NO vote
-Retrain/reform is not enough
-Protocols exist, they just ignore (like below)
-Abolish/prosecute=key messaging
-They can't be enacted now but shift pub opinion (for future legislation and fire Miller now)
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BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
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I don't think there are good arguments against this position
legislators should be staging sit-ins, they should not leave the fucking chambers until there are votes on impeachment. make your colleagues defend this piece of shit on the record. show history what you fucking did in this moment you god damned cowards
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I don't think there are good arguments against this position
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
Newsletter goes out later today!
It's free! This one is about a childhood bully, a fundraiser for a friend of a friend, and poetry!
buttondown.email/alwayscoffee
It's free! This one is about a childhood bully, a fundraiser for a friend of a friend, and poetry!
buttondown.email/alwayscoffee
Between the Lines
A writer's life: a bit of this and that, but always coffee.
buttondown.email
January 30, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Newsletter goes out later today!
It's free! This one is about a childhood bully, a fundraiser for a friend of a friend, and poetry!
buttondown.email/alwayscoffee
It's free! This one is about a childhood bully, a fundraiser for a friend of a friend, and poetry!
buttondown.email/alwayscoffee
Hi, add this to your call your electeds, because this is not good.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Hi, add this to your call your electeds, because this is not good.
Listen, everything is on fire, but we've got the new Noah Kahan single:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRzE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRzE...
Noah Kahan - The Great Divide (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by NoahKahanVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Listen, everything is on fire, but we've got the new Noah Kahan single:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRzE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRzE...
Let this be a sign to call your senators/reps today.
Remember: name with spelling, city/ZIP code, statement about the issue, then if you want a call back or not.
Don't want to talk to a person? Call before or after hours.
I will be calling today. <3
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Remember: name with spelling, city/ZIP code, statement about the issue, then if you want a call back or not.
Don't want to talk to a person? Call before or after hours.
I will be calling today. <3
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Stay engaged. Keep raising your voice. We need this sustained pressure to fight for real change.
January 30, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Let this be a sign to call your senators/reps today.
Remember: name with spelling, city/ZIP code, statement about the issue, then if you want a call back or not.
Don't want to talk to a person? Call before or after hours.
I will be calling today. <3
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Remember: name with spelling, city/ZIP code, statement about the issue, then if you want a call back or not.
Don't want to talk to a person? Call before or after hours.
I will be calling today. <3
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
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Also if you missed my conversation with @scalzi.com last night, you can catch it here.
January 30, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Also if you missed my conversation with @scalzi.com last night, you can catch it here.
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Valerie David and I were acting together in high school. She is the Pink Hulk and a three time cancer survivor. She is about to have a brain tumor removed. She is one of the best. All humor and heart. Please lend a hand and help a special human being get through her recovery.
gofund.me/1d4078250
gofund.me/1d4078250
Donate to Help Valerie David fight her benign meningioma brain tumor, organized by Valerie David
EVERY SUPERHERO NEEDS A TEAM!!!
We are Jennifer Hincks and P… Valerie David needs your support for Help Valerie David fight her benign meningioma brain tumor
gofund.me
January 29, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Valerie David and I were acting together in high school. She is the Pink Hulk and a three time cancer survivor. She is about to have a brain tumor removed. She is one of the best. All humor and heart. Please lend a hand and help a special human being get through her recovery.
gofund.me/1d4078250
gofund.me/1d4078250
Art isn’t a vending machine.
You can’t put a coin in and push a magic button and get a poem.
You wouldn’t call a candy bar a gourmet, Michelin meal.
Art takes time, work, and practice.
It takes mistakes and passion and almost always a few tears.
Make it yourself or bugger off.
You can’t put a coin in and push a magic button and get a poem.
You wouldn’t call a candy bar a gourmet, Michelin meal.
Art takes time, work, and practice.
It takes mistakes and passion and almost always a few tears.
Make it yourself or bugger off.
January 29, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Art isn’t a vending machine.
You can’t put a coin in and push a magic button and get a poem.
You wouldn’t call a candy bar a gourmet, Michelin meal.
Art takes time, work, and practice.
It takes mistakes and passion and almost always a few tears.
Make it yourself or bugger off.
You can’t put a coin in and push a magic button and get a poem.
You wouldn’t call a candy bar a gourmet, Michelin meal.
Art takes time, work, and practice.
It takes mistakes and passion and almost always a few tears.
Make it yourself or bugger off.
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Indiana, Minnesota and North Dakota. Includes Skittles, Pringles, Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Heinz Ketchup, Crisco Oil, Pepto Bismol, Axe body spray, Q-Tips, Fancy Feast cat food, Gillette razors, and more. "Rodent excreta, rodent urine, and bird droppings." (Can cause salmonella or leptospirosis.)
There's a massive food recall (including Cheerios, how I found out) yet the only news article I can find about it is on People dot com. What is going on?
Pringles, Nutella, Cheerios Among Thousands of Products Recalled for Exposure to Rodent Waste
The company is urging consumers who purchased the affected products to “destroy the products as soon as possible,” per the recall announcement
people.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Indiana, Minnesota and North Dakota. Includes Skittles, Pringles, Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Heinz Ketchup, Crisco Oil, Pepto Bismol, Axe body spray, Q-Tips, Fancy Feast cat food, Gillette razors, and more. "Rodent excreta, rodent urine, and bird droppings." (Can cause salmonella or leptospirosis.)
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Yikes. The Latino-owned businesses in Mercado Central in Minneapolis report a 90% dip in business since the major influx of federal agents into Minnesota. This is where I’d go to get my Mexican groceries and my pozole fix when I lived in the Twin Cities
January 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Yikes. The Latino-owned businesses in Mercado Central in Minneapolis report a 90% dip in business since the major influx of federal agents into Minnesota. This is where I’d go to get my Mexican groceries and my pozole fix when I lived in the Twin Cities
There’s a poem rattling around my brain, and I hope to write it tomorrow.
January 29, 2026 at 7:50 PM
There’s a poem rattling around my brain, and I hope to write it tomorrow.
Would you like to read to poems? Are you nominating for the Rhysling, Hugos, or Nebulas?
I’ve got links in thread for you! I’m really proud of the work I did last year, especially the poem I cowrote with @kambriel.com !
**does Vanna White flourish**
I’ve got links in thread for you! I’m really proud of the work I did last year, especially the poem I cowrote with @kambriel.com !
**does Vanna White flourish**
Darlings! A fresh post.
I've got poems eligible for the Hugo @laworldcon.bsky.social), Nebula ( @sfwa.org), and Rhysling awards ( @sfpoetry.bsky.social). Links:
@strangehorizons.bsky.social -- "Of Water, Always Seeking" strangehorizons.com/poetry/of-wa...
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I've got poems eligible for the Hugo @laworldcon.bsky.social), Nebula ( @sfwa.org), and Rhysling awards ( @sfpoetry.bsky.social). Links:
@strangehorizons.bsky.social -- "Of Water, Always Seeking" strangehorizons.com/poetry/of-wa...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Would you like to read to poems? Are you nominating for the Rhysling, Hugos, or Nebulas?
I’ve got links in thread for you! I’m really proud of the work I did last year, especially the poem I cowrote with @kambriel.com !
**does Vanna White flourish**
I’ve got links in thread for you! I’m really proud of the work I did last year, especially the poem I cowrote with @kambriel.com !
**does Vanna White flourish**
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If you’ve been thinking to yourself “man, I really want to help people in Minneapolis, but I also some some cookies, AND I’d also like to help out trans, neurodiverse, and BIPOC youth“ boy oh boy do I have some good news for you!
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM
If you’ve been thinking to yourself “man, I really want to help people in Minneapolis, but I also some some cookies, AND I’d also like to help out trans, neurodiverse, and BIPOC youth“ boy oh boy do I have some good news for you!
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
Did my calls again, citing the recent Homan interview. Couldn't get through to one senator (mailboxes are full, phones were busy), but left a message for the other one.
Call.
Call.
January 29, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Did my calls again, citing the recent Homan interview. Couldn't get through to one senator (mailboxes are full, phones were busy), but left a message for the other one.
Call.
Call.
Trying very hard to focus while I have a ghastly tension headache.
It hurts so much that I didn't even realize I was hungry.
It hurts so much that I didn't even realize I was hungry.
January 29, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Trying very hard to focus while I have a ghastly tension headache.
It hurts so much that I didn't even realize I was hungry.
It hurts so much that I didn't even realize I was hungry.
I got sleep, but there still isn’t enough coffee in the world today.
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I got sleep, but there still isn’t enough coffee in the world today.
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“.. This list should give pause to anyone — no matter his or her political beliefs — who cares about the rule of law,” Judge Schiltz added.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM
“.. This list should give pause to anyone — no matter his or her political beliefs — who cares about the rule of law,” Judge Schiltz added.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
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Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours