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
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Rep: @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social
header @lizlee.bsky.social
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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.
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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
This is unconscionable.
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This is unconscionable.
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I’ve never had a chance to post this before, and am a little nervous about it, but: I would be absolutely delighted if you put Murder by Memory on your Hugo nomination list, please and thank you.
January 28, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I’ve never had a chance to post this before, and am a little nervous about it, but: I would be absolutely delighted if you put Murder by Memory on your Hugo nomination list, please and thank you.
Could your day use a smol gremlin?
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Could your day use a smol gremlin?
Let’s go, baby!!
Schumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.
January 28, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Let’s go, baby!!
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Some more info, including preorder links, over yonder hill and dale to grandmother's blog we go:
Cover Reveal: The Calamities
And, we have a cover for The Calamities, courtesy of Del Rey and the Boland Design Co (who also did the stellar Staircase in the Woods cover)! The description: The heir to one of the world’s most i…
terribleminds.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Some more info, including preorder links, over yonder hill and dale to grandmother's blog we go:
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
I am very much a "check on my people" person. I'm a "text me when you get there/home" person. I'm a "just checking in" person.
Because care is important. And caring out loud, especially these days, matters.
Because care is important. And caring out loud, especially these days, matters.
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I am very much a "check on my people" person. I'm a "text me when you get there/home" person. I'm a "just checking in" person.
Because care is important. And caring out loud, especially these days, matters.
Because care is important. And caring out loud, especially these days, matters.
Several things this week have made me feel lucky as hell, even amid the horrors.
Consider this a reminder that the people in your life will make you feel rich as hell.
And I am very, very lucky.
Consider this a reminder that the people in your life will make you feel rich as hell.
And I am very, very lucky.
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Several things this week have made me feel lucky as hell, even amid the horrors.
Consider this a reminder that the people in your life will make you feel rich as hell.
And I am very, very lucky.
Consider this a reminder that the people in your life will make you feel rich as hell.
And I am very, very lucky.
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and if they want an arm and a leg to titer you, just get another - I've had it like 4 times because we used to have it as a requirement to attend college and I had trouble getting my old records.
Fun fact: if you were born in the 80s, they only recommended ONE MMR shot, not two which is now the standard.
Get your titers checked, darlings!
Get your titers checked, darlings!
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
and if they want an arm and a leg to titer you, just get another - I've had it like 4 times because we used to have it as a requirement to attend college and I had trouble getting my old records.
Fun fact: if you were born in the 80s, they only recommended ONE MMR shot, not two which is now the standard.
Get your titers checked, darlings!
Get your titers checked, darlings!
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Fun fact: if you were born in the 80s, they only recommended ONE MMR shot, not two which is now the standard.
Get your titers checked, darlings!
Get your titers checked, darlings!
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#Minneapolis We’re still here and they’re still here, kidnapping our neighbors, harassing small business owners, forcing people to hide out of fear, threatening activists. Rearranging the deckchairs won’t fix that. End ICE. Impeach Noem and Miller. We have to stop them NOW.
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
#Minneapolis We’re still here and they’re still here, kidnapping our neighbors, harassing small business owners, forcing people to hide out of fear, threatening activists. Rearranging the deckchairs won’t fix that. End ICE. Impeach Noem and Miller. We have to stop them NOW.
If you were interested in ordering a *signed* copy of my forthcoming poetry collection, Offerings for Ordinary Gods, stay tuned!
I've got news!
I've got news!
a woman is looking at herself in the mirror in front of a candle .
Alt: Sandra Bullock in Practical Magic, standing in front of lit candles. She turns and gives the camera a wickedly delighted smile
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
If you were interested in ordering a *signed* copy of my forthcoming poetry collection, Offerings for Ordinary Gods, stay tuned!
I've got news!
I've got news!
BOTH of my senators will not support a funding bill with a single dollar for I C E and D H S, so I have called and thanked them and also encouraged them to do more.
Simple, quick messages (name, w/ spelling and city/ZIP code) and if you need a response.
I got right through to their VMs. CALL.
Simple, quick messages (name, w/ spelling and city/ZIP code) and if you need a response.
I got right through to their VMs. CALL.
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM
BOTH of my senators will not support a funding bill with a single dollar for I C E and D H S, so I have called and thanked them and also encouraged them to do more.
Simple, quick messages (name, w/ spelling and city/ZIP code) and if you need a response.
I got right through to their VMs. CALL.
Simple, quick messages (name, w/ spelling and city/ZIP code) and if you need a response.
I got right through to their VMs. CALL.
Two hours of shoveling yesterday (after an upper body workout) and I am feeling it today.
Went lighter on today’s workout, but got it done!
Went lighter on today’s workout, but got it done!
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Two hours of shoveling yesterday (after an upper body workout) and I am feeling it today.
Went lighter on today’s workout, but got it done!
Went lighter on today’s workout, but got it done!
Does anyone who follows me do book reviews? If you do, and you'd like to review my collection, @ or DM me.
Just tossing this out there! **flings** **flees**
Just tossing this out there! **flings** **flees**
January 27, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Does anyone who follows me do book reviews? If you do, and you'd like to review my collection, @ or DM me.
Just tossing this out there! **flings** **flees**
Just tossing this out there! **flings** **flees**
Darlings! If you're nominating for the Rhyslings, Hugos, or Nebulas, I've got poetry offerings for you! Check out the thread.
I'm really proud of the work I did last year, and I hope you'll consider it for nomination!
I'm really proud of the work I did last year, and I hope you'll consider it for nomination!
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 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Darlings! If you're nominating for the Rhyslings, Hugos, or Nebulas, I've got poetry offerings for you! Check out the thread.
I'm really proud of the work I did last year, and I hope you'll consider it for nomination!
I'm really proud of the work I did last year, and I hope you'll consider it for nomination!
Sure, sometimes, I have my shit together. And then other times, I jab myself in the chin my own thumbnail.
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Sure, sometimes, I have my shit together. And then other times, I jab myself in the chin my own thumbnail.
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Anything you can do would be of great help. Facing an eviction at a time like this is devastating.
I cannot thank the community enough for helping me survive in these hard times, but I was unable to work for the entire month of January because of current events.
I risk getting an eviction notice on February 5th if I don't make this GoFundMe goal on time.
Please help.
🌸 gofund.me/e559b63c1
I risk getting an eviction notice on February 5th if I don't make this GoFundMe goal on time.
Please help.
🌸 gofund.me/e559b63c1
Donate to Support Essential Needs for Winter, organized by Amihan Rose
UPDATE 2: Unfortunately, if I do not make the total goal amount by February 5, I will b… Amihan Rose needs your support for Support Essential Needs for Winter
gofund.me
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Anything you can do would be of great help. Facing an eviction at a time like this is devastating.
And if you need a brilliant reminder about the importance of taking care of yourself, @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social's newsletter today is just that:
ericsmithrocks.substack.com/p/crying-on-....
I am Team Audiobook on the treadmill. I have cried or laughed myself nearly off a lot.
ericsmithrocks.substack.com/p/crying-on-....
I am Team Audiobook on the treadmill. I have cried or laughed myself nearly off a lot.
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
And if you need a brilliant reminder about the importance of taking care of yourself, @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social's newsletter today is just that:
ericsmithrocks.substack.com/p/crying-on-....
I am Team Audiobook on the treadmill. I have cried or laughed myself nearly off a lot.
ericsmithrocks.substack.com/p/crying-on-....
I am Team Audiobook on the treadmill. I have cried or laughed myself nearly off a lot.
Tide is turning, kittens.
Peddle on the gas. Keep calling.
Peddle on the gas. Keep calling.
A bellwether of things to come.
Senator Fetterman calls for Kristi Noem to be fired.
"A grossly incompetent DHS Secretary"
Senator Fetterman calls for Kristi Noem to be fired.
"A grossly incompetent DHS Secretary"
January 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Tide is turning, kittens.
Peddle on the gas. Keep calling.
Peddle on the gas. Keep calling.
Whenever anyone remarks about my workout discipline (I am consistent, 5 days a week), I chuckle a little.
First, making it a habit took time and practice. You can make anything a habit. Habits can be good!
Second, if I don't work out, my mental health will absolutely nosedive into the trash.
First, making it a habit took time and practice. You can make anything a habit. Habits can be good!
Second, if I don't work out, my mental health will absolutely nosedive into the trash.
January 27, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Whenever anyone remarks about my workout discipline (I am consistent, 5 days a week), I chuckle a little.
First, making it a habit took time and practice. You can make anything a habit. Habits can be good!
Second, if I don't work out, my mental health will absolutely nosedive into the trash.
First, making it a habit took time and practice. You can make anything a habit. Habits can be good!
Second, if I don't work out, my mental health will absolutely nosedive into the trash.
If you've got dem senators, today is a great day to call them and tell them THIS shit is not enough. Remember to spell your name, say your city/zip code, and state if you'd like a call back.
But call them. Tell them this is NOT enough. We have momentum. We need to use it, so that they do.
But call them. Tell them this is NOT enough. We have momentum. We need to use it, so that they do.
there is no earthly reason to believe that these goons will comply with any new regulations! it’s like if I put a sign on my door ordering the pines not to drop their needles! they’re pines and those needles will drop! zero funding, “reform” my ass, this guy must be stopped
Word is from NBC that instructions from Mr. Schumer to his caucus are: “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” 1/ www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
If you've got dem senators, today is a great day to call them and tell them THIS shit is not enough. Remember to spell your name, say your city/zip code, and state if you'd like a call back.
But call them. Tell them this is NOT enough. We have momentum. We need to use it, so that they do.
But call them. Tell them this is NOT enough. We have momentum. We need to use it, so that they do.
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NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge says ICE has been violating court orders repeatedly — detaining noncitizens or rushing them to Texas despite judges' commands.
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 27, 2026 at 12:28 PM
NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge says ICE has been violating court orders repeatedly — detaining noncitizens or rushing them to Texas despite judges' commands.
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...