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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 · 18d

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 · 12h

Psssst, ICYMI!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 18d

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 14h

….i just *lets out a breath* that’s a choice!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 15h

I'm so, so sorry for your loss. <3

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 16h

the SECOND the weather turns, he burrows! It is so funny!! <3

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 18h

Newsletter goes out later today! It's free.

This one is already written, but if there's anything in particular you want me to write about, give a shout.

buttondown.email/alwayscoffee

Between the Lines

A writer's life: a bit of this and that, but always coffee.

buttondown.email

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you!!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 19h

Very!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 20h

INDEED

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 20h

thank you!!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 20h

right?????

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 21h

excellent, Alex!!!!!!

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 21h

Just announced at NYCC: I’m writing a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic with artist @davidhahn.bsky.social in partnership with @nycschools.bsky.social #civicsforall comics program, covering and explaining student rights when it comes to immigration enforcement.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 22h

thanks!

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 22h

"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 · 22h

Thanks, Spike!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 22h

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

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 23h

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

Ta da!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 23h

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 · 1d

Never! I help.

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Shannon Stamey @wsstamey.bsky.social · 5d

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 · 1d

….okay I have a plan.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 1d

Truest thing I know, honestly

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes, the brave person has to be you.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 1d

Dessert for dinner is an absolute joy!

Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 1d

I am genuinely unsure of how to respond to this.