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Offerings for Ordinary Gods
Offerings for Ordinary Gods Barnes & Noble
Offerings for Ordinary Gods Barnes & Noble
Pulling from the symbolism of tarot cards and fairytales, this speculative horror poetry collection recenters the power from altars of ordinary gods back to our highest self. Rooted in archetypes, magick, and myths, this poetry collection takes on real-world issues and feminist...
Offerings for Ordinary Gods, Inkwood Books
Offerings for Ordinary Gods, Inkwood Books
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Offerings for Ordinary Gods, Golden Notebook
Offerings for Ordinary Gods, Golden Notebook
Pulling from the symbolism of tarot cards and fairytales, this speculative horror poetry collection recenters the power from altars of ordinary gods back to our highest self. Rooted in archetypes, magick, and myths, this poetry collection takes on real-world issues and feminist constraints, echoing the still-pertinent issues that women face today. Whether it's a fresh take on the Persephone myth or recasting Medusa's trite traditional depiction as a villain, these pages unfold with an unflinching look at love, grief, loss, risk, and finding strength when you need it the most. This collection conjures hope and heartbreak in equal measure--a reminder that life is not meant to be lived neatly. Offerings for Ordinary Gods is a spell for celebrating the self, unleashing the witch in us all.
Offerings for Ordinary Gods, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
Offerings for Ordinary Gods, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
Pulling from the symbolism of tarot cards and fairytales, this speculative horror poetry collection recenters the power from altars of ordinary gods back to our highest self. Rooted in archetypes, magick, and myths, this poetry collection takes on real-world issues and feminist constraints, echoing the still-pertinent issues that women face today. Whether it's a fresh take on the Persephone myth or recasting Medusa's trite traditional depiction as a villain, these pages unfold with an unflinching look at love, grief, loss, risk, and finding strength when you need it the most. This collection conjures hope and heartbreak in equal measure--a reminder that life is not meant to be lived neatly. Offerings for Ordinary Gods is a spell for celebrating the self, unleashing the witch in us all.
"I, Robot" at Simultaneous Times
"I, Robot" at Simultaneous Times
Alwayscoffee -- newsletter!
Alwayscoffee -- newsletter!
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"I Know Why Ophelia Picked Her Own Bouquet" Enchanted Living, cowritten with Kambriel
"I Know Why Ophelia Picked Her Own Bouquet" Enchanted Living, cowritten with Kambriel
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Rhiannon Remembers Her Own Name"
Rhiannon Remembers Her Own Name"
by Ali Trotta Artwork by Shokofeh Ghafari One by one, the sweet secrets became stones, and one by one, the stones became soup, fever-food, hollow and without bread— this is what he gave me, the grief-god with worn hands, practiced in shaping song into secrets, and how I sang, how
"Let It Be Your Call"
"Let It Be Your Call"
This is what I know of magick, / word after word, / this is the spell
"Of Water, Always Seeking"
"Of Water, Always Seeking"
remember, you are not alone, / and you have fury / as well as faith
"The High Priestess Falls in Love With Death"
"The High Priestess Falls in Love With Death"
This lesson I learned and relearned, reciting it like a spell, word after word to call back my power, to soften the ache, to sort out fact from fiction, smother the ashes, close the gate after me, go home
"The High Priestess Writes a Love Letter to The Magician"
"The High Priestess Writes a Love Letter to The Magician"
Your magick is this: kindness and shadow, fireflies of hope burning like embers— everything you touch signs a raven song, a fairytale, a reminder that love finds us even in the […]
"Six of Swords Becomes The Emperor"
"Six of Swords Becomes The Emperor"
Tell me you’ve bolted the door, the one inside your heart, tell me, you’ve abandoned the ghost you once loved, let love you, haunted and haunting, until your mouth was all cobweb and ash, broken spells unraveling before you could fix them, runes wrecked before they gathered full power— […]
“Five of Cups Considers Forgiveness”
“Five of Cups Considers Forgiveness”
You put grief into the earth,carefully, with your own two hands,and by the time you are done,there is dirt under […]
"Knight of Wands, Six of Swords" - Uncanny Magazine
"Knight of Wands, Six of Swords" - Uncanny Magazine
You were never mine— that is the truth, carefully avoided until the cracks began to show— love, but not love, here, but not here, hands held in shadows or stolen bits of daylight, your darkness mine, held like a secret, and I drank […]
Q&A With Ali Trotta on the Asimov's Blog
Q&A With Ali Trotta on the Asimov's Blog
Ali Trotta is a poet, editor, and hater of bad coffee who believes in the power of knowing yourself. Learn more about Trotta in this Q&A, and read her latest poem, “When the Mirror Shows …
Sept/Oct 2023 Issue of Asimov's, "When the Mirror Shows Frankenstein's Monster"
Sept/Oct 2023 Issue of Asimov's, "When the Mirror Shows Frankenstein's Monster"
"The Empress Chides the Hermit" - Small Wonders
"The Empress Chides the Hermit" - Small Wonders
Sometimes, a ghost speaks with a voice that’s familiar, and it’s all heat, ash, and expectation—
"Temperance and The Devil, Reversed" - Uncanny Magazine
"Temperance and The Devil, Reversed" - Uncanny Magazine
"When the Wraith Smiles"
"When the Wraith Smiles"
“The Heart Sings a Siren” at Mermaid’s Monthly
“The Heart Sings a Siren” at Mermaid’s Monthly
"The Changing Season" at F&SF magazine
"The Changing Season" at F&SF magazine
"After the Tower Falls, Death Gives Advice" at Uncanny magazine
"After the Tower Falls, Death Gives Advice" at Uncanny magazine
"A Meeting Place"
"A Meeting Place"
"Secret Keeping"
"Secret Keeping"
"Of Monsters I Loved"
"Of Monsters I Loved"
"The Devil You Know"
"The Devil You Know"
"Athena Holds Up a Mirror to Strength"
"Athena Holds Up a Mirror to Strength"
"Three of Swords, King of Cups"
"Three of Swords, King of Cups"
"The Magician Speaks to the Fool"
"The Magician Speaks to the Fool"
"The Year We Got Rid of Our Ghosts"
"The Year We Got Rid of Our Ghosts"
"Lorelei"
"Lorelei"
"A Lovesong From Frankenstein's Monster"
"A Lovesong From Frankenstein's Monster"
"The Persecution of Witches"
"The Persecution of Witches"
"From the High Priestess to the Hanged Man'
"From the High Priestess to the Hanged Man'
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