by Court | May 12, 2021
My dearest full bodied apparitions, I finally finished my Mary Ellen Pleasant series! Part 1 and Part 2 are now live on the blog. DAMN that one took awhile but it was worth it! I have been researching Pleasant for months now – I read academic texts, ghost...
by Court | May 10, 2021
“When Mary Pleasant left the sheltered island of Nantucket as a young woman she took with her her invaluable business skills, an informal yet substantial education, and political savvy that would last a lifetime.” – The Making of Mammy Pleasant: A Black...
by Court | May 6, 2021
“Mary Ellen Pleasant is an enigma. She has puzzled California historians for generations. Not all the pieces of her life fit neatly together; not everything can be explained. . . She became a ‘figment of imagination as much as a figure of history.’” – Paul...
by Court | May 6, 2021
At night, in the smallest park in San Francisco, you can sit on a bench and listen to the swaying and creaking of eucalyptus trees. Fog may creep in, but it’s not quiet: the traffic of Bush Street roars by and there are probably some weirdos walking along Octavia....
by Court | Apr 28, 2021
My dearest basement dwelling monsters: Happy Wednesday! I am deep in writing and editing mode for my upcoming series on historic badass and current Pacific Heights ghost MARY ELLEN PLEASANT. There’s a lot to untangle about her life, especially since she kept things...
