by Court | Dec 16, 2020
Dear Friends:The holidays approacheth and many of us are on lockdown again. It’s going to be the weirdest fucking season yet. I was really sad about Thanksgiving – not that colonizer pumpkin pie bullshit, but about being away from my family. Because of COVID, we...
by Court | Dec 10, 2020
On this day in 1852, San Francisco held its first (legal) execution. A man named Jose Forner (or Forni) was hung from a gallows erected at the top of Russian Hill. According to letter-sheets sold after the hanging, Forner killed Jose Atari after a fight over money....
by Court | Dec 4, 2020
Today we are going to learn about how BARN OWLS may be the natural phenomena behind legends of flying white ghosts and banshees. This is an extremely cool lesson brought to you by my friend and BIRD WATCHER EXTRAORDINAIRE @lindaswan.sf! According to Linda, Barn Owls...
by Court | Dec 2, 2020
Dear Friends,It’s officially Holiday Season which I promise you CAN be creepy. The most famous secular Christmas story is about three ghosts who terrify a rich man into sharing his hoard, after all. Plenty of bizarre and scary works use Christmas as a backdrop, but...
by Court | Nov 18, 2020
Dear Friends,Welcome to my newsletter! Did you know these are coming back into vogue? YOU DO NOW! I’ve been looking for a new way to share writing and batshit internet finds with you good people, and maybe this is it. It’s also the culmination of my inner sixteen year...
