by Court | May 27, 2021
My dearest planchette pushers: As you know, I traffic in the macabre. I write about mayhem and death and how those things haunt us. This week’s story is one that I’ve been turning over in my head for a month, trying to make sense of and wanting to tell in the right...
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 | 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...
by Court | Apr 15, 2021
My dearest ghost cats: It’s April 15 and if you’re in California, YOU ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE. I don’t want to tell you how to live your life (lol I do), but please get this shit so I can take my mask off and go to a fucking bar already. How can I travel the...
by Court | Mar 31, 2021
My dearest phantom hitchhikers: Spring is here! You know what goes great with tulips, sunshine, lambs, and bunnies? SERIAL KILLERS! 🎉 The San Francisco Chronicle has a fascinating new multi-media project called The Doodler. It’s part web content, part photo essay,...
by Court | Mar 17, 2021
My dearest pixie troublemakers: Happy St. Patrick’s Day! What a time to think about how much we miss being in bars!! I love our American St. Patrick’s Day ridiculousness. First of all there are parades – did you know they actually started here in the US? In...
