Hello, hello! Let’s have a quickie chat about some Open Court things. This weekly newsletter is a project from my heart, by way of my brain, then sent to my 5 official typing fingers. (Yes, I do not type with official Catholic school-seal-of-approval style. I made my own way, which felt right, and won the epic battle with Sr. Ann in typing class. I told her typing was about product and efficiency, not style. She put me to the test, and I won. Boom. RIP to that sweet woman.)
Anyways. Back to Open Court.
This shebang started back in the olden days of summer 2021. A world where LeBron James was not the scoring king of the NBA, Roger Federer, Tiger Woods and Serena Williams were not yet retired, but hella breaking down. My beloved BTS were not on a hiatus as a group. Those days.
Meta, the corporate artist formerly known as Facebook, asked if I wanted to partner to create content for a project they were building. AKA, a journalism clone of Substack. I said yes. FB paid me to do my thing, and we had a lovely run until Mark Zuckerberg took his toys and moved into the metaverse. No writers live there, just avatarring. Life is full circle, and I am now on Substack, with Open Court. Plus, there is a new baby, Borahae BTS, for my Bangtan Amis. Facebook is my ex, one on lovely, speaking terms, but no longer supporting my work. Fair enough.
A number of you have reached out since the big move to Substack, offering kind support and encouragement. There are weekly asks how to subscribe, as in cash money. You want to support what I do, because you enjoy it and believe in me.
So here we are. I’ve created subscriber tiers for monthly, yearly (a break on the monthly total), and a founder’s buy in. Some of my content, like the archives and bonus pieces, will be subscriber only. Our Friday goodness, and my occasional mid-week gotta-talk-about this ish will pop in for free. Please consider being a general newsletter subscriber (free), and/or if you want to help contribute to this effort, follow this link.
Either way, I say deep thanks with a bow. Really.