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Good plans. Good stories. Mildly questionable detours.

Every Friday: four unusual weekend plans, two stories worth reading and one small adventure to try.

Because you should have options besides the same bar, the same brunch, or opening your phone to ask what everyone else is doing.

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Playful skull and butterfly illustration for the November 6 newsletter
ISSUE 001 · NOVEMBER 6–8, 2026

Ghosts. Cat people. And one very handsome bat.

Portland Oddities, Washington's ghost weekend, a cat convention, a free Diwali celebration, plus two real stories and a giant-troll mission.

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Older editions remain readable as archives; always use the live Weird Weekend Desk to plan a current outing.

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