Disaffected Newsletter

Home
Archive
About
Six years ago I was holding a spoon over my coffee at 8 pm in my mother’s kitchen. It was a survivor from childhood, one of the original set we had with a trailing vine motif. It had to be lowered to the counter very carefully. Lower it too fast and it would make an audible…
Josh Slocum
30
7
NewTopCommunity
Social and business norms have been declining for decades, but the past two years have accelerated the process. We’re past the point of saying “people…
Josh Slocum
3
1
You thought I “just” wrote this Substack, huh? Mais non. This week on Disaffected (the show, not the Substack): —Collaborating with lunatics and…
Josh Slocum
12
5
I hear her voice in the morning hour—she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away When I was younger, I didn't understand fully why my mother…
Josh Slocum
24
5
For the first time, I called out to a person and gently mocked her in public for her mask-wearing.
Josh Slocum
6
14
Stop this. "We just need a third space for gender nonconforming people."Disaffected Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts…
Josh Slocum
23
22
This is an excellent piece by Brit lawyer Dennis Kavanagh. It discusses the closure of the Tavistock Clinic in the UK. That is the premiere trans-ur-kid…
Josh Slocum
1
Does your father give out only backhanded compliments, running you down in front of others while pretending to “be proud” of you? Does your mother pit…
Josh Slocum
9
2
See all
Recommendations
Holly’s Substack
Holly’s Substack
Holly Math Nerd
The Truth Fairy
The Truth Fairy
Abigail Shrier
Kavanagh's Substack
Kavanagh's Substack
Dennis Noel Kavanagh
Libs of TikTok
Libs of TikTok
Libs of TikTok

Disaffected Newsletter

AboutArchiveAuthorsRecommendations
© 2022 Josh Slocum
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Publish on Substack Get the app
Substack is the home for great writing