Aug 8Listen to your mothera rant-punctuated review of The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century, by Louise Perry — Polity Press, 2022. (216 pages) I disagree with Louis Perry’s new book about one of her main theses, and I strongly recommend you buy it and…Louise Perry41 min read
Aug 3Mary Harrington & CyborgsA somewhat lengthy reaction to an interview of Mary Harrington by Alex Kaschuta, in which I identify my own errors in a book I wrote eight years ago, regarding Ivan Illich and Gender . . . and some other stuff, too. Long live revision! I like Mary Harrington. That is…Mary Harrington36 min read
Jul 23Serial killer (and the criminal profiling con)Inspired by a recent article from Julia Yost on the grift of “recovered memory” and its correspondence with my own piece on “The half-life of batshit,” and in conjunction with my sustained interest in the cultural phenomenon of the police procedural, I am now compelled to throw a grenade into…Serial Killers8 min read
Jul 21The half-life of batshit and other mattersa tactical political contemplation In 1980, a married couple from Canada — Michelle Smith and Lawrence Pazder — pulled off a book grift with the publication of Michelle Remembers, an evidence-free account of Michelle’s abuse as a child at the hands of “Satanists,” memories which she claimed to have “recovered”…Batshit Crazy7 min read
Jul 17Smitten Gate (Chapter 32)a novel Copyright © Stan Goff 2022, All Rights Reserved Nuthatch Marketplace Kabul, Afghanistan July 14, 2010 1535 — Local Abner Dale laughed. He wasn’t sure why, but the fact that he was suddenly rich with Nanji’s cash and roaming around in an Army truck completely outside the lines struck…Smitten Gate7 min read
Jul 17Smitten Gate (Chapter 31)a novel Copyright © Stan Goff 2022, All Rights Reserved Water people July 12, 2010 Jordan Lake, North Carolina Monday was a down day for Farah. She’d come up from Fayetteville to meet Deanglea for a fishing date. Farah had discovered the spot back in the 90’s. It was a…Smitten Gate6 min read
Jul 17Smitten Gate (Chapter 30)a novel Copyright © Stan Goff 2022, All Rights Reserved Adventures in Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan Chinese Restaurant July 14, 2010 1118 — Local Colorful sun-umbrellas punctuated the general bustle of the street. The sky was clear, and traffic ground its way through thoroughfares swimming in automobile exhaust. One could almost…Smitten Gate8 min read
Jul 17Smitten Gate (Chapter 29)a novel Copyright © Stan Goff 2022, All Rights Reserved Rot in hell Foothills near Kabul, Afghanistan July 14, 2010 0705 — Local The wind stirred as the sun warmed the air along the thin gully snaking between the boulders, the morning light throwing off brilliant contrasts. A fawn and…Smitten Gate8 min read
Jul 17Smitten Gate (Chapter 28)a novel Copyright © Stan Goff 2022, All Rights Reserved Hotwash Camp Virtue July 14, 2010 0538 — Local Two candy-red clearing barrels squatted outside the Task Force Operations building like the pot-bellied cannons of the Civil War. Made from chopped 55-gallon drums with eight-inch holes in one end, and…Smitten Gate5 min read
Jul 17Smitten Gate (Chapter 27)a novel Copyright © Stan Goff 2022, All Rights Reserved Actions on the objective Charikar, Afghanistan July 14, 2010 0212 — Local The last control point near the target turned out to be a public latrine — a patchwork of human excrement spread over an indistinct region. A field of…Smitten Gate9 min read
