Bright Boy: A Tourette's Life
K.E. SemmelA substack primarily about living with Tourette syndrome (and other misadventures).
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 33 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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John Davidson, BAFTA, and Tourette Syndrome: Say what?
Film poster for I Swear, out in U.S. theaters on April 24.
Tourette Syndrome is in the news. As you’ve probably heard, longtime TS advocate John Davidson—the inspiration behind the film I Swear—shouted the N word at two Black actors at the...
Running on Empty
[Note: I stand in solidarity with today’s nationwide economic blackout. I will buy nothing, and I will support all businesses that join the general strike. The following post is an expanded and revised excerpt from my 2025 TIC CON Keynote a...
On Lies, Obfuscations, and Lebensraum
Last week I walked into my local public library to pick up a book I’d ordered through interlibrary loan. It was a wet and snowy day and I was wearing tattered blue jeans, an old button-down shirt, a wool cap, and my muck boots: what I typic...
Thank you for subscribing in 2025
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What it Feels Like (for me) to Mask Tics
One of my favorite novels, reimagined, repurposed.
I recently had an experience that I want to share with you. Picture me sitting in a restaurant with a friend, a woman I met through work. She’s a member of our nonprofit, and I was there...
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I am a writer and translator. My debut novel is The Book of Losman (SFWP).
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