I Squawked On By
A few moments ago, as I was walking home from the station, a man on the other side of the street pointed at me and shouted “Demon possession!” Advent Outburst #12 “I’ve got a 50% chance of being a…...
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Poppy and I went to the shops earlier with me in my wheelchair and I kept ticcing very loudly: “I’m being punished for being a sinner!” and “I have an evil spirit inside me!” I’ve no idea why these...
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Over the last few years as my tics have become increasingly obvious to other people, I’ve found myself on the receiving end of a lot of well-meaning advice about what I should do to help myself....
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Rock Stars
This time last month I went to Glastonbury. I was there for four amazing days, but the time seemed to go really quickly. So when, just over 38 hours ago, I headed off to another festival – Camp...
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Yaska Sahara - Mama and Me
At the start of lockdown I was sent a short story about the experience of growing up with a parent with Tourettes by a young writer called Yaska Sahara. I found the piece incredibly moving and it was a...
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