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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · 1d

I was thrilled to write a story on adults with #tourettesyndrome for AARP. It features some fantastic humans who've dealt with TS all their lives. Few studies have explored the impact TS has had on us adults with TS, I write, but that’s beginning to change. www.aarp.org/health/condi...

How Tourette Syndrome Affects the Lives of 5 Older Americans

Roughly half of individuals with the disorder go undiagnosed, and experts say many of them are older adults

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm looking forward to this event with @sejalshah.bsky.social at Brighton Memorial Library next week. bml.libcal.com/event/14829483

How to Overcome Rejection and Keep Writing: A Conversation Between Sejal Shah and K.E. Semmel

Writing is hard. Publishing a book is even harder. Completing a good manuscript takes years of practice and patience. You write, and rewrite, and then you write some more. When...

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · Aug 29

Prepare for the upcoming weekend when you treat yourself to THE BOOK OF LOSMAN by @kesemmel.bsky.social on #Audible! buff.ly/fI1eG0H
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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Aug 11

Now that Trump has taken over the national guard and plans to deploy them to DC, a reminder: he’s in the Epstein files. The President of the U.S. is a rapist.

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Aug 8

I wrote about 'normalizing' #tourettesyndrome this week in fiction and in culture. kesemmel.substack.com/p/normalizin...

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

Honestly can't think of a more straightforward example of how men profit from the sexual degradation of women

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 8

From @theathletic.com: A memecoin — Green Dildo Coin — and it's community are responsible for some of the disruptions at WNBA games.
The group's coin was created the day before the first incident, and as of Thursday, its worth had nearly tripled in one week.

WNBA sex toy incidents may be linked to cryptocurrency group’s money scheme

The group's coin was created the day before the first incident, and as of Thursday, its worth had nearly tripled in one week.

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 31

And at the precise moment a large chunk of the population decides that great art is, basically, meaningless or not worth the investment to participate with.

K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 30

The less I'm on social media the happier I am, and the better my relationships with other people, *real* people. Of course, that means I have almost zero engagement on this platform.

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 29

For my substack this week I wrote about 11 Bob Dylan songs that have deep artistic meaning for me.

Call me a luddite if you will, but in the age of generative AI, I'm going to embrace great human-made art and cling to it. Click on the link to see the list.

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11 Great Bob Dylan Songs You Need to Listen To

This week I’m going to write about Bob Dylan.

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 21

I saw an academic abstract published by Taylor & Francis today that acknowledged use of ChatGPT “to proofread and improve syntax.” In other words, to “sound vacuumed of personality and just like every other academic article.”

K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 17

In Part II of my two-part essay on AI and the future of literature and storytelling, I write about a resource that's become devalued in our culture: empathy. Give it a read. If you like this, subscribe for more. shorturl.at/fChh7

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 16

The world we live in increasingly resembles an episode of “Black Mirror.”

K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 16

I’m proud to be on this list. Specifically, The Book of Losman spotlights #tourettesyndrome. Though there’s no cure, Losman is willing to partake in a dubious trial in hopes of finding one. Things kind of go off the rails for him. It’s a comic novel with heart.

SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · Jul 16

ICYMI, THE BOOK OF LOSMAN by @kesemmel.bsky.social was featured in @clmporg.bsky.social's Reading List for Disability Pride Month! buff.ly/wPLX9BB

THE BOOK OF LOSMAN: buff.ly/oKmNUUx
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A Reading List for Disability Pride Month 2025 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

We asked the many independent literary presses and magazines that make up our membership to share with us some of the literature they recommend reading in honor of Disability Pride Month, observed…

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 10

One of the tragedies of our time is that, instead of banding together as a human species to fight the effects of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation (our biggest existential threats), we are fighting the system of governance that we thought we’d eradicated 80 years ago.

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 9

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The Great AI Hoovering; or, The Disappearance of Magical Human Language (Part I)

Why Reading Matters in the Age of Generative AI

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 8

Super fucked up is right.

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 8

Very cool to find The Book of Losman on @clmporg.bsky.social's reading list for Disability Pride Month!

Get The Book of Losman here: buff.ly/kYY19zZ

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thank you @clmporg.bsky.social for including THE BOOK OF LOSMAN by @kesemmel.bsky.social in the reading list for Disability Pride Month! buff.ly/35ZMzAj

Get THE BOOK OF LOSMAN right here: buff.ly/kYY19zZ
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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 5

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 5

To the “I voted for this” crowd:

You voted for the guy who gutted the National Weather Service. Now we’ve got dead families and missing kids in Texas, because storm warnings didn’t go out in time. And he gutted FEMA so they can’t properly respond to disasters.

That’s what you voted for?

K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 4

We are truly entering a dark period of American history, one marked by cruel violence, greed, and deliberate misinformation designed to infect the nation with the deadly pathogen of hate. The script is being written by vicious people now. Let’s hope the histories are written by other, better people.

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thank you for fighting.

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thank you, @morelle.house.gov. I just called your office to express just this hope. I’m happy you are my congressman.

Joe Morelle @morelle.house.gov · Jul 1

I'm headed to Washington to vote 'NO' on one of the worst pieces of legislation I've seen in my career.

It’s a sloppy tax break for billionaires that takes healthcare away from 17 million Americans.

It’s bad for Rochester and we all deserve better.

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jul 1

If you don’t know who your House representative is, find out here. Then call them and tell them to oppose the Big Brutal Bill.

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Find Your Representative | house.gov

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K.E. Semmel @kesemmel.bsky.social · Jun 27

I was truly honored to be selected as the keynote speaker at last weekend's virtual #ticcon25. Writing the address took a couple late nights over the past few weeks, but it was so worth it. I'll post the full text on my substack this weekend, but's also here:

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · Jun 16

ICYMI, @kesemmel.bsky.social‬ recently sat down with the Life of Books Podcast to discuss the Art of Literary Translation! buff.ly/ilGPRAO

Listen to THE BOOK OF LOSMAN on #audible! buff.ly/PrL2Tyh
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