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Happy holidays, everyone! Regardless of your religious beliefs, I assume you’ve had some time off work / school, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the break. This is a short message to let you know that, unfortunately, trying to operate as an independent publishing imprint has not proved sustainable. Therefore, for a variety of reasons, we […]
Sometimes openness is necessary to promote awareness and hope for others. Sometimes your journey is meant not to be hidden and kept secret out of fear of judgement, but instead be shared. I admit it’s uncomfortable and a bit frightening, but I have a great passion for erasing the stigma that surrounds mental illness and […]
Recently, a ‘Check Mate’ of mine sent a bunch of us a group message saying they were struggling to cope on their own and needed help. Around the same time, another friend made a public announcement that he had lost a loved one. Dozens of people flocked to show support. Some of us (like me!) […]
Today, I have the great pleasure of being the host on Day 10 of Erica Tucci’s Virtual Blog Tour. Erica’s book Radiant Survivor: How to Shine and Thrive through Recovery from Stroke, Cancer, Abuse, Addiction and Other Life-Altering Experiences is celebrating its big Amazon launch on November 19th, 2013 at http://www.radiantsurvivor.com/book-launch/pages/pre-launch.php Although the author reflects […]
When I was a child, I watched the film What about Bob? For those who have seen it, you may recall a scene where Bob tells the little boy that he likes to pretend he has Tourette Syndrome so he can get away with shouting obscenities. The pair of them jump on the bed swearing at […]
How many parents out there can relate to this? The following is a genuine complaint letter written by a parent to a hospital in connection with desperate attempts to get in-school support for a child. All names have been changed. Dear Sirs I wish to make a formal complaint about the lack of service my […]
We are very proud to announce that Conditional Publications has now launched its very own awareness-raising rubber bracelets. Please visit our SHOP for more details. All orders will receive a FREE Conditional Publications bookmark to keep your place while you’re reading Check Mates: OCD Fiction, Poetry & Artwork or any of our upcoming titles. Conditional […]
Last week I read an article in the London Metro newspaper about the EU’s recent move to ban many herbal / Chinese remedies from being sold / promoted / practised in European countries. The UK government have declined to participate in this movement, instead opting to institute a requirement that all such practitioners register themselves […]
Okay, who watched X-Men 3: The Last Stand and felt like, in many ways, it was the story of their life? Not with me? Let me explain. In a nutshell: the authorities have discovered a new drug to ‘cure’ the mutants of their ‘abnormalities’. Mutants queue up in the thousands to receive this ‘cure’, but […]
A fellow tourettic recently linked me to a video of a man pretending to have Tourette Syndrome, by shouting a bunch of ridiculous obscenities in a bid to be ‘humorous’. Now, there are tons of these cropping up all the time, but someone’s comment on this particular video incensed me; they wrote: ‘LOL tourettes is […]