Christopher Donovan
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Hi!
Film, theatre, mental health, sport, politics, music, travel, and the occasional short story... it's a varied mix!
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Spike Milligan: Advocacy through Poetry
Spike Milligan's legacy as a writer, and comedian is - by anyone's standards - impressive. You can't overlook the contributions of Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, and Michael Bentine, but Milligan - most admit - was the anarchic driving force behind the groundbreaking 'The Goon Show' which first hit the airways in 1951.
By Christopher Donovan3 years ago in Poets
I'm Intelligent AND Mentally Ill. And That's Okay
I am a relatively intelligent person. I am university-educated and have worked as a college lecturer. My primary field is the theatre but I am well-read, and - although my preference would be to bore you for hours talking about Shakespeare and Beckett - I would also be happy to have a conversation about F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maya Angelou, Friedrich Nietzsche, Carl Jung, Frida Kahlo. or the French Revolution.
By Christopher Donovan3 years ago in Psyche
A Letter To The Owners Of The Airbnb I Accidentally Redecorated With My Blood. Runner-Up in Holiday Hijinks Challenge. Top Story - June 2022.
To the owners of an unnamed property in Llanberis, North Wales, the United Kingdom. I’m sorry. I truly am. I never meant to leave your beautiful cottage looking like Leatherface’s workshop. It was an accident.
By Christopher Donovan4 years ago in Confessions
Why ‘Write Drunk: Edit Sober’ is Terrible Advice. Top Story - April 2021.
I’ve been putting off the first draft of my (undoubtedly wonderful, unquestionably award-winning) debut novel for months. It’s been researched, and mapped out to the nth degree. Trust me — less organizational effort has gone into Antarctic expeditions. Well, maybe not Shackleton’s — that one could have done with a smidge more planning.
By Christopher Donovan4 years ago in Journal
