John’s Substack
John DonovanMy personal Substack
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Writing Update June 2026
The Main News
This past weekend a friend remarked I haven’t been posting many articles on Substack recently. The reason for this is I have been working more on books than posts, mainly my upcoming book of essays, The Z-Axis.
After about...
Acting Like Pentecost Doesn't Matter
The world today likes to claim things about the world today.
A common claim is that the world is too hedonistic: everyone is addicted to pleasure. Everyone knows that everyone lolls around in a self-medicated state to avoid feeling any pa...
Is Easter the Worst?
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Easter is kind of the worst.
Which is strange because it’s the holiest day of the year, celebrating the victory of Jesus over death. The party should be bigger.
First reason: Jesus is our main guy. We should be pretty pumped that...
Simon on Saturday
Today’s post is an excerpt from my book Sacred Asides, available here. Get your copy today!
This poem imagines that Peter has exiled himself from the rest of the apostles on Holy Saturday out of shame for his sin. Despite being...
Holy Wednesday
Today’s post is an excerpt from my book Sacred Asides, available here. Get your copy today!
Have you ever gone to sleep knowing that when you wake up, everything will be different? Your next period of waking consciousness is g...
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Interested in everything, but like to write especially about... Christianity, Education, Improv, Pop Culture, and Short Stories. But I can't promise I'll color in the lines.
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