Why I Chase Comedians and Other Bipolar Tales

Why I Chase Comedians charts Frankie Owens' progress in the style of his acclaimed Little Book of Prison. This entirely new work was triggered by a relapse when, after a hyper-manic episode and ten years as a law-abiding citizen, the author found himself back inside despite supportive five-star references. It was written mostly in prison during Covid ('double lockdown'). Through often self-deprecating insights the author takes the reader inside the mind of someone afflicted by hypermania. It deals with the extremities of the bipolar condition - highs, lows, 'in-betweens' - allowing readers to understand its overwhelming nature. The book shows how he struggled with booming ideas, breath-taking feats of imagination and alternately coming down to Earth, or worse. It contrasts the out-and-out