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David Boyne

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http://www.goodreads.com/DavidBoyne

born

The United States

gender

male

website

http://DavidBoyne.com

twitter username

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genre

Personal Essays, Humor, Literature & Fiction

influences

Harpo Marx, Mark Twain, Victor Hugo, Bugs Bunny, Ayn Rand, Thomas Jeff ...more

member since

November 2011

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David Boyne has failed at everything he has tried. Including parenting, marriage, college, gainful employment, algebra, buying low and selling high, mixing red wine with tequila, riding a bicycle across America, and staying perpendicularly tangential to the gutter.

At one time he considered becoming a better person but when told identity theft was illegal he abandoned the idea.

When not writing about his failures he boldly stares into Space, schemes for Total World Domination, and often exposes himself in public at DavidBoyne.com.

Essays by David Boyne available in paper:

I Could Be Wrong, But...
ISBN-10: 0615572057
ISBN-13: 978-0615572055

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Essays by David Boyne, available in electrons (Kindle ebooks):

Happy Accidents, Volume One
Offbeat Essays...more

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Silly Putty is Forever

The other day I was driving my car down Highway 101 in heavy traffic. I passed a peloton of cyclists as colorfully clothed as South American Macaws. I tracked several dog-walking pedestrians playfully darting out from behind parked cars. I took long dreamy glances past the cliffs down at the surfers and pelicans and waves of the Pacific Ocean. I was thinking about and paying intensely close att...

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David Boyne's Books

Average rating: 4.11 · 55 ratings · 6 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	Happy Accidents by David Boyne (Goodreads Author), Patty Kadel (Foreword) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside My 3 Pound Universe by David Boyne (Goodreads Author), Patty Kadel (Editor), Ann Bancroft (Introduction) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	X Marks the Spot, We're All Going to Die!... So What's for Lunch? by David Boyne (Goodreads Author), Patty Kadel (Editor) 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Sweet Home 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Confession Booth and Other Short Stories by David Boyne (Goodreads Author), Rob Ruiz (Photographer) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Could Be Wrong, But... 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Books Stink! An Irreverent Essay on the Joys of Reading on a Kindle (or other ebook reader) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What's Love Got to Do with It? How a Conversation with Ray Bradbury Changed My Life 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lessons From Jack, A Handful of Scenes, Light and Dark, From a Boy's Life 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Accidents, Volume 5: You Must Be Present to Win 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David Boyne made a comment on the video: A Conversation with Ray Bradbury "I had a conversation with Ray Bradbury. Just one. But it changed my life. Before talking to Ray I was a struggling writer. After talking to Ray I was...more "
Jun 12, 2012 07:26am
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David Boyne added Lessons From Jack, A Handful of Scenes, Light and Dark, From a Boy's Life by David Boyne (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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