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Wayne McNeill

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http://sylvaingarneau.blogspot.ca/

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Poetry, Memoir

Member Since

January 2013

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Hello all. My name is Wayne McNeill. I was born, raised and continue to live in Toronto, Ontario. My poems and short prose pieces first appeared in various Canadian magazines and periodicals as well as four chapbooks including Angels Have No Hearts and Lola. My work has also been represented in several anthologies, most recently The Dominion of Love. My new book is called Songbook for Haunted Boys and Girls. It might be regarded as a memoir told in short prose pieces or very short stories or prose poems. It is in part a portrait of the Greek neighbourhood I live in: the shops, restaurants, pubs and patios, as well as the local characters. It is also about growing up, growing old, and reasons for continuing: books and music, food and drink, ...more

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Wayne McNeill's Blog: The Danforth

I was born...

I was born to stand on a street corner playing a concertina. Or to sell old prints in a bookstall on the edge of the Seine. And now it's too late, too late, far too late!

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	Songbook for Haunted Boys and Girls 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“There are no miracles because all is a miracle. There is no magic because all is magic." -Llewelyn Powys”
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Jul 21, 2013 05:12PM

C.J. Heck

Hello Wayne,

It's such a pleasure having you for a friend here at Goodreads. I look forward to knowing more about your work. Thank you so much and best wishes to you.

My warmest regards and respect,
CJ

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