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Mark Leslie is a writer, editor and bookseller who lives in Southern Ontario. In 2005, Mark joined the blogging bandwagon and started posting random thoughts and musings on writing, bookselling and being a father.

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Lil Bit's Masquerade Party

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Lil Bit , fellow HNTer and all around cool dude person, invited me to a Halloween Masquerade party in which we're supposed to include a ...
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NaNo What Now?

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The eve of October 31st has always been a special and magic time for me. I'll never grow out of my love for Halloween. But this year t...
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Monday, October 30, 2006

Something I Don't Miss

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Sigh . . . though I no longer commute from Hamilton to Toronto any longer, I still get the email updates from GO Transit regarding train del...
Friday, October 27, 2006

The Big Picture

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It's happening this Sunday, and with everything going on family wise, I sincerely doubt that Francine, Alexander and I will be able to t...
Thursday, October 26, 2006

HNT - Ghost!

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Last week Francine and I bought a 6 foot inflatable ghost on top of a globe containing a black cat, pumpkin and a tornado whirl-wind of bats...
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Tech Teddy Terrifies Toddlers

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I had to laugh when my buddy Samson forwarded me the following picture of a teddy bear/USB jump drive. Not sure if it's an actual prod...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

I'll Sing My Song To The Free

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As Mr. Pete Townsend once sang: "The song is over, it's all behind me." I've finally finished the online serial thriller ...
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Monday, October 23, 2006

But What About Spidey?

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I was reading an article in the newspaper this morning which covered this fun new book called 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived: H...
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Friday, October 20, 2006

Ghost!!!

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For the last couple of months, every time we've gone into Costco (one of those wholesaler warehouse jobbies), Alexander has rushed to th...
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Thursday, October 19, 2006

HNT - October Dreams

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I couldn't resist peeking out from behind a book again this week. Why? Because I've been hanging onto this book (which I think I b...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Frankenstein's Idiot

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I just received some information about a new horror release from Anchor Bay that I'm eager to see. It's called Freak Out and appear...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

My Ship Isn't Coming And I Just Can't Pretend

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When I listen to a Rush song occasionally I get these flashback images of my buddies and I doing our 2/3 air-band in Pete 's basement. ...
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Monday, October 16, 2006

It's Not Because I'm A Horror Writer

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Alexander is starting to speak more and more, and even put a few words together (most often stated phrases right now are "Daddy Stinky...
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Thursday, October 12, 2006

HNT - 10th Anniversary

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This week, HNT falls on a very special day. Today, Francine and I celebrate 10 years of marriage. I can't begin to explain how gratefu...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Watching My Son Sleep

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Life has been hectic and stressful these past couple of months. One of the biggest stresses was the confirmation we received yesterday from ...
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Wanna Hear Something Cool?

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I am delighted and honoured to be a guest on Paula B's The Writing Sho w podcast. I'm a guest for a series of "reality show...
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Saturday, October 07, 2006

Hangin With Neil Peart

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My good buddy Pete sent me a link to an extremely rare interview with Neil Peart on YouTube. Peart is not only the drummer for Rush (my fav...
Friday, October 06, 2006

Author Self Promotion Tip Number 7

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Some fun news for a writer friend of mine was an article featured in the McMaster Daily News today. Kim Foottit , author of the story ...
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Thursday, October 05, 2006

HNT - Man I Smell Like A Woman

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Shh! I'm about to reveal a secret . . . I discovered this week that my wife's deodorant/antiperspirant works better on me than my ...
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Dude Smells Like A Lady

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The verdict is in. At about 8:30 PM last night, about 14 hours after I'd applied Mitchum to my left armpit and Lady Mitchum to my right...
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