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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.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Da Count - Flying Toast

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I love the fact that my son's mind is constantly tuned in to the "imagination station" -- ie, he's not gaining thrills fro...
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Thursday, August 28, 2008

HNT - Hulk

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At the CNE last week, Alexander and I had our chance to get our photo taken with the Incredible Hulk as part of a Symantec promotion . We ...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The Shit You Pull Out Of Your Ass

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How's this for a catchy line from an interview? So, why do you think anyone would pay to read the shit you pull out of your ass? In a re...
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Monday, August 25, 2008

Back In Green

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I have to say that though we didn't go very far for our vacations this year, we certainly packed our days with lots of fun. Day trips we...
Saturday, August 23, 2008

MiniBookExpo Review - Guerrilla Publicity

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A short while ago I started following a fascinating blog movement started by Alexa Clark , the genius behind the "Cheap Eats" seri...
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Friday, August 22, 2008

Da Count - LEGO Space

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One of my favourite all time "toys" from childhood, and one that I never properly outgrew, would have to be LEGO . Of course, whe...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

HNT - Domestic Olympics

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I'm on vacation this week. Which means, mostly, that I have more time to work on chores. And since we spent a few days at my Mom's...
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Da Count - Home For A Skirmish

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I'm continually amazed at how lucky I am to have the job I do. Sure, it's a lot of work, I put in a ton of hours, but man oh man, t...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

HNT - Here Again

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I received my copy of Canadian Bookseller magazine yesterday -- the one that includes an author profile that I did on Sean Costello . The ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Scumbag Thieves

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Steal from me and I'm pretty pissed off. Steal from my wife and son and I'm about ready to kick your ass into next week. But when yo...
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Monday, August 11, 2008

I Finally Saw Saw - Though I Have See-Sawed Before

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Though I'm a horror fan (admittedly a fan of reading horror over watching horror movies -- and there is a huge difference, BTW, which I ...
Saturday, August 09, 2008

Anthology To Benefit American Cancer Society

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In all the excitement and busyness of this summer, I forgot to announce the fact that back in early July editor Tim Deal of Shroud Publishin...
Friday, August 08, 2008

Da Count - Silver and Gold Friends

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"Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other gold. " - an old campfire song Me, Steve, Greg, Craig Several ...
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Thursday, August 07, 2008

HNT - Science North

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Last week we were in Sudbury for a few days, and spent one rainy afternoon at Science North . The building for Science North is a giant snow...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

MiniBookExpo Review - Cricket in a Fist

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A short while ago I started following a fascinating blog movement started by Alexa Clark , the genius behind the "Cheap Eats" seri...
Sunday, August 03, 2008

Little Drummer Boy

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I was off last week and we spent a few days at my Mom's house, doing a bit of yard work for her as well as a bit of relaxing. On one of...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

HNT - A Really Useful Day Trip

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Last Friday we took a day trip out to St. Thomas (about half an hour outside of London, ON), to visit Thomas in the "Day Out with Thoma...
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Friday, July 25, 2008

Da Count - When in Baltimore, I Drank A Really Fine Beer

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Recently, on a trip to and from Storrs, Connecticut, my traveling companion Rick and I drove to Buffalo where we caught a flight to Baltimor...
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