Friday, October 30, 2020

There Is No Monster Mash

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Ever since someone pointed it out to me, it has really bothered me that The Monster Mash is a song about a song that you never get to actua...
Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Canadian Beer Day

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  Happy Canadian Beer Day, from all of us (all 3 of me?) at Mark’s Tavern, Eh! October 7th is Canadian Beer Day. A day to celebrate the awes...
Saturday, September 12, 2020

Imagine, If You Will, A Man Obsessed With Sharing Thought-Provoking Stories

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I am about half-way through writing up the introductions to each of the stories in the Obsessions anthology that is currently part of a Kic...
Friday, September 11, 2020

19 Years Later - 9/11 Reflections

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For me, 9/11 will always be a day of quiet reflection about a terrible tragedy. And, via something called Project 2,996, also a celebratio...
Tuesday, September 08, 2020

Writer Workshops at Waterloo Public Library

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I'm going to be running a series of weekly workshops in Sept for writers at the Waterloo Public Library . It's part of a virtual ser...
Saturday, September 05, 2020

Teaser for THIS TIME AROUND

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 There are a couple of audio/video teasers for the first story in my "Canadian Werewolf" series which introduces readers to my mai...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Planes, Trains and Automobiles meets Logan

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 My latest book in the Canadian Werewolf series, Stowe Away , which launched today, has been described as " Planes, Trains and Automob...
Sunday, August 16, 2020

The 2020 Aurora Awards

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 On Saturday August 15, 2020, I had the honor of being the Master of Ceremonies for The Official 2020 Aurora Awards and Hall of Fame Inducti...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

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It's funny that, for most of my adult life, I'd always wanted to have a place like Cheers, a local bar that I could go to where ever...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Music Parody of "Fever"

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The other day I made a short video on how to pronounce Lefebvre. I couldn't resist adding in a joke at the end about the funny ways peop...
Monday, June 15, 2020

Virtual Guide Ghost Walk (Safe Social Distancing)

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Last summer I wrote and produced, with the help of the awesome people at VoiceMa p (who create immersive GPS audio tours), a ghost walk of d...
Sunday, June 14, 2020

How to Pronounce Lefebvre

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I have long written under the name Mark Leslie because of the fact that most people don't know how to spell or pronounce Lefebvre. Howev...

Under Attack

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I've been having fun making short videos inspired by stupid dad jokes. The first "action spoof" one that I've done is a sh...
Friday, June 12, 2020

Demonic Dolls, Screaming Skulls, and Other Haunted Objects

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I'm currently soliciting stories for a book that I'm working on. This is the cover. I plan on releasing this book in the fall of 202...
Friday, June 05, 2020

Hey Bartender

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Last week a new single and accompanying single was released by a talented musician from my hometown of Sudbury, Ontario. Ashley Joanisse is...
Monday, June 01, 2020

Coast to Coast AM with George Noory - Haunted Hospitals

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I'm pretty pumped to be returning as a guest to Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Coast to Coast AM airs on more than 600 stations...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Dramatic Exit: A Stupid Dad Joke Short Film

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I have long enjoyed sharing Dad Jokes. Heck, long before I became a father I had been a connoisseur of eye-rolling puns and stupid humor. I...
Monday, May 11, 2020

Making an Omelette from Broken Egg Yolks

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Liz and I have been enjoying writing parody lyrics, recording them to old karaoke tracks, and then making a music video to go along with the...
Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Spud Wars: A New Hopelessness (A Star Wars Parody)

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As a writer, I have, lately, been recognizing the value of recycling, or re-using, old material into newer forms. Come to think of it, perha...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

A Skeleton Walks into a Bar

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Two skeletons walk into a bar and say to the bartender: "We'll have a pitcher of beer and a mop, please!" Me and Yorick ...