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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.

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Spirits in Audio - Read by Eric Bryan Moore

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Rob and Sally are having a relationship crisis, and need some time alone together. Where better to do that than the old abandoned Phoenix mo...
Monday, March 01, 2021

Don't Go Into The Woods

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On Saturday March 13 I'm going to be participating in a live virtual storytelling event with the folks from The Haunted Walks. Eerie ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Fear and Longing in Los Angeles

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Today is the release day for the latest full length novel in the Canadian Werewolf series. It all started back in 2006 when I attempted to ...
Thursday, December 31, 2020

A Corona Kinda Christmas

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Liz and I enjoyed making a pandemic parody medley in the guise of the old K-Tel style television commercials back in the spring. We kicked a...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

You've Heard of Elf on the Shelf Now Get Ready For

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 I always enjoy a good meme; particularly the creativity that goes into it. A recent one is the "You've Heard of Elf on the Shelf, ...
Monday, December 14, 2020

Obsessions Review - Tangent

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Obsessions, the November 2020 anthology I edited, was recently reviewed by Victoria Silverwolf of Tangent Online .  Here are some of the hig...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

MyTube, YouTube, TheyTube, We All Tube

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I received a neat look at my YouTube stats for 2020. Nope, I am not any sort of YouTube sensation but I'm enjoying putting out creative...
Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Let It Snow: Audiobook Giveaway 2020

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I'm thrilled to be taking part in an annual audio giveaway that was created by NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Mandy M. Roth ....
Thursday, November 26, 2020

Rude Awakenings from Sleeping Rough

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This is a tough blog post to share.   It's about a book that was tough for me to read.   Especially from the privilege of the warmth, co...
Sunday, November 01, 2020

364 Days Until Halloween 2021

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If you're like me, you've already begun to count down the days until Halloween 2021. I know, I know. It's Nov 1st. There are oth...
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...
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