<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mark’s Newsletter ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am an optimistically pessimistic writer/cartoonist from Canada. 
Here I write about the creative projects I'm working on. I also write about all the projects I wish I could work on, if I had the time. ]]></description><link>https://www.marksnewsletter.ca</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28Ae!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f7faedb-2bf1-4d08-a1cf-c76ef06d5822_1024x1024.png</url><title>Mark’s Newsletter </title><link>https://www.marksnewsletter.ca</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:35:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Fictionist Media Inc.]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[marksnewsletter@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[marksnewsletter@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Mark Liebrecht]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Mark Liebrecht]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[marksnewsletter@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[marksnewsletter@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Mark Liebrecht]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Mark's Newsletter - April 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearing Level 45!]]></description><link>https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/p/marks-newsletter-april-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/p/marks-newsletter-april-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Liebrecht]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 02:15:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qCSG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F860825ff-1f0c-4dfa-a848-d6e0d414ef52_980x304.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I turn 45 tomorrow. I am having a hard time wrapping my head around that. It feels like I just turned 44 last year.&#129300;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark’s Newsletter - March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[March is over!]]></description><link>https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/p/marks-newsletter-march-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/p/marks-newsletter-march-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Liebrecht]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:02:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bad7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2c4c3bf0-ea11-4750-bb67-987918a63547_374x868.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>March is over! It was an incredibly busy/exhausting month, so this is going to be a shorter than usual newsletter. </p><p>You&#8217;re welcome!&#128558;&#8205;&#128168;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark’s Newsletter: February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Story Time, Mental Health & Side Quest Recap!]]></description><link>https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/p/marks-newsletter-february-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/p/marks-newsletter-february-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Liebrecht]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28Ae!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f7faedb-2bf1-4d08-a1cf-c76ef06d5822_1024x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>February was an uneventful month. Like the month itself, this will likely be the shortest newsletter of the year.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Story Time</strong></h3><p>Here is an excerpt of the prelude, from an early draft (<em>I can&#8217;t find the fin&#8230;</em></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark’s Newsletter: January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy January!]]></description><link>https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/p/marks-newsletter-january-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/p/marks-newsletter-january-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Liebrecht]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:01:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28Ae!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f7faedb-2bf1-4d08-a1cf-c76ef06d5822_1024x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a new year full of new goals and (possibly) new failures. I got mine out of the way early; journaling daily is not for me.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Mark&#8217;s Newsletter &quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share Mark&#8217;s Newsletter </span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png" width="960" height="160" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:160,&quot;width&quot;:960,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:181866,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.marksnewsletter.ca/i/186152371?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gQju!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbe87360-1f7f-4827-b656-92181b2421b1_960x160.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Every month, I&#8217;ve been trying to challenge myself to do something new, I&#8230;</p>
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