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Reader Resolutions I Fully Support (and Will Not Enforce)

Leave a Comment / Reading / January 5, 2026 / author blog, book guilt, book lovers, books, comfort reads, mark posey, new year reading resolutions, readers, reading, reading for pleasure, reading habits, reading moods, rereading books, TBR pile

It’s January, which means the internet is once again filled with people vowing to become Better Versions of Themselves.
More exercise.
Fewer carbs.
A spiritual awakening achieved through color-coded planners.

As an author, I feel it is my civic duty to offer an alternative set of New Year’s resolutions—specifically for readers. These are resolutions you can feel good about and abandon guilt-free by February.

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A Writer’s Christmas List

Leave a Comment / Holidays & Observances / December 22, 2025 / author reflections, book lovers, books and reading, Christmas reading, gratitude, readers, reading habits, Stories Rule Press, storytelling, writing life

Every December, writers are supposed to talk about numbers and goals. But what really matters is the reader—the person who gives a book their time and lets a stranger’s words take up space in their head. This is a writer’s Christmas list, not of wants, but of hopes: time to read without guilt, stories that feel like company, and the reminder that books matter because they connect us.

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Curl Up, Warm Up, Read On

Leave a Comment / Day of Rest, Reflections / November 24, 2025 / book lovers, books and reading, cozy reading, fireplaces, hygge, mark posey, reader life, reading rituals, Stories Rule Press, warm drinks, winter reading

There’s a particular kind of magic that happens the moment you sit down in front of a fire with a warm drink and a good book. Suddenly the to-do list fades, the world shrinks to a soft glow, and some ancient part of your brain settles in with a satisfied Yes. Good. Time to read. In that light, mysteries get twistier, romances get swoonier, and even instruction manuals start looking a little seductive. It’s the universal ritual of readers everywhere — curl up, warm up, read on.

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