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The Year of the Horse

Leave a Comment / Homebase, Reflections / May 18, 2026 / author life, backyard gardening, building a business, Canadian authors, compost, creative life, creative work, Edmonton authors, gardening, independent authors, indie publishing, life transitions, mark posey, personal essay, physical work, productivity, publishing future, raised garden beds, reflections on aging, resilience, Stories Rule Press, sustainable living, turning sixty, writing life

Some years are quieter than others. Some years are meant for rest.
And some years? Some years hand you a shovel, a wheelbarrow, and a horizon full of work worth doing.

In this reflective new post, Mark Posey writes about turning sixty, building twenty raised garden beds, rebuilding the future of Stories Rule Press, and why this season of life feels less about chasing and more about building — steadily, patiently, one load of compost at a time.

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Why Shrinking Hit Me Right in the Feels

Leave a Comment / Film & TV / May 4, 2026 / character-driven stories, emotional storytelling, grief and healing, Harrison Ford, humour and heart, mark posey, Shrinking, storytelling, TV shows, writing inspiration

I didn’t expect Shrinking to hit me quite so hard—but somewhere between the laughs and the quiet gut-punch moments, it did. A show about grief, friendship, and trying to do better while carrying everything life hands you… yeah, that’s exactly my kind of story. And watching Harrison Ford bring all of that to life just makes it even better.

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Twenty Raised Beds and the Quiet Joy of Starting Something

Leave a Comment / Day of Rest, Homebase / April 18, 2026 / author life, backyard garden, creative process, gardening, gardening and writing, mark posey, mindfulness, optimism, physical work, productivity, raised beds, Saving Grace, spring gardening, Thomas Billings series, tomatoes, vegetable garden, vegetables, weekend projects, writing inspiration, writing life

This weekend, I’m trading the keyboard for lumber, screws, and soil as I builds twenty raised beds in the backyard. There’s a quiet satisfaction in work you can see at the end of the day—and a surprising connection between gardening and writing. Both are acts of optimism: you do the work now, trust the process, and hope something good will grow.

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What We’ve Been Watching Lately (And Why I Can’t Stop Thinking About It)

Leave a Comment / Film & TV, Other Thrillers / April 13, 2026 / 1980s, authentic characters, binge watching, character-driven stories, Cold War, Cold War drama, drama series, mark posey, Soviet spies, spy drama, Stories Rule Press, storytelling, streaming, suspense, television, television review, The Americans, Tracy Cooper-Posey, TV shows, what we're watching

Lately, Tracy and I have been watching The Americans, and it has completely hooked us. Not because of the spy story—although that’s excellent—but because everything about it feels real. The relationships are messy, the choices are complicated, and the 1980s setting feels lived in instead of staged. It’s the kind of show that doesn’t just entertain you for an hour. It lingers afterward and leaves you wondering what you would have done in the same situation.

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Five Movies That Prove Story Always Wins

Leave a Comment / Reflections / April 6, 2026 / books and movies, classic films, David Morrell, film adaptations, First Blood, mark posey, movie recommendations, movies based on books, narrative voice, Robert James Waller, Robert Ludlum, Stand By Me, Stephen King, story first, storytelling, storytelling in film, Tags: book to film adaptations, The Bourne Identity, The Bridges of Madison County, The Shawshank Redemption

Some movies adapt a book. A rare few understand it. From Stand By Me to The Bourne Identity, these are five films that prove story always matters more than spectacle, budget, or special effects.

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The Story That Reminded Me Why Stories Matter

Leave a Comment / Reading, Reflections / March 30, 2026 / coming of age, friendship, mark posey, movies, nostalgia, Stand By Me, Stephen King, story craft, storytelling, why stories matter, writing inspiration

A great story doesn’t just entertain—it pulls you under. Stand By Me still hits because it reminds us of who we were… and who we still are beneath everything else.

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Fall From Grace — Status Update (Heavily Redacted)

Leave a Comment / My Books, Progress Monday / March 23, 2026 / action thriller, behind the scenes, conspiracy, crime thriller, espionage, Grace Worthington, indie author, mark posey, mystery, political thriller, psychological suspense, sequel, strong female protagonist, suspense, thriller, upcoming release, work in progress, writing update

Grace Worthington is facing a situation that’s already spiralling out of control—and someone involved may be helping, sabotaging, or both. Details remain… classified.

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Sorry About the Lost Sleep

Leave a Comment / My Books / March 16, 2026 / cliffhangers, mark posey, page turners, readers and writers, reading habits, storytelling, suspense fiction, thriller writing, writing craft, writing process

Ever sit down with a book thinking you’ll read just one chapter before bed… and suddenly it’s 2:03 a.m.? Mark Posey confesses why those “just one more chapter” moments are sometimes a little bit deliberate—and why writers secretly love hearing about them.

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Binge or Drip? The Serial Reading Argument No One Actually Wins

Leave a Comment / My Books, New Release / January 19, 2026 / author process, binge reading, Credible Threat, episodic fiction, indie publishing, mark posey, publishing strategy, reader experience, reading culture, reading habits, serial fiction, speculative fiction, storytelling formats, weekly releases

There are two kinds of readers in the world.
The kind who says, “Just one more chapter,” and resurfaces hours later dehydrated and emotionally compromised.
And the kind who prefers the slow burn—one episode a week, time to speculate, time to argue, time to savor.

The internet insists one of these is correct.

They’re wrong.

This isn’t a format war. It’s a control issue—and Credible Threat is about to give both camps exactly what they want.

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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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Three Weeks Until Christmas… Already?!

Leave a Comment / Reflections / December 8, 2025 / Christmas, Christmas mishaps, Edmonton authors, family stories, festive chaos, holiday memories, holiday traditions, mark posey, seasonal nostalgia, winter holidays

Christmas has a talent for going delightfully off the rails — and honestly, that’s half the charm. This week on Mark’s blog, we’re diving into the beautifully imperfect moments that make the season unforgettable. From last-minute chaos to wobbly traditions and the kind of family stories that only happen when everyone embraces the madness, it’s all fair game. What’s your most memorable Christmas — heartwarming, disastrous, or somewhere in between?

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Release Day! I’ve Joined the Uncollected Anthology—And Sister Jacobine Has Opinions

Leave a Comment / My Books, New Release / December 1, 2025 / A Nun With A Gun, amesbury, bones of the priory, ebooks, fiction news, indie author, mark posey, monster hunters, new release, release day, short fiction, Sister Jacobine, Stories Rule Press, supernatural fiction, uncollected anthology, urban fantasy

Mark Posey joins the long-running Uncollected Anthology with Bones of the Priory, a dark, atmospheric Sister Jacobine story in the new Monster Hunters issue. Jacobine returns to the ruins of her childhood nunnery expecting quiet reflection—but what she finds is her immortal sister Margaret, and a confrontation centuries in the making.

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