Substack – Mark Posey–Crime, Thrillers, Suspense

I Can’t Believe I Forgot to Tell You About The Summer Garden

Leave a Comment / My Books, New Release / August 3, 2026 / Canadian author, character-driven fiction, community garden, contemporary fiction, cozy fiction, Edmonton, found family, free fiction, friendship, gardening, grief, healing, hopeful fiction, mark posey, retirees, serial fiction, slice of life, Substack, The Summer Garden, weekly serial

Sometimes the stories we’re most excited about are the ones we forget to talk about. For months, I’ve been quietly publishing The Summer Garden every Sunday on Substack—a gentle serial about grief, friendship, second chances, and the unexpected community found in a neighborhood garden. If you haven’t discovered Scotty and the residents of Mill Creek Community Garden yet, now’s the perfect time to step through the gate.

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What’s On My Desk This Summer

Leave a Comment / My Books, Progress Monday / June 29, 2026 / author update, behind the scenes, books, Credible Threat, editing, Fall From Grace, fiction, mark posey, Morgan Pearce, Saving Grace, serial fiction, Sister Jacobine, Stories Rule Press, Substack, The Book of Alice, The Summer Garden, Thomas Billings, thriller writer, work in progress, writing life, writing process

Writers rarely work on just one book at a time. While readers see the finished novel, there’s often an entire queue of stories in progress behind it—drafts, edits, serials, and ideas waiting for their turn. Here’s a look at what’s currently occupying my writing desk this summer, from new thriller adventures to ongoing serial fiction and the next novel waiting in the wings.

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Something New is Growing

Leave a Comment / My Books / June 1, 2026 / aging protagonists, author update, Canadian author, character driven fiction, community garden, contemporary fiction, Edmonton author, emotional fiction, fiction serial, friendship, grief, heartwarming stories, indie author, life after loss, literary fiction, mark posey, new fiction, personal growth, retirement, retirement stories, second chances, serial fiction, storytelling, Substack, The Summer Garden, writing life

A retired widower. A community garden. A cast of unforgettable neighbours. While Fall From Grace continues to take shape, Mark Posey has also been nurturing a very different story. The Summer Garden is a warm, character-driven serial about grief, friendship, second chances, and the surprising ways people keep growing long after they think life’s most important seasons have passed.

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