The Summer Garden – Mark Posey–Crime, Thrillers, Suspense

The Joy of Not Turning to the Last Page

Leave a Comment / My Books, Suspense / June 22, 2026 / anticipation, book lovers, community fiction, Credible Threat, episodic fiction, fiction readers, independent publishing, mark posey, reading experience, reading habits, serial fiction, serialized novels, serialized storytelling, Stories Rule Press, storytelling, Substack fiction, suspense fiction, The Summer Garden, thriller fiction, weekly fiction

What if waiting for the next chapter isn’t a flaw in storytelling, but one of its greatest pleasures?

In a world built around instant gratification, serial fiction offers something different: anticipation. Readers spend time with characters, speculate about what comes next, and let stories become part of the rhythm of their week. As The Summer Garden continues and Credible Threat: Season One joins it, Mark Posey reflects on why the joy of not turning to the last page may be more valuable than ever.

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The Things We Plant

Leave a Comment / Homebase, Reflections / June 8, 2026 / author life, Canadian author, community garden, creativity, Edmonton author, friendships, gardening, gardening metaphor, grief and healing, growth, habits, indie publishing, inspiration, life lessons, lifelong growth, mark posey, patience, personal reflection, planting seeds, raised garden beds, reflections on life, relationships, second chances, Stories Rule Press, storytelling, Substack serial, The Summer Garden, vegetable garden, writing life, YEG writers

Some of the most important things in life begin as something small and uncertain. A packet of seeds. A first chapter. A conversation. Standing in the garden this spring, watching green shoots push through the soil, reminded me that growth is often invisible until suddenly it isn’t—and that the things we plant today may become far more than we ever imagined.

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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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