From SRP author Mark Posey:
Every once in a while, something happens in this writing life that makes you stop, blink a couple of times, and think, …wait, they want me?
That was me when I was invited to contribute to the Uncollected Anthology—a long-running, author-curated series that has been shaping the urban fantasy landscape for twelve or thirteen years now. If you’re unfamiliar with the project, the short version is this: a group of phenomenal authors release stories a few times a year around a shared theme, but each story is published individually. They call it “Uncollected” because the stories aren’t bundled together… yet they somehow still all fit. (Though they do also release an anthologized version.)
Here’s the official explanation.
Today, I get to officially say: my first Uncollected Anthology story is out now.
Issue #38: Monster Hunters — Available Today
The newest issue, Monster Hunters, releases today, December 1, 2025, and I’m honoured—and more than a little thrilled—to have a story included.
And of course, if someone’s hunting monsters, who else am I going to send but Sister Jacobine?
“Bones of the Priory” — Out Now
My story, Bones of the Priory, sends Sister Jacobine back to modern-day Amesbury, to the ruins of the nunnery where she and her sister Margaret were raised centuries ago. Naturally, Jacobine’s much-anticipated moment of quiet reflection lasts about as long as you’d expect: roughly half a heartbeat.
Because who’s waiting for her there? Margaret. And let’s just say the reunion is… complicated.
What follows is a dark, atmospheric tangle of family loyalty, ancient wounds, and the kind of confrontation only two immortal nuns can have.
A Milestone I’m Truly Honoured By
The Uncollected Anthology has been going strong for 38 issues. The authors involved are writers I’ve admired for years, and being welcomed into their ranks means more to me than I can easily put into words.
Getting to introduce Sister Jacobine to their readers? Even better.
Where to Get It
You can grab Bones of the Priory today, along with the other Monster Hunters stories, wherever you normally buy your ebooks. You can, of course, also get it on Stories Rule Press, here.
Thank you for celebrating release day with me—and for continuing to follow Sister Jacobine into whatever dark, ruined corners she insists on exploring next.
Mark Posey
SRP Author and thriller writer.
Mark writes thrillers for readers who don’t mind a little dirt under the nails — stories with emotional weight, lean prose, and characters who rarely do the right thing for the right reason. His work lives somewhere between noir, revenge fantasy, and literary grit, though he avoids calling it any of those because that sounds like marketing.
When he’s not writing fiction, Mark also works as a professional editor and story consultant. His editing blog offers straight talk for indie and traditionally published authors alike — especially the ones who are tired of being told to “find their voice” by people who can’t define what voice is.
He believes in clarity over cleverness, clean narrative over trend-chasing, and that semicolons are fine, but you probably don’t need as many as you think.
He lives in Canada, which explains the politeness, but not the sarcasm.
You can find him online at MarkPoseyAuthor.com, where he blogs about writing, editing, story structure, and whatever else is on fire this week. His books are published through Stories Rule Press, an independent publisher of genre fiction with strong characters and sharp writing.
