Nightmare Part Three Continuing the current Human Defence Unit story. #shortstory #fiction

The Week in Review What I’ve written this week. #writing

Nightmare Part Two Continuing the current Human Defence Unit story. #fiction #shortstory

Nightmare Part One All of the members of Jo Burns’ family shared the same nightmare. At the same time, the dragon, Lumen, has gone missing. #shortstory #fiction

Recycled Post: Cindy Revisiting the story from March 2023, of Cindy, whose life was going very badly after her mother’s death. Fortunately, her mother had planned ahead. #fiction #shortstory

Recipe for Life A poem about what it takes to make a life. #poem

Sixty Reflections on turning sixty, despite chronic illnesses that made me think I wouldn’t get to this age.

On the Dunes It’s hard to build a life on an unstable foundation. #poem

The Week in Review What I’ve written this week. #writing

Bride In the lighthouse, the ghosts tell their stories to the lighthouse keeper. #poem

Medium Members of the Human Defence Unit are off to the theatre. #shortstory #fiction

Recycled Post: Nymph Revisiting another adventure from the Museum Stories series. #fiction #shortstory

Death Goes on Honeymoon The Funeral Director and her new husband go on honeymoon. There’s no way their blood-soaked everyday lives could intrude. #fiction #shortstory

The Yachtsman In the Lighthouse, the ghosts tell their stories to the lighthouse keeper. #poem

Recycled Post: Dragon When something is where it doesn’t belong in the museum, it’s usually a sign there’s an adventure beginning. #fiction #shortstory

The Week in Review What I’ve written this week. #writing

The Life I Can’t Afford A complaining kind of poem about the cost of living. #poem

Anzac Day I’m slightly early for Anzac Day. #poem

Clay Pot An innocuous-looking clay pot appears on a museum worker’s desk. #shortstory #fiction

Plant The strange tale of Janine, whose tiny act of defiance helps to improve the lives of herself and all her coworkers. #fiction #shortstory

The Ship’s Cook The Lighthouse Tales is a series of poems where the ghosts tell their story to the lighthouse keeper. This poem is the account of a ship’s cook. #poem

Cat Distribution System The strange tale of Leslie, who had so much going wrong in her life, the one thing she really needed was a mysteriously magical cat. #shortstory #fiction

In my Indie Author April post, authors introduced themselves, and their work. If you haven’t seen it yet, please check it out. There’s a good chance you’ll find an author whose work, you’ll love. iriscardenauthor.blog/2026/04/01/i...

The Week in Review What I’ve written this week. #writing

Recycled Post: Designer The Narrator’s here with the story of Adelaide who just wanted to do better with her business. #shortstory #fiction

Recycled Post: Truly Terrible An old story, about a little girl who wants to learn, a teacher who can’t be bothered teaching, and a mother with a subtle plan. #childrensstory #fiction

Recycled Post: Grace Being calm in all circumstances is much harder than it looks. #poem

Recycled Post: Full Moon People have been dying on the night of the full moon. Jo Burns and the Human Defence Unit team are on the case. #shortstory #fiction #werewolf

Leaving Town Leo is forced to leave another home, to avoid discovery. #shortstory #fiction #vampire

Recycled Post: Another Earth If we found another Earth, somewhere out in space; would we treat it any better than the one we have right now? #poem

In my Indie Author April post, authors introduced themselves, and their work. If you haven’t seen it yet, please check it out. There’s a good chance you’ll find an author whose work, you’ll love. iriscardenauthor.blog/2026/04/01/i...

The Week in Review What I’ve written this week. #writing #newsletter

Chance Encounter Part Two Leo has a plan to kill Susan. He just needs an opportunity to strike. #shortstory #fiction #vampires

Recycled Post: Gone to Sea I’m down with a cold, so my brain’s not functioning at its best. Instead of a new story, here’s one from a couple of years ago, about how a family manages while their husband/father is away at sea. #shortstory #fiction

Chance Encounter Part One Leo finds himself face to face with Susan: it’s strange the vampires you meet when you don’t have your silver knife handy. #shortstory #fiction

Crocodile In the “Beyond the Grave” story series, Leo, now using the name Aaron, has found a new ally. #shortstory #fiction

Hydraulics I miss the days when blood just did its job, and I didn’t have to monitor things like pressure and blood sugar. #poem

Happy Easter A poem for Easter Sunday, and a downloadable PDF booklet of poetry. #Easter

The Week in Review What I’ve written this week. #writing

Friday A poem for Good Friday. #poem

Thursday Thursday night was a night of betrayal. #poem

Indie Author April A group of wonderful authors tell you about their work in their own words. #indieauthors

Easter Bilby Easter Bilby or Easter Bunny. It’s all chocolate, does it matter? #poem

Easter Chocolate How much chocolate does one family need? #poem

Bull Dust The bush can kill you in a million ways. #poem

The Week in Review What I’ve written this week. #writing

Sleep Sleep is a land of unbridled fantasy. #poem

Book Review: Wizard of Ends: United Army by Vanessa Finaughty My review of book three of the series. This series escalates. Every challenge overcome leads to a bigger challenge on the other side. #bookreview

Panic Buying In Covid, it was toilet paper. Now, it’s petrol. Shortages caused by panic buying make challenging times more difficult for everyone. #poem

Indie Author April Submissions 2026 #indieauthors Indie Authors: Submissions for my annual Indie Author April blog post close tomorrow. Cost: The time it takes to send me an email. Benefit: More people knowing about your book. Submissions close 25 March, 2026. iriscardenauthor.blog/2026/02/01/c...