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FROM THE SORTING OFFICE

Postie's post bag

Notes from a working postal seagull: the round, the weather, the sandwich situation, and the odd useful thing about sending post that plays.

DISPATCH 15 Oct 2026 The Last Delivery and the Walk Home Postie closes out the round with the sea at his back and nothing left to prove.
DISPATCH 11 Oct 2026 The Sorting Table at Dawn Postie on why the best hour of the round happens before anyone else is awake to argue about it.
DISPATCH 9 Oct 2026 A Brief Involuntary Flight Postie reports on a sudden gust, a sideways rain, and a dignity briefly tested.
DISPATCH 8 Oct 2026 A seal still warm, and the respect due to it Postie on the quiet dignity of a proper wax seal, still warm from the iron.
GUIDE 6 Oct 2026 Gifts for grandchildren who live far away The best gifts for grandchildren who live far away bring your voice into the room, not just your name on a label.
DISPATCH 6 Oct 2026 A Wedding Card Through the Canvas Postie reports on a parcel he could identify by touch alone, and the ceremony owed to it.
DISPATCH 5 Oct 2026 The Hill Postie files his daily report on the one geographic feature that has it in for him personally.
DISPATCH 4 Oct 2026 The thermos on the wall Postie finds a flask left unattended and considers it a professional courtesy, not a crime.
DISPATCH 2 Oct 2026 The Window on Harbour Row A drawing taped inside a window stopped Postie mid-round, and he had opinions about its artistic merit.
DISPATCH 1 Oct 2026 A frost, and some feet Postie files his first formal complaint of the season, regarding the pavement and his own webbed feet.
GUIDE 29 Sep 2026 What to write in a letter from Father Christmas What to write in a letter from Father Christmas, by age, with lines to borrow and the promises worth leaving out.
DISPATCH 29 Sep 2026 The cat at number nine A windowsill audience of one, and not a word said by either of us.
DISPATCH 28 Sep 2026 A round lost to fog Postie navigated a morning where every house looked the same and every gate had moved.
DISPATCH 27 Sep 2026 On the matter of an overloaded satchel Postie carried a satchel packed by someone with no apparent regard for balance, and said so.
DISPATCH 26 Sep 2026 The Dog at Craigmore Gate Postie recounts his professional passage past a dog he does not fear, not even slightly
DISPATCH 25 Sep 2026 Shelter of a Sort Postie took refuge from the weather in a phone box that gave up being useful long before he was hatched.
GUIDE 24 Sep 2026 NSPCC letter from Santa alternative: where to get one this year Looking for an NSPCC letter from Santa alternative this Christmas? Here is every good way to still get a letter on the mat.
DISPATCH 24 Sep 2026 The letterbox on Harbour Row Postie files a formal complaint against a piece of ironmongery with an attitude problem.
DISPATCH 22 Sep 2026 A Portrait, Somewhat Too Near Postie attempted a self-portrait on the pier and the wind had opinions about it.
DISPATCH 21 Sep 2026 The last delivery and the walk home Postie finishes his round and takes the long way back along the front, as tradition demands.
DISPATCH 20 Sep 2026 The Washing Line at Number Nine Postie assesses a tactical obstacle strung between two posts and finds it wanting.
DISPATCH 19 Sep 2026 The window box on Harbour Row Postie reports on a long-standing arrangement with a window box that owes him nothing, and knows it.
DISPATCH 18 Sep 2026 The sorting table at dawn Postie arrives before the world is properly awake, and finds it much improved for his absence of company.