At a time when the Post Office is losing substantial revenue from the instantaneous flow of information by email and on the Internet, slowing mail service is a recipe for disaster.

My favourite books are Charles Bukowski's 'Post Office' and 'Women.'

Customers need to manage and access information away from the office. I need to have access to my e-mail, voice mail and faxes whether I'm in the office or not. Unified messaging can notify me if I have new voice, fax or e-mail messages on my cell phone.

I liked the idea of coming out and picking up my mail from my doorway. But if the post office says they'd like us to put boxes on the curb, I guess it's a good idea.

The blankets had fallen off and I stared down at her white back, the shoulder blades sticking out as if they wanted to grow into wings, poke through that skin. Little blades. She was helpless.

Now I have to have the biggest P.O. box in the entire post office to get all the manuscripts coming in.