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Mailman Tales

By Jess Thornton
Mailman Tales by Jess Thornton digital book - Fable

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This is a collection of stories from my long career as a mailman. From the big city streets of Chicago, I transferred to the small, river town city of Kachuda, Wisconsin. It was there I wanted to make my life, raise my family, and put down roots and become part of a real community!

I comment on the changing Postal Service as well, and how it has devolved, but the main thrust is the characters in this wonderful community in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin.

Kind of a Postman James Herriot is what I am!

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About Jess Thornton

Jess Eden Thornton is the author of several books on family, the post office past and present, and Americana.  His writings espouse traditional family values, while displaying the underlying humor in the family, neighborhood, and of working life.

He also has written a few fantasy stories, one in collaboration with Robert E. Howard, the inventor of Conan.

He resides in the driftless region of Wisconsin, deep in an isolated coulee.

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