First Through the Post by Mike Lewis


First Through the Post
Title : First Through the Post
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Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
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Publication : First published September 23, 2011

Tony is a mailer; someone who sends themselves through the vacuum tube postal system in a box for the fun and thrill of the challenge. When Brandon, a brash young American, arrives at the Mailers' hangout - Tommy's cafe - and starts to make a move on Claire, Tony's almost girlfriend, Tony decides to call his bluff and challenges him to a race through the London network.

Even if it means going through the dreaded King's Cross hub....

First Through the Post was first published in On Spec magazine. It is also included in the anthology The Smell of Magic and Other Stories.


First Through the Post Reviews


  • Jenn

    Interesting idea! I wish it had been longer.

  • Cathy

    Bizarre story about people who mail themselves through a futuristic post office.
    Interesting premise and well-executed.