Welcome to Litsy!

So, this is what is happening in my neck of the woods. 😭 Hard to say whether it will be resolved any time soon, but 🤞. In the meantime, no new mail is going into the system…so if you are waiting for #LitsyLove mail 🤷‍♀️. Not sure how it will affect Christmas cards and the two swaps I recently signed up for. Stay tuned, I guess.

Told in the first person, protagonist Hank Chinaski is a thinly veiled version of the author — a womanizing, gambling, foul mouthed, alcoholic, postal worker. Often described as gritty and raw, I expected to delve into the dark side of human nature but amidst the misery of work and all the seedy ways that he copes, Bukowski can be brilliant, funny, insightful and strangely endearing, especially if you‘ve ever had a truly rotten job.

Forgot to take a picture of the package! But #litsylove package is off on its travels!

Sent out my packages with priority! One will arrive on Thursday and the other on Friday 😊

#Yuleswap #Jolabokaflodswap23
@BookwormAHN @wanderinglynn @MaleficentBookDragon

It was ok. It was funny at some parts. It's rather dated. I found the way women were spoken of to be a bit derogatory. Even for the 70's. Probably quite edgy for the time.
It was interesting to see that employees are still treated just as poorly now as they were 50+ years ago.
Some things never change 😮‍💨
I'm probably not going to read any other novels written by Bukowski. This one just didn't interest me enough

Sending out my #hhs package

So excited!!! 🍁 It‘s here @Gissy !!! #cozyfallswap @Endowarrior21 can you remind me when opening day is? 🤔

My #allhallowsread came! Not sure if the bottom got popped open by the hubs or the post office 🤷‍♀️

Group Z would like 2 more members for #lmpbc round 16.

Go to @suvata 's page for the sign up form!

@Cupcake12

Euge 2021

Got this package this afternoon #poutinepals #thanksgivingswap

Off to put this in the mail for (bought too big of a package) #poutinepals #thanksgivingswap

🎃A little late but nonetheless! #llfs off you go! 🦇#litsylove ☠️ @rsteve388 @Bookgoil

Claimed to be semi-autobiographical, Bukowksi writes as Henry Chinaski, an alcoholic, horse race betting addict and woman-chaser grinding through eleven years of work place absurdity in the US Postal Service. Funny, crude and often irreverent, it captures the sort of inexplicable and ridiculous nature of life‘s journey through the mundane, the absurd and the tragic, all seen through Chinaski‘s almost indifferent, “fuck it” attitude.

Given the amount of time I've spent there lately - either shipping things out or inquiring after things that were supposed to be getting shipped in and haven't arrived yet - I figured now's as good a time as any to post this book. Probably my favorite Bukowski book, if only because anyone who's ever worked any sort of grunt job can find a lot to relate to.

@MaleficentBookDragon My #JolabokaflodSwap packages are on their way! Estimated arrival is 12/21!

It‘s on its way to you Danielle! #LMPBC

@StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

Soo an unpleasant and gross dude... works for the post office. I heard this book was funny and meaningful and I kept waiting for the funny and meaningful bits but they didn‘t arrive. He‘s just a bit gross, works for the post office, dates some women and points out when they have fat arses and occasionally faces disciplinary procedures for not being very good at working for the post office. This book made me feel like I hadn‘t showered in a while.

I have been to the post office and mailed the goodies for #cozyswap and for the #hauntedhallowsswap. The books will be mailed as soon as I get them. There was a problem last time and I‘m not taking chances this time.

Also mailed out #LMPBC.

Let's save the USPS! Email me your address if you want some mail. :) (Hannahhaneywriter@gmail.com)

Lots of #LitsyLove going out tomorrow. Been working to catch up on replies and now I finally have! 🤗

Got some #LitsyLove going out! I‘m nearly caught up with my replies. I would have gotten all the way caught up, but I ran out of stamps, both domestic and international!

My #jolabokaflodswap just arrived @Liatrek ... thank you so much! Can‘t wait to open! 🎄🎅🏻

I forgot to post this yesterday and I forgot to take a pic of the package, but I did mail my #jolabokaflodswap box yesterday! Should be there Saturday!

Got some #litsylove ready to go out in tomorrow‘s mail!

#staycationintime box on its way (priority so it gets there by the 14th) to @cobwebmoth
After I taped it all up, then I realized I had left a couple small items out. 🤦🏼‍♀️ So I had to rip the tape off, which is why, Laura, the box looks a bit trashed already.

And both #bookmarkswap packages (not pictured) also in the care of the U.S. postal service.

#Bookmarkswap
@LibrarianRyan @cobwebmoth

I'm afraid my package will be late.
I need to go to te post office for internazional shipping, but the post office of my place is closed at the moment (they tried to force the automatic cashier with a bomb). I tried a few other offices, but many are closed for the holidays in August.
Of course l'll try until l'll make it, but at this point l don't think it will be there next week.

So sorry.

New stamps, y'all. Which one is your favorite? I also really liked the Woodstock ones but had to cut myself off. Who's ready for some #LitsyLove?

#MakerSwap

I shipped my box today!

To my Litten, expect it to arrive some time on Tuesday!

Received some #litsylove while I was away in Orlando! ❤️❤️❤️😊

@Mommamanzi the #colormeread box arrived while I was in Orlando! Can‘t wait till the 30th to open!

More #litsylove and #birthdaylove arrived yesterday, thank you all! 🎉❤️

We meet Henry Chinaski who works at the Post Office. This novel shows the repetitiveness of his work, and the expectancy to be efficient.

I didn‘t laugh out loud reading this, but I liked reading about this man‘s life nevertheless

Next up.

The plan is to attend a literary event about this novel later this month, so it‘s probably a good idea to have read it first

Feeling the #litsylove today! Thanks, ladies!

A stack of #litsylove went out today!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Post Office was Bukowski‘s first novel and the brazen debut of his fictional alter ego: the crude, brash Henry Chinaski. In this semi-autobiographical novel, Chinaski chronicles his time working for the US Postal Service, and as was his nature, his incessant boozing, gambling, and womanizing. He‘s really such an asshole, but as unlikable as he can be, I adore his cynicism and complete lack of giving a good goddamn.

Yay more #litsylove letters. Couldn‘t write back last night as I spent the evening at our county fair with the fam but I will get to it this weekend 😊.

Lunch break at the post office, and my #mythsandlegendsswap and Jack‘s #mythsandlegendsjunior swaps are on their way! Both should be delivered on Friday. 😃

Not pictured (because I‘m feeling challenged today) but also sent out, your next book for #readersgonnaread, Branddy!

My goal over the weekend was to respond to all the #litsylove I‘ve received lately, and I did it! It all went out today but I forgot to take a pic.
Photo by Unsplash

#bookmail went out today! @Victoriahoperose the #lmpbc book should be to you by Wednesday. @kstadt929 my match should receive her #funkopopandbookswap package on Monday.

Responding to some #litsylove this weekend!

Got some #litsylove and a letter from my #penpal...the best kind of #snailmail!

I‘ve spent some time today organizing and writing notes for #litsylove! I put all my supplies (notecards, stamps, return address labels, etc.) into one of my Tiffany boxes and wrote 5 notes, which will go out tomorrow. I‘ll get more ready later this week. And @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I got your lovely note yesterday!

#bookmail is on the way to @EmilyM and @cwarnier 😀

Made me drink more and take up gambling. Would recommend

Sent out my #justabookswap package...it‘s making its way to the other side of the country!

@cwarnier the next #lmpbc book is on its way to you. And @EmilyM your first #penpal letter is on it‘s way!

Cool book, very real and in your face, he had a tough life.

Hit the #bookmail jackpot today! Got my #feedareader and #jolabokaflodswap boxes today! Thank you @Chrissyreadit and @RiotMom 🙏🏻😀