Posted: 20^thNovember 2003

Winter Draws on!

After the intense heat of the recent summer I was expecting a much quicker descent into the forthcoming winter. So far we have only experienced a very light frost, about two weeks ago. Since then, the temperature has stayed remarkably mild - albeit with a fairly stiff breeze which I have come to think of as the penalty for living in a flat land which lies, for the most part, under sea level.

Anyway, I don't want to talk about the weather. I want to draw your attention to some important upcoming events. First on the agenda is the 4^th birthday of your very own Post. This falls on December 4, which just happens to be close to the time when Dutch families celebrate the visit of Sinterklaas. Because both Christmas Day and New Year Day fall on a Thursday we have decided to award our hard-working staff a short holiday. This means that we are kicking off the traditional Post Christmas Poetry Competition a little earlier this year. If you enjoy this form of writing then do check out the article in this edition and get creative! Of course, we always welcome your contributions, whether topical or not, but are especially keen to make both our birthday edition and the Christmas Edition - on the 18^th December - extra value. If you have seasonal offerings please contact a member of the staff via the Post Office or email.

This week we see the return of Verc with a new serial, but lament the absence of Wowbagger who has gone into hibernation. Sadly spimcoot is without internet access so he, too, has been away for quite a while. If any of our readers think they have the talent to run a short cartoon strip then we would be happy to hear from you.

ShazzPRME

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Domestic' by Spike

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'The Real Teachers' by Ferret-man

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Scars' by Witchone

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'My Brother' by Mr. Christopher

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  Errors of Comedy
  


Chapter Five

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  Drive
  


The Final Part of Kate Schechter's Story

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  Doctor Who and the Flame of Terric Boew
  


Part One of a new story by Vercingetorix

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  Cat-egories
  


Lambent

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  Cartoon Corner
  


Opportunities for Famous Last Words

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  Underneath The Surface
  


More Adventuring with Jingle

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  Running With Scissors
  


Love, Death and Eating Dangerously

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  24 Lies a Second
  


Awix can't think of a byline this week

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  In Other Words
  


Peanut Butter Rapture

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  My Life as a Boozy Oaf
  


Oireland, a Week in a Small Car - Part One

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  Rockin' Around The Clock
  


John Hiatt and The Goners with The Robert Cray Band

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  Small Screen Surfin'
  


HPB goes for the Pity Vote

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  Escape Pod Dreams
  


Don't judge a book by it's cover, see who edited it!

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  The Post Word Play
  


Make a word, earn some points

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  Doghouse Tails
  


Mission Impossible

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  Sporting With Egon
  


All the news from Egon and Several

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  QED
  


Amazingly Artful A-Words

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  Swiv's Idea of a University
  


No Future in this Ball

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  Red Kite in the Ruck
  


More rugby news from Red Kite

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  Rugby League Report
  


More news from Intern

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  So Long, And Thanks For Laughing
  


Signs Found In Kitchens

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  Swivs Travels: Uganda 2003
  


Part Nine - On to Rwanda

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  Let it Be... Naked
  


Bluebottle reviews this new edition

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  The Post Christmas Poetry Competition 2003
  


Who is going to win this year? It could be you!

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  Speed Dating
  


LuckyStar takes the plunge

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  Smudger Snippets
  


Skinflint

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  In Three Minds
  


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