The Misanthrope’s Corner

ARE you sitting down? I ask because I’m getting ready to say something nice and I don’t want you to sustain any injuries from crashing suddenly to the floor.

To get right to it, I love the post office. You heard me. The post office, officially known as the U.S. Postal Service, a name that has never caught on because “post office” triggers more positive associations than we know we have until we sit down and think about it. That’s what I did recently when I got up at 4 A.M. and sat at the table drinking coffee, smoking, and staring into space. Writers are constantly asked “Where do you get your ideas?” and this is the answer: letting your mind roam free in the middle of the night until it brushes up against an unlikely subject.

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Florence King

Florence King was a contributing editor of National Review.

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ARE you sitting down? I ask because I’m getting ready to say something nice and I don’t want you to sustain any injuries from crashing suddenly to the floor.

To get right to it, I love the post office. You heard me. The post office, officially known as the U.S. Postal Service, a name that has never caught on because “post office” triggers more positive associations than we know we have until we sit down and think about it. That’s what I did recently when I got up at 4 A.M. and sat at the table drinking coffee, smoking, and staring into space. Writers are constantly asked “Where do you get your ideas?” and this is the answer: letting your mind roam free in the middle of the night until it brushes up against an unlikely subject.