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The Post Round
Mature & Silver · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A retired nurse returns to her Welsh home village and the postman who delivers her letters up a long, steep lane has loved the round for forty years. A warm, rainy two-part mature romance of hills, letters and tea.
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“The Post Round” is a Mature & Silver story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 4 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: Up the Lane. Gwen returns to her home village in Wales. Idwal, the postman, climbs the long steep lane every morning with her post and has done the round for forty years.
- Part 2: Last Letter. Idwal's final round before retirement ends at Gwen's gate. In the soft evening light, with the valley gold below, the last letter he delivers is not in an envelope.
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