{"id":19768,"date":"2022-02-10T20:17:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T01:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=19768"},"modified":"2022-08-14T08:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T12:34:56","slug":"dearest-milton-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/19768","title":{"rendered":"Dearest Milton James"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dearest Milton James<\/a><\/em> (2021) N.R. Walker<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dearest<\/a>Malachi Keogh’s father is giving him one last chance to stick with a job. What Malachi isn’t expecting is to end up at what used to be known as the Dead Letter Office.<\/p>\n

(T)his is the Mail Redirection Centre. It used to be called The Dead Letter Office, but that sounded so \u00a0. \u00a0. \u00a0. final.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He is expecting even less to enjoy the job.<\/p>\n

My father stared at me, probably trying to gauge if I was being sarcastic or not. \u201cSo you \u00a0. \u00a0. \u00a0. you actually like it?\u201d <\/p>\n

I shrugged, aiming for indifference. \u201cI liked it today. And that\u2019s more than most other jobs I\u2019ve had.\u201d <\/p>\n

He did that eyebrow thing again, this time with more surprise. \u201cWell, I\u2019m glad to hear that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Malachi also doesn’t expect a hot boss, and a mystery.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat letters?\u201d <\/p>\n

He sighed and pushed his cage to the next stop. \u201cA pile of letters from the 1960s or 70s, I think. I dunno what\u2019s in them. They were here long before me. Found \u2019em all bundled up in the back of a pigeonhole; must\u2019ve got lost a long time ago. But he read \u2019em, Julian did. And he tried to find the owner.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Honestly, the letters and the search for the author was far and away my favorite part of the story.<\/p>\n

Dearest Milton James, <\/p>\n

Holding your hand is a dream, even if no one can see. I know what it feels like. I have committed it to memory. Kissing you is what heaven must feel like. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ll never tire of it. Each time it\u2019s a thrill I never dreamed possible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Malachi actually enjoys searching for the author and the recipient, from the clues dropped in the letter.<\/p>\n

Publisher: BlueHeart Press
\nRating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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