Undelivered — Erin Lee

Going Postal isn't just for the carrier stuck in a snowbank or the mail lady freshly bitten by a nippy dog.Going Postal is for the old woman dependent on medications in a rural town. It's for the single mom balancing three jobs. Or the alcoholic who can't drive for another year due to a suspended license.Enter the small town of Rome, where mail delivery has never been something residents could count on. Since the pandemic, a shortage of workers, and a postmaster determined to go fully remote, things have gotten worse. As tensions rise, eviction notices go undelivered, and carriers refuse to answer phones, strange things begin to happen.People begin to suspect that there's a whole lot more going on than a string of undelivered Christmas cards and gift certificates and begin pointing fingers. The town of Rome takes a sinister turn as residents and carriers alike go postal.Blocked access, harsh weather conditions, flight delays, power outages, down power lines, stolen mail, lost packages, and unkept drives: Never trust the tracking. Because delivery updates? These days, they aren't so reliable.