Project Gutenberg 2019-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 109 De Ford, Miriam Allen 1888 1975 Ford, Miriam Allen de DeFord, Miriam Allen Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Not Snow Nor Rain Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, November 1959 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Not Snow Nor Rain" by Miriam Allen De Ford is a science fiction story written in the late 1950s. The narrative follows Sam Wilson, a dedicated mail carrier, on his last day of work before retirement as he becomes embroiled in a mysterious situation involving undelivered letters to a nonexistent address. The book delves into themes of curiosity, the mundane versus the extraordinary, and the implications of extraterrestrial life—a topic that resonates with Wilson's passion for science fiction. The story begins with Sam Wilson reflecting on his impending retirement from his job as a postman. During his last delivery, he encounters a series of letters addressed to "Orville K. Hesterson, Time-Between-Time," which he is unable to deliver due to the strange address. After retirement, his obsession with these undeliverable letters leads him down a rabbit hole of investigation, culminating in a confrontation with Hesterson, who reveals himself to be an alien scout gathering information for an impending invasion of Earth. The tale combines elements of intrigue and humor as Wilson navigates this bizarre situation, ultimately finding himself ensnared in a much larger cosmic scheme than he had ever anticipated. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Older men -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Humour 56099 2025-06-24T07:58:48.748007 text/html 32414 2024-10-17T14:42:43 text/html 243779 2025-06-24T07:58:50.837944 application/epub+zip 242617 2025-06-24T07:58:49.190960 application/epub+zip 85482 2025-06-24T07:58:48.944929 application/epub+zip 281644 2025-06-24T07:58:52.305015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274680 2025-06-24T07:58:50.526973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117750 2022-09-27T12:42:15.454354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49399 2023-09-26T06:34:05.250138 text/plain 29478 2024-10-17T14:42:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17532 2025-06-24T07:58:52.464911 application/rdf+xml 23869 2025-06-24T07:58:49.033964 image/jpeg 4240 2025-06-24T07:58:48.988951 image/jpeg 395268 2025-06-24T07:58:48.765935 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia