To honor the grizzled, alcoholic author Charles Bukowski on the 20th anniversary of his death, a literary tour operator thought it was time for a commemorative stamp–and they launched an online petition to show how serious they are. The USPS is not likely to embrace the idea, but it’s actually a smart one. Bukowski is one of my favorite authors so I would love to see this idea become a reality. Besides his expertise in whiskey and women, Bukowski was also postal worker until age 49–he even wrote what is perhaps the most famous book about a post office, Post Office.

Let’s be honest, this idea is not likely to see the light of day, and Buk needs all the help he can get, but how great would it be send a letter to your grandma, and put a Broads, Beer, Books, stamp on the letter.

If you like this idea, and would love to see some Bukowski stamps in circulation, check out the online petition page