‘It’s a complicated world but this is simple’ - inside Bainbridge’s mailbox in the woods. The Bainbridge Island mailbox mirrors one that for years has stood on a beach on North Carolina’s Bird Island collecting stories there.

I came across the first Kindred Spirit Mailbox last year when I was in the thick of writing my book about mailboxes, Meet Me at the Mailbox: The Fabulous Mailboxes of Bainbridge Island. During this time, a friend living in North Carolina…

A Kindred Spirit Mailbox was installed at Fort Ward Park May 16 in a collaborative effort between resident Denise Stoughton and the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District…

For infamous “Mailbox Lady”, Denise Stoughton, discovering the Kindred Spirit Mailbox on Bird Island in North Carolina was a magical experience, one she immediately wanted to share with Bainbridge Island…

Last June we published an article on a new Facebook Group called Uniquely Bainbridge/Fabulous Mailboxes and Other Interesting Totems, which was created by interior designer, artist and writer, Denise Stoughton…

In the spirit of ideating words like “mailboxing,” I’ve come up with “bipostal” to frame my dual West Coast and East Coast mailboxing activities this winter. From Bainbridge Island to Bird Island, a pilgrimage to the storied Kindred Spirit mailbox was my first stop along the coast of North Carolina. The mailbox is famous for its enduring legacy of human connection through the unwavering stream of heartfelt journal entries, which visitors can “post” into the mailbox…