Bainbridge is no ordinary place. Telltale signs of the island’s creativity abound in fascinating ways. Mysterious forces are at work dreaming, imagining, hammering, carving, welding, painting, and building…

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…

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…

I knew mailboxing would be fun, what I didn’t know was that it might land me in handcuffs. Reflecting on my recent roadside run-in with law enforcement, I consider the humorous likelihood that officer Joe Shields of the Bainbridge Island Police Department has body-cam footage of me explaining away my “suspicious” behavior as routine mailboxing…

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…

We’ve all seen them, incredibly creative, often whimsical, always fun – the mailboxes of Bainbridge Island, and as a writer and lover of this artistic community, I’ve always thought it would be great fun to write about them. Clearly, I wasn’t alone. Denise Stoughton, who is an…

Bainbridge is no ordinary place. Telltale signs of the island’s creativity abound. Mysterious forces are at work toiling in garages, artist studios and workshops from Agate Point to Fort Ward. Driven by the need to fashion the extraordinary…

I knew mailboxing would be fun, what I didn’t know was that it might land me in handcuffs. Reflecting on my recent roadside run-in with law enforcement…