When I posted my first picture of the Beacon P.O. Boxes, while checking in on my new post office box, the reception from readers was really good. An unexpected story came in, and this prompted us to want to hear more. My reflection was that I am so happy to be part of a new community of P.O. Box checkers, as I begin to see some of the same faces across the counter, and other regulars walking in and out of the post office doors.

One reader from @hhacademytoddlers (Hudson Hills Academy) shared her story: “My favorite thing about Beacon when we first moved here was that my kids knew Pete Seeger just as ‘the man at the post office’ because of our mail getting overlapped. The post office brings everyone together!”

Another reader, @gildedtwig (art conservator Deborah Bigelow), shared her feeling: “I really like your photo of the boxes. I used to have one and enjoyed going to the PO, too.”

Do you have a story to share about your experience with your P.O. Box? A pen pal? A love note? Letters crossed, intended for a different P.O. that resulted in something good? A new venture? Please share it with us here in the Comments section of this article.