This website is published by Inky Trail News, the friendliest newspaper around! We publish articles on all aspects of the hobby of snail mail pen pal friends (letter writers and e-pals) and
they are all written by readers, who are pals too! Educate yourself and Enjoy this fantastic hobby!
Pen friends come in all ages, colors, shapes and sizes. Looks don’t matter as we are communicating mind to mind – the visual distractions are gone. Friendship reigns and we meet mind to mind! Diversity reigns as that's what makes life so very interesting!
A pen pal might be a nurse on the midnight shift, a housekeeper who loves to swap recipes, a stay at home mom sharing life with other moms, a lonely senior seeking new friends, a teen looking for worldwide contacts.
At Friendship-by-mail, we are all these folks, and a whole lot more! Pen friends can have lots in common with you, or can be very different than you – that’s the beauty of writing letters!
We are postcard writers, short letter writers and gals who write volumes of pages in each letter, long letter writers. Some write at the computer while others prefer hand written letters. Many pen friends are lifetime friends. A pen friend is also a person who enjoys the daily visit to their mailbox – yes, that mundane routine task that others just do – we enjoy that job! Why? Because We Find Friendship Inside!
You can find pen pals through a variety of methods – but if you aren’t into this hobby (yet!), you likely don’t realize the huge pen friend network that is out there – but here we are!
We write letters when we have time – in the midst of a chaotic day or in the quiet of the night – letter writing is like journaling, a chance to relive your week and capture it in your words and thoughts!
I hope you enjoyed this brief tour of our Friendly Correspondence Hobby! Click on the SITE MAP link to the left -- and you'll see a listing of all the reader-contributed articles to convince you that you've visited the right place for all your letter writing fun!
Snail Mail Pen Pal Friends Blog Our Snail Mail Pen Pal Blog will keep you updated with all new articles added to the Friendship-by-Mail.com website.
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Pen Pal Ezine / E-Newsletter Pen Pal Ezine from Inky Trail E-News
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Pen Pal Questions and Answers Pen Pal Questions and Answers
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Inky Trail News Inky Trail News - the Pen Pals Newspaper
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Mailing Pen Pals -- Submit your free ad here! Submit your free ad here for mailing pen pals!
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Around The World with Pen Pals Around The World with Pen Pals - Pals Travel, and International Pals Write!
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Birthday Friends for Pen Pals Birthday Friends for Pen Pals - find a new friend here!
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Customer Care for Inky Trail News Customer Care for Inky Trail News
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How To Pen Pal, Let us show you the Pen Pal Hobby! How To Pen Pal - the help guide for Pen Pal Friendships!
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Links for Pen Pals Check out these Links for Pen Pals!
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Link To Us Link To Us
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Pen Pal Newsletters Pen Pal Clubs & Newsletter Directory
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Order Inky Trail News, the friendship newspaper! You can order Inky Trail News here (friendship newspaper for pen pals!)
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Pen Pals for Kids Pen Pals for Kids - REAL Snail Mail and Email Pals for Kids.. Safety first!
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Pen Pal Opinions Pen Pal Opinions
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Pen Pals Write - articles written by pen friends! Pen Pals Write About This Fantastic Hobby!
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pen pal stories Let our Pen Pal Stories, written by real pals, tell you about this wonderful hobby!
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Tape Pen Pals Tape Pen Pals
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Snail Mail Pals Speak Snail Mail Pals Speak -- We want YOUR two cents on Pen Pal Topics!
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Learn about this website using SBI Learn about this website using SBI
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Contact Wendy, Inky Trail News Contact Wendy - I can answer your pen pal questions!
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Pen Pal Blogger Pen Pal Blogger
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Pen Pals Are Hip! Pen Pals Are Hip!
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Pens To Friends Pens To Friends
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'PEOPLE' LOVES PENPALS 'PEOPLE' LOVES PENPALS
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THE POSTMAN'S PRAYER THE POSTMAN'S PRAYER
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WRITING PEN PAL LETTERS WRITING PEN PAL LETTERS
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Pal Sisters of the Heart Sisters of the Heart
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Pen Friends Based on your Hobby Pen Friends Based on your Hobby - find them here!
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Penfriends based on your occupation! Penfriends based on your occupation! Find them here.
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Find New Penfriends Along the Inky Trail... Find New Penfriends Along the Inky Trail...
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Friendship Book Abbreviations Friendship Book Abbreviations
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email pen pals Email Pen Pals - Free E-Newsletter and Yahoo Groups
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Pen Pal USA Pen Pal USA
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Pen Pals: Designer Computer Paper Snail Mail Pen Pals Love Designer Computer Paper!
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Free Printable Stationery for Pen Pals Free Printable Stationery for Pen Pals
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Pen Pals for Kids Penpalling for Children, Katherines Story...
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Make your own pen pal envelope with the following envelope instructions. Want to try something new? Make your own envelopes! Use colored paper, magazines, be creative!
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Envelope Glue Recipes Envelope Glue Recipes for Creative Envelopes!
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Letter Pen Friends Letter Pen Friends
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A World of Penpals International Pals, by Anni from Austria
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International Pen Pals This article might help you when writing to international pen pals.
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Creative Stationery for PenPals Article on how to be creative when writing letters.. let your stationery show YOU!
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Address Labels for Pen Pals Address Labels for Pen Pals - Help from Anna in England.
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My Interesting Mail Collection - from an Envelope Collector Inez of Canada is an used Envelope collector!
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Penpalling - A Family Hobby Penpalling - A Family Hobby
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Penpalling for children Penpalling for children
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Sisters - Pen pals Sisters of the Heart - Pen pals
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Flat Shelley - a Pen Pal Paper Doll Travels Flat Shelley - a Pen Pal Paper Doll Travels
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Valentine Postmarks ( LOVE shines through!) Valentine's Postmarks - spice up your Love Letters!
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International Pen Pal Ads Our USA pals seek pen pals from other countries.. add your ad to our listings here!
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Kids And Teens Pen Pal Ads This is a submission page for Kids and Teens to send their pen pal ad to Inky Trail News.
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ITN Address Change ITN Address Change
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ITN Missing Issue Inky Trail News - Missing Issue
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Renew Inky Trail News Subscription Renew Inky Trail News Subscription
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Friendship Books - FB's Friendship Books - FB's
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Famous Letter Writers Famous Letter Writers
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“PENNY” Postcards - A Random Memory “PENNY” Postcards - A Random Memory
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Mailbox Memories of My Cat Mailbox Memories of My Cat
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Pen Pal From India -- From the Land of the Peacock Pen Pal From India --From the Land of the Peacock
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Penpalling - A Family Hobby Penpalling - A Family Hobby
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That Letter Touched My Heart... That Letter Touched My Heart...
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Stationery and The Building of Friendships Stationery and The Building of Friendships (via Pen Pals)
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Seeking Young Writers Seeking Young Writers
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Dyslexia, Pen Pals, and Letter Writing Dyslexia, Pen Pals, and Letter Writing
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Writing a pen pal ad Writing a pen pal ad
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British Pen Pals British Pen Pals
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Pen Friends Forever Pen Friends Forever
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Be a life-long pen friend! Be a life-long pen friend!
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Bad Letter Writing Days! Bad Letter Writing Days!
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Pen Pal Day Pen Pal Day
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Comfort Boxes for Pen Pals Comfort Boxes for Pen Pals
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Children Writing Pen Pal Letters The Benefits of Children Writing Pen Pal Letters - it's a good thing!
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A Date to Remember, Fun With Calendars A Date to Remember... Fun With Calendars
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Pen Friends for Women Pen Friends for Women
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It started with a Penny Postcard... It started with a Penny Postcard...
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Chase's Calendar of Events - Pen Pal Day Chase's Calendar of Events - Pen Pal Day
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Senior Penpals Senior Penpals... and Now I am One!
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Introverts and Pen Pal Correspondence Introverts and Pen Pal Correspondence
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Pen Friend gifts and tuck-ins Pen Friend gifts and tuck-ins
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Friendship Books for pals Friendship Books for pals
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Friendship Pens Friendship Pens
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Envelope Art for Pen Friends Envelope Art for Pen Friends
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Writing Thank You Notes Writing Thank You Notes
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Christmas Postmarks for Pen Pal Letters and Cards Christmas Postmarks - These are great for your Pen Pal Letters and cards!
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Christmas Letters for Pen Pals Christmas Letters for Pen Pals
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Do You Save Letters? Do You Save Letters? (from pen pals, family, they tell a story later...)
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Recycle cards for Pen Pal Fun Recycle cards for Pen Pal Fun!
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New Zealand Pal New Zealand Pal
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Snail Mail Pals, the Joy Of Penpalling Snail Mail Pals... The Joy Of Penpalling
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Letter writing lessons from CS Lewis Letter writing lessons from CS Lewis
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Unforgettable Valentine Unforgettable Valentine
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Global Pen Friend - Daphne from Zimbabwe Global Pen Friend - Daphne from Zimbabwe
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Pen Pal Introverts Pen Pal Introverts -- what do pals think about this?
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Round Robins for Pen Pals Round Robins for Pen Pals
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Round Robin Pen Pal Letters When the Round Round Robin, Comes Bob Bob Bobbing Along....
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Write to Wendy, Inky Trail News editor Write to Wendy, Inky Trail News editor
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Free Online Pen Pal- Beware and Be Safe! Free Online Pen Pal - Beware and Be Safe!
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Pen Pal Ad and Buy ITN issue Pen Pal Ad and Buy ITN issue
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Boring Pen Pals Boring Pen Pals - what to do?
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Introverts are Pen Pals Introverts are Pen Pals
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Pen Pal Swaps - Gift Exchange Groups Pen Pal Swaps - Gift Exchange Groups
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SnailMail Pen Pals! Check out Jackie Barlow's story... CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BEING SNAILMAIL PEN PALS AND BEST FRIENDS!
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PPU 2007 - Pen Pals United (last conference ever!) PPU 2007 - Pen Pals United - Join me at PPU to see penpallers in action at this fantastic Event!
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PPU 2007, Pen Pals United PPU 2007, Pen Pals United by Rosie Tholl, Founder, Co-coordinator
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Santa Letters for children Santa Letters for children
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Tape Pen Pals from Japan Tape Pen Pal from from Japan - Letter writing via cassette tapes!
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Birthday Twins Project Birthday Twins Project
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Friendship of the Pen Friendship of the Pen, A Poem by Sandra Lee Smith, CA
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PPU 2007 PPU 2007 by Janie
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Writing A Good Pen Pal Letter Writing A Good Pen Pal Letter
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Pen Pal Birthday Celebrating a Birthday w/ a Birthday Twin Pen Pal!
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Pen Pals Born in 1939 Newsletter and Gatherings Pen Pals, check out this club for those Born in 1939
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Cool stationery for pen pals Cool Stationery for Pen Pals.. make your letter writing POP!
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Christmas Stationery for Pen Pal Letters Christmas Stationery for Pen Pal Letters over the Holiday Season!
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Pen Pals, Make Your Own Envelopes! Pen Pals, Make Your Own Envelopes!
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Pen Pal Printables - free stationery Pen Pal Printables - free stationery
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pen pal day contest - June 1 pen pal day contest - June 1
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Organize Your Pals Organize Your Pals
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August 2008 Pen Pal contests August 2008 Pen Pal contests
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View From My Window View From My Window
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My Special Pen Friend My Special Pen Friend
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Postal Stories... got one? Postal Stories - Pals know postal workers, tell us about your post office!
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Tape Palling - Pals via Cassette Tape Tape Palling - Send your voice to your pal!
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Taping Pals The Wide World of Tape Paling
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Pen Pal Online -- the Guide to Snail Mail Pen Pals! Pen Pal Online - from Inky Trail News, the pen pals newspaper.
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Free Stationery for Pen Pal Day Free Stationery to print for Pen Pal Day - June 1 of each year!
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Lost Pen Pals -- find them here! Lost Pen Pals - Add your pals info here and hopefully they can find you!
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Letterboxing, A new hobby for Pen Pals! Letterboxing - A New Adventure for Pen Pals!
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Letterboxing 2, the Clue Letterboxing 2, The Clue...
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