Thank you, night bus driver · route 12, Dublin
The night bus driver with silver hair and reading glasses on a string, who used to wait at the stop while I ran the last fifty metres.
Just to say something · Nov 9, 2026
Pass it on
Each of these is looking for someone. Read one — you might be that someone, or know them.
Letters that may concern you
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The square
Show othersEvery letter still on its way. The least-read come first, so each one gets its turn. Open one to read it in full; if you know them, or know someone who might, pass it on.
Busco a Ken, mi amigo por carta de Osaka · 1996–1999
Un chico japonés de mi edad, hincha del béisbol y muy aplicado con el inglés. Escribía con una letra diminuta y ordenada, y contestaba siem…
To reconnect · Oct 31, 2026
To the backpacker with the spare sweater · Pokhara, March 2015
A tall backpacker who shared my dorm for two nights, late twenties maybe, with a soft European accent. When I stumbled in off the night bus…
To say thank you · Oct 25, 2026
“老马” · 新疆某部汽车连 · 1976–1981
我们连的班长，河南人，大家都叫他老马。个子不高，手掌很宽，开车特别稳，说话带着浓浓的河南口音。1981年我复员回了老家，之后就和他断了联系。
To reconnect · Oct 18, 2026
“Mouse” · Riverside Primary School · 2001–2002
Quiet, with a long plait and the neatest handwriting in the class. She never complained when I out-traded her at the pond, until the day sh…
To reconnect · Oct 15, 2026
“Pip” · Riverside Primary School · 2001–2002
Small and quick, with a pocket always full of glittery stickers and strong opinions about everyone's pencil case. Could talk anyone into a …
To reconnect · Oct 13, 2026
找小远 · 成都某中学1999届（3）班
同班同学，坐在我斜后方的靠窗位置，个子很高，上课总爱在本子的边角上乱画，一到大扫除就神秘消失。
To reconnect · Oct 9, 2026
找小雪 · 11号街坊 · 槐树下的铁盒子
留着短头发的女孩，比我大一岁，住在3号楼。她爸爸是厂里的卡车司机，常常一出车就是好几天，回来时会给我们带外地的水果糖。1999年夏天，她们一家搬去了南方，从那以后我再没见过她。
To reconnect · Oct 4, 2026
细纱车间的小凤 · 城西棉纺厂
同一个班组的姐妹，比我小两岁，嗓子特别好，下夜班走在路上总爱唱歌，唱得整条街的狗都不叫了。
To reconnect · Sep 28, 2026
The girl from the blue gate · a Seoul alley
The girl who lived two houses down. She was a few months older than me, wore her hair in two short braids, and could toss five pebbles in t…
To reconnect · Sep 25, 2026
Thank you, Madam Grace · Unity Grammar School, Lagos
Our English literature teacher: a tall woman with a laugh you could hear down the corridor, who made us read poems aloud under the mango tr…
To say thank you · Sep 20, 2026
Nacho, el de la azotea · Calle Mayor 14, Valencia
Un chico de pelo rizado que estudiaba para arquitecto y tocaba la guitarra en la azotea al atardecer, casi siempre la misma canción.
To say sorry · Sep 12, 2026
Lamps that are lit
All lamps →These people are waiting for someone from their past. If you know them, knock; or pass the lamp to someone who might.
细纱间的老师傅
在棉纺厂干了二十年细纱，退休后天天在家听越剧。如果你是当年被我教过接纱头的徒弟，欢迎敲门来聊聊旧事。
Hiro N.
Architect now, living out of two suitcases and a drawing tube. If you once lived on that corridor in Paris, knock twice.
Le voisin du dimanche
Ancien étudiant de la Cité Universitaire, je cuisinais le dimanche pour tout l’étage. Si tu frappais à minuit pour du s…
梧桐树下
在南京待了很多年，现在做编辑。每年秋天路过鼓楼的梧桐，都会想起一些人。如果你路过，敲敲门吧。
Mara E.
Back in Toronto now, still reading far too much. If you ever sat in a carrel near mine at Robarts, knock. I may remembe…
西站的橙帽子
在北京西站当过志愿者，帮过很多拖着箱子站在出站口发愣的年轻人。如果你记得那顶橙色的帽子，敲门打个招呼吧。