The hawker uncle who shared his table
A hawker in his late fifties selling drinks from a corner stall, with a towel over his shoulder and a transistor radio tuned to the oldies.…
Just to say something · Oct 29, 2026
Pass it on
Each of these is looking for someone. Read one — you might be that someone, or know them.
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.
找萍姐 · 勐腊知青农场 · 1973
农场里同一个女工班的上海知青，比我大一岁，长辫子，会唱好多老歌，会在煤油灯下绣花。她手很巧，一块旧布料到了她手里，三两下就变成漂亮的东西。
To give something back · Oct 24, 2026
Hiro from the third floor · Cité U
My corridor neighbour in the Japan house: slim, always in a grey hoodie, studying architecture. He cooked something at midnight on a tiny h…
To reconnect · Oct 30, 2026
A stranger at Kitsilano Beach, 1976
A woman of about thirty with curly red hair and a straw hat, who sat on the sand next to me and shared her lunch. She spoke slowly and used…
To say thank you · Oct 9, 2026
找轮渡上的白衬衫 · 江汉关码头 1996
每天早上同一班渡轮上的高中男生，白衬衫洗得发亮，靠着船舷背英语单词，嘴唇一动一动的，头发被江风吹得乱糟糟，却从来不去理它。
Just to say something · Oct 19, 2026
对不起，小楠 · 南大鼓楼校区梧桐道
同系的女孩，扎着高高的马尾，走路带风，爱笑，爱在图书馆最里面靠窗的位置看小说。每年秋天都会在梧桐道上捡最大的一片叶子。
To say sorry · Oct 5, 2026
Ah Fai · Shek Kip Mei estate rooftop
The boy from the floor above, a year older than me, always in shorts with a scab on one knee. He could fold a newspaper into a kite faster …
To reconnect · Nov 3, 2026
Sorry, Kata · the Oranienstraße WG
My flatmate in the Kreuzberg WG: tall, loud, always barefoot, with a laugh that carried through two closed doors. She cooked for everyone o…
To say sorry · Sep 30, 2026
找李师傅 · 上海第十七棉纺厂细纱车间 · 1985年
细纱车间的带班师傅，三十岁左右，齐耳短发，手指又细又灵，接纱头不用看，闭着眼睛都能接上。个子不高，嗓子却亮，下班路上爱哼越剧。
To say thank you · Oct 25, 2026
找船上弹吉他的人 · 1994年三峡客轮
同一条船的乘客，二十出头，留着及肩的长发，背着一把掉漆的旧吉他，在甲板上一弹就是半天，船上的人都爱凑过去听。
To reconnect · Oct 13, 2026
谢谢杜老师 · 南开中学的数学办公室
教我们数学的女老师，短发，戴一副厚厚的黑框眼镜，说话不急不慢，批作业从来不打叉，只在错的地方画一条细细的波浪线。
To say thank you · Sep 27, 2026
Kwame · Cité Universitaire, 2005
Un étudiant ghanéen en économie, grand, calme, avec des lunettes rondes et un petit poste de radio qu’il posait sur le rebord de la fenêtre…
To say sorry · Oct 20, 2026