Marit, who walked the last week
A Norwegian walker about my age, with short silver hair, a faded red jacket and a battered pack. She walked faster than anyone, then waited…
To reconnect · Jul 25, 2026
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北京西站穿橙马甲的大哥 · 2008年夏天
在北京西站出站口当志愿者的大哥，三十五岁上下，高个子，戴一顶褪色的橙色棒球帽，脖子上挂着一个哨子，说话带点天津口音，笑起来露一颗小虎牙。
To say thank you · Oct 16, 2026
找天天 · 湘雅医院儿科病房 · 1998
隔壁床的小男孩，比我小一岁，瘦瘦的，头发剃得很短，爱把我的拖鞋藏起来再假装不知道。他吃药时会皱着眉头数“一二三”，数到三才肯吞下去。
To reconnect · Oct 6, 2026
还一本电工笔记 · 包钢电工班
电工班的班长，山东口音，中等个子，爱穿一件蓝色劳保服，口袋里总插着三支不同颜色的笔。严厉，但谁家有事都第一个去帮忙。
To give something back · Jul 30, 2026
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
Javi, el de la cafetería · Madrid
Un chico moreno y alto, estudiante de ingeniería, que trabajaba en la cafetería del colegio mayor y siempre te guardaba el último trozo de …
To say sorry · Jul 31, 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
谢谢常师傅 · 哈一机厂机加工车间
车间里最老的钳工，花白的寸头，两只手粗得像树根，却能把零件锉到头发丝那么准。爱喝茶，爱下象棋，爱在午休时给徒弟们讲厂里的老故事。
To say thank you · Aug 21, 2026
找胖虎 · 北京四十四中初三（2）班 · 1995届
我们班体育委员，大块头，圆脸，笑起来眼睛眯成一条缝。书包里永远装着零食，谁饿了谁就能掏，是全班公认的“移动小卖部”，却从来不肯承认自己胖。
To reconnect · Jul 9, 2026
找大杨 · 勐腊知青农场的橡胶林
同一个连队的知青，山东人，个子高，力气大，一个人能扛两袋化肥。说话嗓门洪亮，一高兴就拍人肩膀，拍得人直咧嘴。
To reconnect · May 28, 2026
找小杰 · 吉隆坡茨厂街夜市的暑假
一起在夜市卖手表的马来西亚华人男生，皮肤黝黑，爱笑，华语里夹着英文和广东话，吆喝起来整条街都听得见，老板管他叫“大喇叭”。
To reconnect · Sep 14, 2026
Thank you, Rice Auntie · Toa Payoh
The woman at the third stall from the corner of the hawker centre, a small woman in her late fifties with a pink visor, quick hands and a s…
Just to say something · Aug 4, 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。