“Joan” · 罗田一中 · 2002–2005
她有一双大眼睛，安静端庄却不失时尚。她住河东集吧，走读，高33班，话不多，成绩还不错。
To reconnect · Oct 9, 2026
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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.
Felix, the green jacket · Berlin
A lanky sound engineer with ink-black curls and a worn dark-green wool jacket he wore in every season. He played bass in a band nobody had …
To give something back · Nov 12, 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 · Nov 12, 2026
Miss Dolores · Flushing library, 2011
The children’s librarian at Flushing who ran a free after-school English hour for kids who had just arrived. A short woman in her fifties w…
To say thank you · Nov 12, 2026
江汉关渡轮的检票阿姨 · 武汉 · 2009
武汉江汉关码头检票口的阿姨，五十岁上下，圆脸，嗓门大，头发用一根黑发夹别在脑后，手边总放着一台小收音机，播着戏曲选段。
To say thank you · Nov 12, 2026
Jorge · colegio mayor, Madrid 2001
Un chico de Salamanca que estudiaba Ingeniería y siempre llevaba una bufanda azul, aunque fuera mayo. Cocinaba tortillas a las tres de la m…
Just to say something · Nov 12, 2026
找夜行 · QQ群“九零后文学社” · 2003年
文学社里最晚下线的人，头像是一只黑猫。写的小说总有一种奇怪的冷幽默，凌晨一两点在群里发长段的接龙，从来不肯透露自己是男是女，只说在南方。
To reconnect · Nov 12, 2026
找雪梅阿姨 · 南锣鼓巷帽儿胡同 · 一只缸子
住我们家西厢房的邻居，在街道缝纫组上班，说话轻声细语，手特别巧，冬天总把烤好的白薯揣在棉袄里，等我们放学回来分着吃。
To give something back · Nov 12, 2026
Ming from the wok · Camden, 1998
The cook at the back of our takeaway, a stocky man in his early twenties with burn scars on both forearms and a laugh like a car horn. He s…
To reconnect · Nov 12, 2026
谢谢莫老师 · 广州七中 · 1990年初二
我们的数学老师，个子瘦高，戴黑框眼镜，粉笔字写得像印刷体。口头禅是“慢慢来，不丢人”，下雨天会把自己的伞借给没带伞的学生。
To say thank you · Nov 12, 2026
ペタリン通りの屋台のおじさん · KL 2013年
夜市の角でバクテーの屋台を出していた、小柄で日焼けした五十代のおじさん。赤い前掛けをして、お客さん一人ひとりに「ご飯食べた？」と日本語で声をかけていました。
To say thank you · Nov 12, 2026
Anneke · Sarria, May 2017
A tall Dutch nurse in her late thirties with cropped silver-blonde hair and a bright orange rain cape. She spoke four languages badly and l…
To say thank you · Nov 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.