Our Friends

People we’ve had the privilege to meet.

These are small, anonymized glimpses—not profiles. Names are nicknames, details are intentionally broad, and every story should be something the person would be comfortable having shared.

Privacy first. No addresses, exact routines, photographs, full names, workplaces, medical details, or other identifying information belong here unless there is explicit permission and a clear reason.
Browse by community

Where our paths cross.

Organizing stories by area gives visitors a sense of place without turning the people in those places into a directory.

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Downtown · New friend

“Blue Cap”

We’ve only spoken a few times. He likes talking about music and always seems to know what the weather will do before we do.

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Downtown · Familiar face

“Chai”

We meet often enough that the greeting has become automatic. This is a place for the moments when a hello becomes a real conversation.

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Plateau / Mile End · Story

“The Poet”

He once shared a few lines he had written. We remember the feeling of that conversation more than the exact words.

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West of downtown · New friend

“Sunny”

A newer connection. We know very little yet, which is okay. The story can remain small until trust makes it bigger.

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Other places · Returning friend

“The Storyteller”

Every visit brings a different story. We keep only the broadest version here, because the relationship belongs to the person first.

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Plateau / Mile End · Placeholder

“Nickname”

[PLACEHOLDER — add a short, non-identifying story approved for publication.]

Why stories are here

To make “someone on the street” feel less like a category.

A person can be funny, stubborn, generous, tired, curious, annoying, kind, brilliant, complicated. A story makes room for the person behind the label.

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