How Beloved Hollow works
A quiet place to remember your pet. You cross a bridge, leave a few words and a little treat at their door, and their window stays lit until morning.
What you can do here
- Cross the bridge. Write their name on a lantern and walk across. The first time, you walk slowly. After that, one swipe takes you back.
- Pick something at the stall. One little treat each day is free. You can also leave their favorite, and pay what feels right.
- Stand at their door. Their window lights up when you arrive and stays lit until morning where you are.
- Leave a card. Slip it under the door to keep it private, or pin it to the door so passers-by can read it.
- Leave the treat on the step. Next time you come, it will have become something else.
What is free
Speaking to them is always free. So is one little treat a day, and lighting a candle at someone else's door.
Who can read what you write
Everything you write is private unless you choose to pin it to the door. A pinned card can be read by people passing by. Letting it appear in search engines is a separate choice, and it stays off unless you turn it on. You can unpin a card or turn search off at any time.
The jar
When you leave their favorite, you decide how much to put in the jar, from $1. What you get is a symbolic, digital treat — nothing is shipped. 10% of what you leave, after refunds, goes to animal shelters and rescue groups in China; payment fees are not taken out of that 10%. We give every season, and show you where it went.
Candles
On the way to their door, you may pass other houses with a card pinned to them. You can light a candle there, for free. It burns for seven days, then it's gone.
Keeping the way back
After your first visit, you're offered their key: your email and a password you choose. With it, you can find their house from any phone — choose "I have a key" on the near shore. Without it, only the phone you used will remember the way.