Readers who have glimpsed the author, Hung Chih-wen, in person are often taken aback. Instead of the seasoned old-timer they had imagined from his writing style, they actually find a third-year college student majoring in atmospheric sciences at National Taiwan University.
有緣一睹專欄作家洪致文廬山真面目的人，往往會大吃一驚；這位文筆看起來像「歷經滄桑的老先生」，竟是個廿出頭、在台灣大學大氣科學系念三年級的大男孩。