“Wind Phones” Let People Say Things to Lost Loved Ones
A new "wind phone" kiosk has been installed in Gaithersburg, allowing people to speak to deceased loved ones through a disconnected telephone. The project has gained attention as a way for individuals to process grief.
Meeran Tariq was scrolling through Instagram this summer when he saw something about a new “wind phone” in Gaithersburg—a kiosk with a disconnected telephone in it where people can voice unsaid thoughts to loved ones who have died. Tariq immediately thought of his friend Sean King, who was hit and killed by a car in […] The post “Wind Phones” Let People Say Things to Lost Loved Ones first appeared on Washingtonian.
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