Texas Standard

This old rotary phone in Arlington helps mourners feel connected to their loved ones again

Karin Kliemann (left) hands the phone to Julie Compton to talk to her loved ones on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at Bowman Springs ...

‘Wind phone’ at Grand Rapids cemetery encourages grief recovery

At Oakgrove Cemetery in Grand Rapids, visitors can now speak aloud their messages to lost loved ones through a recently ...

A way to heal: Wind phones

There's a new wind phone in Idaho, a way to leave messages for those we have lost. The phones originated in Japan as a means to cope with grief.

A phone in Arizona never rings but provides comfort for those who call

It is a payphone that requires no payment — no number of nickels or dimes will ever make it work again — but people still use ...
KVRR

Healing Hotline gives those grieving the loss of a loved opportunity to say what went unsaid

While there is no one on the other end of the line, the Healing Hotline offers those who are grieving a way to say things to loved ones that they never got the chance to say.FARGO —A new public phone ...

Google Japan’s concept keyboard is inspired by rotary phones

And similar to the phones of yesteryear that ended a call when you physically hung them up, the dial keyboard’s designers ...
Rome Sentinel

Wind phone brings unique grief support to New Hartford Hospice

A wind phone inspired by Japan’s 2011 earthquake is now at Hospice in New Hartford, offering residents a private space to ...