Telephone of the Wind

213-863-7045

Thank you for participating in Great Gold Bird: a wanderplay. No one is untouched by grief, so no one is ever completely alone in it.


You are invited to contribute to a communal grief project by calling 213-863-7045 to leave a message to a loved one you can no longer speak to in the physical realm or to share some words of wisdom about grief. This message will remain anonymous and be uploaded for others to hear. You may also dial this number to listen to a voicemail left by someone else. Feel free to save this number in your phone and call back any time.


A Pretty Song

Mary Oliver


From the complications of loving you
I think there is no end or return.
No answer, no coming out of it.

Which is the only way to love, isn’t it?
This isn’t a playground, this is
earth, our heaven, for a while.

Therefore I have given precedence
to all my sudden, sullen, dark moods
that hold you in the center of my world.

And I say to my body: grow thinner still.
And I say to my fingers, type me a pretty song.
And I say to my heart: rave on.

Here are some local and national resources for grief and loss, should you desire further support or processing…

Grief Support Groups

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