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A Quiet Reading Space for Grief

Sun, Jan 18

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The Portland Grief House

A gentle, low-pressure gathering for quiet reading and being with grief together.

A Quiet Reading Space for Grief
A Quiet Reading Space for Grief

When & Where

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Jan 18, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

The Portland Grief House, 7906 N Fessenden St, Portland, OR 97203, USA

Who

What

This is an invitation to join us for quiet reading time at the Grief House, and to spend time together in a gentle space. Bring a book about grief, death, or anything that feels connected or present for you right now.


We’ll begin with brief introductions and grounding, then move into quiet reading for about an hour. There will be tea, and cozy places to settle in. You are welcome to read with the group, or to find your own space in the house. Afterward, we'll come back together and there will be time for anyone who wishes to share something from their reading, or to speak a grief that wants to be witnessed in community. Sharing is always optional.


All grief is welcome. Come as you are. You are welcome here.


Facilitated by Annie Kaplan (she/they) I am a griever, a death worker, and I believe that our biggest…


Tickets

  • Quiet Reading Ticket

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Total

$0.00

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All grief is welcome here.

All are welcome here.

This is an LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-affirming place.

The Grief House is not a replacement for skilled mental health care. We cannot provide acute crisis intervention. If you’re struggling to find the help you need, we are happy to offer referrals and suggest resources. If you feel like you might hurt yourself or someone else, help is available 24 hours a day from the National Suicide Hotline (1-800-273-8255) or by dialing or texting 988. If you are having a medical emergency, please dial 911.

Finding Us

Our spaces are open for gatherings & designated open house hours. 

The Atlanta Grief House Nickerson Cottage at Legacy Park Decatur 500 S. Columbia Dr, Decatur, GA 30030 Notes on finding us: GPS will take you to the center of Legacy Park. The Nickerson Cottage is a stone building with raised bed gardens on the south side of Legacy Park's campus. If you enter campus through the south entrance it will be the first cottage you come to. You can park in any of the surrounding lots. If coming in the evening you will see the string lights on our front porch. Nickerson Cottage is largely wheelchair accessible.

The Portland Grief House 7906 N Fessenden St, Portland, OR 97203 Notes on finding us: We are the green house on the corner of N Fessenden & N Allegheny Ave. Enter through the gate at the corner.

Wilderings, operating as The Grief House, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN  84-4336786) and all donations are tax deductible. 

The Grief House works on and serves communities on land that is the unceeded territory of the Muskogee, Cherokee and Creek peoples in Georgia and the Clackamas, Stl’pulmsh, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla and Siletz peoples in Oregon.

 

We honor them as we live, work and serve grievers on these unceeded lands. 

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