I live in a small town about five hours from my parents, who live in the biggest city in our state. They have a beautiful home with a great downstairs room that is perfect to stay in when I visit ...

Dear Eric: I live in a small town about five hours from my parents, who live in the biggest city in our state. They have a beautiful home with a great downstairs room that is perfect to stay in ...

Dear Eric: My younger estranged brother recently contacted me to say he has stage 4 colon cancer and is on hospice. He hasn’t spoken to our mother in years and wants to talk to her and tell her ...

In a 1944 essay comparing Henry David Thoreau and the British sculptor and typeface creator (of Perpetua and of Gill Sans) Eric Gill, Hughes wasn’t afraid to take aim at an American idol ...

Dear Eric: I left my 32-year marriage more than 20 years ago, due to my ex-husband’s extramarital affairs. We have four adult children who I virtually raised alone as he was never available to ...

Dear Eric: Over the past few years, more and more of my long-time friends have vanished from my life. One sent a message reading “I am retired,” and when asked how she was enjoying her ...

Dear Eric: I grew up with highly educated parents, with a strong work ethic. Because of my and my also well-educated and accomplished husband’s many years of hard work, we have been able to ...

Simulation Games Eric Barone is "committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I'm done with Haunted Chocolatier," but he'll "never say" he's completely done with his magnum opus Simulation ...

Dear Eric: My 35-year-old daughter “Mary” and I were very close in her early 20s, after she emerged from troubled teen years of substance abuse and self-destructive behaviors. She continues to ...

DEAR ERIC: I am in a predicament with my older sister. My mother passed away a few years ago, before getting her assets in order. This resulted in my sister gaining access to the majority of my ...

I’m not sure how to feel. I have been married for 37 years. About 43 years ago my husband (who was not my husband then) had a one-night hookup. The woman is now with my husband’s brother. It ...

I have been married nearly 35 years. We and my husband’s family all live a few blocks from each other. My husband’s father passed away a year ago. My husband coordinated a family outing to the ...