Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR ABBY: My best friend “Carla” and ... We were close friends for 25 years. She has since moved out of state. I miss her terribly. After all this time, would it be wrong to contact her ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) When I read and study Walt Whitman’s poetry, I often imagine what ...

Friendship breakups don't have to be big and dramatic. Sometimes, they are a slow process of coming apart over time.

Regina-raised Cassidy McFadzean is a past finalist for the CBC Poetry Prize and The Walrus Poetry Prize. Her previous works ...

The best poems about sport are not usually about success, rather they approach sport from alternative perspectives.

"It seems like it should get better, but it hurts more and more every time," LaTonya Floyd says George Floyd was murdered by ...

I lost my girlfriend to anorexia when we were both 23. She really fought to beat it, but it was just too much for her in the end. Going through that opened my eyes to how easy it is for disordered ...

I spend part of Memorial Day at an annual ceremony in Alexandria honoring city residents killed or missing in Vietnam. I get ...

Several hundred people came out to Danville National Cemetery Monday morning to commemorate those who lost their lives in service to their country. Kurt Kizer led the gathering in singing “The ...