I’m hoping you can clarify a language question — I can’t find anything about it in Garner, nor in Strunk and White. Google offered me some explanations, but they weren’t very helpful. And I don’t …

Okay, Bunting, I’ve got a doozy for you here. When I was a kid (around the same time you were) Reader’s Digest put out two thick volumes of fairy tales. “The World’s Best Fairy Tales,” …

I did something really stupid. Do you have any advice on how, or if, I should try to fix it?
I’ve been married for about 2 years. I knew going in that my husband is a …

I am currently reading about anger and violence in history and, combined with the trial of Anders Breivik in Norway, it reminded me of a book that I heard about on the radio that I …

I’m getting married to a hilarious, brilliant, gentle, just generally awesome guy. As the wedding approaches, my therapist has helped me prepare emotionally for obvious potential conflicts: what to say when religious family members notice …

I’m a guy in my late 30s. I’ve had a moustache and/or beard almost since I was able to grow one. It’s not a huge beard, about an inch wide, and follows the jaw line, with …

I have a question regarding how to handle a sticky situation regarding my résumé.
Upon graduating from Liberal Arts College with a BA in English and not a single clue as to how I planned to …

I could really use some advice, because I’m not having a whole lot of luck with this on my own.  My husband Charlie and I want to move our family from the southeastern U.S. to …

It’s another one of those “what do I do with him” letters with probably way too much back story.
I’ve been with my boyfriend for almost 5 years. We started dating a year after I divorced. …

I’ve written this email and erased it a handful of times for reasons I can’t completely explain. Maybe I really don’t want to know the answer to the question, or that this show scarred me …