Dear Eric: I am a 65-year-old widow with two adult sons in their late 20s. No partners or grandchildren and that’s fine with me as they are still young and maturing. One lives too far away to see more ...

Dear Amy: My husband’s mother and sister recently moved to our city, and it’s been bumpy. I’m hoping you might weigh in on a disagreement that’s sprung up. My mother-in-law has some chronic health ...

Dear Annie: I am an 85-year-old widow living alone. I have three children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In years past, when I was still driving, I would visit regularly and made it ...

Author Moira Macdonald, chats with NWP alum & bestselling author, Jamie Ford at a gathering of the Northwest Passages Book Club on Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025, at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts ...

Dear Sahaj: Should I tell my relatives the reason I’m deciding to move away? I’m a 65-year-old child-free widow, and I returned to my birthplace after a 30-year absence. Nine years ago, I felt “called ...

Below are two lovely letters for “Grieving in Portland,” the man who is grieving his late wife and wondering how best to move on -- for his own sake and for his dog, Max. The first letter offers a ...

Love is in the air at – of all places – Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa, as a grieving goose named Blossom may have finally found new love after losing her longtime mate. Blossom and Bud, a ...