The New York Times’s Letters to the Editor column invites a wide range of voices to share their thoughts. Sometimes it fosters real-life connections.

I love to do nice things for people, for no other reason but to bring joy, but I especially love the opportunity to do something nice for people like my friend Patrick and his assistant Laura because ...

KOTTAYAM: What could have been just another medical procedure has turned out to be an extraordinary literary collaboration -- all sparked by a dog! In a rare moment, a doctor and a patient have come ...