Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler

Forgive or Forget?new

A reader gets advice about an ailing friendship.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 06-16-2005 | Advice

Does Withholding Information Bring Bad Karma?new

A reader asks the Karma Cleanser if it's OK to see a male yoga friend for coffee and not mention her boyfriend until the very end of the night?

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 06-09-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns

Can a 'Runaway Bride' Ever Get Her Romance Karma Back in Order?new

A reader who called off her wedding three weeks before it was to take place wonders if she put a curse on her love life.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 06-02-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser

Steal the Food, But Tip Wellnew

A reader justifies stealing a restaurant's food as long as he leaves a big tip for the waitstaff.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 05-26-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser

Who's Responsible for Guests' Behavior?new

A reader's sister is mad because the reader brought the asshole who ruined her rock star boyfriend's big night by yelling, "You guys suck!" in the middle of a show. Who's to blame?

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 05-19-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser

The Karmic Effect of Laughing at Someone Elsenew

A reader wonders if his car got hit twice because he enjoyed someone else's troubles.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 05-12-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser

The Ethics of Using Deceit When Giving Bloodnew

A reader wonders if it's OK to lie about his sex life when donating blood.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 05-05-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser

A Psychic Forecast for Summer Coversnew

Music blogs have been ablaze with news that indie king Ted Leo covered Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone." Leo engages in a little "American Idol" worship with a lean acoustic cover of the breakup ballad, which is available apparently only over the Internet.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 04-28-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Does Misleading Someone Bring Bad Karma?new

A reader discovers her boyfriend flirted with a personal trainer, hoping to get a discount on training sessions.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 04-28-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser

Did the Retribution Balance the Karma?new

A reader wonders how much punishment is enough for doing a bad parking job at the Dogwood Festival.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 04-21-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser

Will Lousy Tipping Create Bad Karma?new

A man who gets a simple haircut at a high-priced salon wonders if he should tip as generously as his girlfriend tells him to.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 04-15-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser

Was the Palm Reader Right About My Past Life?new

At a friend's party the other night, a woman was telling fortunes by palm reading. She looked at my hand for a minute then noticed my birthmark. She told me the mark was a sign that I had "done some wrong" in a previous life, and that I had a tough life ahead of me because of this.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tray Butler | 04-07-2005 | Advice

Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser