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Multimedia Communications

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Dave is an award-winning content creator and multimedia communications specialist with passion, creativity, and a successful track record with top multimedia/publishing companies, including Time Warner, Hearst Magazines, Scholastic, Bloomberg BNA, and AARP Media. Clients include: Freddie Mac Communications (Senior Writer/Editor – write and edit print, online, and multimedia communications for organization’s external audiences) The Lavender…

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The Mandates: 25 Real Rules for Successful Gay Dating

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How do you win the dating game if you’re a gay man?  After many years of serial monogamy – and in the early years of the exploding online dating phenomenon – Dave Singleton went to the front lines to find out, exploring the lives of other gay men who found themselves on the dating fast…

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Behind Every Great Woman There’s a Fabulous Gay Man: Advice from a Guy Who Gives It To You Straight

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Published by Penguin, Behind Every Great Woman There’s a Fabulous Gay Man delves into the powerful dynamic between gay men and straight women. Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett had each other in My Best Friend’s Wedding. Sarah Jessica Parker had close gay male friends in Sex and the City. It’s definitely a two-sided relationship– gay…

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Teaching

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No current classes scheduled. Dave has most recently taught at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD, with guest workshops/seminars at universities and lifelong learning institutes. Previous Classes Fall 2017 (Registration open summer 2017) Tell Your Stories: 4 Memoirs/Essays in 8 Weeks, October 3-November 21 Winter 2017 Writing Memoir, 8 Weeks, January 3-February 21 Fall 2016…

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Speaking

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Dave speaks at conferences and hosts events. Writing and Journalism The Art of the Interview, a presentation and Q&A at Johns Hopkins for the Conversations and Connections series. Digital Savvy For Your Career: Beyond The Basics, exploring digital media pay rates, content ownership rights, electronic job applications, e-mail etiquette, jargon and strategies for better blogging….

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The Male Caregiver

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As societal expectations catch up to the reality, the label should no longer raise an eyebrow. The sheer numbers of men in this role are impossible to ignore. Read my report on The Male Caregiver.  

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Profile of Alzheimer’s Researcher Claude Wischik

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Is this man leading us forward in the fight against Alzheimer’s?  I profiled Dr. Claude Wischik, a renowned 63-year-old researcher who’s spent the last 30 years immersed in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. He wants to change the current focus of Alzheimer’s research and he isn’t afraid of stirring controversy to do it.    

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On Meditation and Purpose

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Let’s have a moment of silent appreciation for meditation. It seems to be having quite the year. Media attention, such as Time magazine’s recent “Mindful Revolution” cover story, has placed it firmly in the pop-culture zeitgeist. Findings from recent studies, like this one from the Association for Psychological Science, show that mindfulness meditation, which cultivates…

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The Latest Singles in America Study

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What can you learn from the latest Singles in America Study – the largest and most comprehensive look at the dating habits, sexual practices, and lifestyles of single men and women ever conducted? I broke the story on Yahoo in February 2013. For the third consecutive year, I analyzed what the study results actually mean…

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Hidden Hunger Epidemic

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Have you ever heard the term hidden hunger? It’s often used to describe an intake of calories without the nutrition needed to support mental and physical health. But it also applies to the increasing number of older adults who live alone and aren’t getting the food they need for a variety of reasons, ranging from…

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