Dave Singleton is an award-winning writer, editor and communicator. He is the author of three nonfiction books, including CRUSH: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush (Harper Collins), The Mandates (Crown) and Behind Every Great Woman (Penguin Perigee). His work has appeared in publications including The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, PBS, Next Avenue,…
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CRUSH: Now in Hardcover, Paperback and Audiobook
CRUSH: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing, and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush CRUSH (HarperCollins) – in hardcover, audiobook, and paperback – features NEW essays by Roxane Gay, James Franco, Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Andrew McCarthy, and 34 others, including me. Order here. We’ve gotten great reviews in Kirkus Reviews (a starred review),…
The Lost Generation: The 30th Anniversary of AIDS in Washington. An Oral History and Timeline
Washingtonian published my oral history and memoir in 2011, thirty years after the first AIDS cases were identified. I interviewed dozens of Washingtonians to reflect on what the early years of the epidemic were like, the toll the disease has taken, and why there’s an ongoing crisis in DC. This feature includes an oral history…
Love You Bushels: A Memoir of Mom
“In my hall closet, behind the vacuum cleaner and under a pile of books, I found the box of greeting cards.” Like many friends my age, I’m looking for ways to latch onto memories while my parent is still here. There in an old, forgotten boxes of greeting cards was a narrative I hadn’t pieced…
My Brother’s Lung Transplant and the Myth of Individual Healthcare Coverage
My new essay in the Scoundrel Time literary journal. It’s about my brother’s recent lung transplant, his experience with the ACA, what it was like for us and why healthcare coverage is never just for an individual.
The Stonewall Riots 40th Anniversary
In 2009, I wrote and produced a twenty-two part, award-winning* multimedia series on the Stonewall Riots’ 40th Anniversary for AARP Media. Coverage included writing a timeline of major events since 1958 and 10 articles, including a 1st person essay entitled Seven Years Old in 1969, a news account, a report on the legacy of gay…
Calm-Downers, Resisters, and Bags by the Door
My essay Calm-Downers, Resisters, and Bags by the Door. Sparked by a post-election day conversation about politics and protests. How do you stay engaged and zen at the same time? It’s in the premier issue of Scoundrel Time, a literary journal where artists & writers resist threats to freedom through creative works. I am a…
10 Reasons to Feel Hope About Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease and good news? Somehow, these two terms don’t fit. In 2016 alone, Alzheimer’s and other related dementias cost America an estimated $236 billion. While that figure is staggering, the real cost to families and caregivers is immeasurable. After looking into 2016 research findings, initiatives and information on treatment and prevention, I was heartened…
Healthy Enough to Run the Country?
How should we evaluate presidential candidates? In the wake of Clinton, Sanders and Trump, the oldest candidates in history, my report Healthy Enough to Run the Country? explores the role age still plays in our decisions? But more than focusing on age and physical condition, should we seriously evaluate a candidate’s mental health? What have…
Caring for Our Wounded Warriors
“I thought I was going to spend the next few years dreaming about retirement, not taking care of my injured son.” So said a woman in her early fifties to me at a party several years ago, as she described her life as a new, full-time caregiver. Returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan…