The latest technology trends that are supposed to make life easier for us can add layers of complication to your dating life. Why? Technology opens the Pandora’s box of modern romance. Once you start texting, Internet stalking, and friending dates, you’ve opened the box, and there’s no turning back. We are supposed to manage technology;…
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Three Short Essays on Celebrity
1. Why Do Celebrities Play Such A Big Part In Our Imagination? I have a theory that celebrities are just characters in my head. At any moment driving to work or walking down the street, I think about the people in my life. The ones I know glide alongside the celebrities in a constant, mental kaleidoscope….
Finding Pride and Home: The State of LGBT Housing
I’m honored to win my second National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Excellence in Online Journalism Award for my Caring.com report, Finding Pride and Home: A Look at Housing for Older LGBT Adults, and to be one of Huffington Post’s Best Journalists Covering LGBT Issues, too. Moving to an assisted living home should never mean…
Cooking Up Father’s Day Traditions
I wonder how many chefs were inspired by their own fathers’ passion for food? Chef and Dublin native Cathal Armstrong (pronounced with silent “t”) fits the bill. In fact, he has his cooking enthusiast dad to thank for getting him into the food business. “I never thought I’d do for a living what my father…
Dating 101 for Boomer Women
When it comes to dating & relationships, I write for all ages, sexes, orientations, and…just about every type that comes to mind…getting the latest from experts, interviewing people about their experiences, offering my own thoughts, and bringing the latest research and trends to the fore. This is a piece I wrote specifically for women in…
Multimedia Communications
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…
The Mandates: 25 Real Rules for Successful Gay Dating
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…
Behind Every Great Woman There’s a Fabulous Gay Man: Advice from a Guy Who Gives It To You Straight
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…
Teaching
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…
Speaking
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….