Singles Empowerment Workshop: Guest Post by Rachel Buddeberg
When I discovered the book “The Challenge of Being Single,” I was excited to find a book that was helpful for navigating our couple-centric world. Marie Edwards’ book grew out…
My Book-Publishing Backstory: Part 2, the Contemporary Independent Way
In my previous post here at All Things Single, I told you about my adventures in traditional book publishing. That’s the route I took with Singled Out. Now let me…
My Book-Publishing Backstory: Part 1, the Traditional Route
In the near future, I’m going to be mentioning a number of books of mine that have either just been published or are in the works. I thought some of…
Barbara Walters Schools Piers Morgan on His Dopey, Intrusive, Matrimaniacal Questions
On February 2, as the protests on the streets of Egypt were riveting the nation and the world, Piers Morgan found time to ask Barbara Walters about the men in…
Year, Interrupted: Guest Post by Psyngle (Part 2)
[From Bella: Over at Living Single, I posted the first part of Psyngle’s story of her traumatic accident and inspiring recovery. This is Part 2.]
Singles’ Gatherings and Rituals – Do You Have Any?
I love the story of the singles’ cooking club that has lasted 39 years and counting. That’s the one that was told by the distinguished historian Mary Beth Norton, that…
The Heart of Friendship (Or, What the Pew Marriage Researchers Just Don’t Understand)
The Pew and Time magazine report generating all those headlines (mostly about how 39% of Americans think marriage is becoming obsolete) set out to look beyond just married people to…
The Marriage Penalty That Has Nothing to Do with Taxes
If you’ve read Singled Out, you know my take on the so-called marriage penalty in taxes – it is actually a bonus. Single people are the one who get penalized….
A Story About a Tribe Should Not End with a Couple in a Hot Tub
Knowing my interest in different kinds of personal communities, a friend recently gave me a copy of Isabel Allende’s 2008 memoir, The Sum of Our Days. She thought I would…