Want to Join the Community of Single People?

by | Jul 10, 2015 | ALL THINGS SINGLE, Friendship, international perspectives, media, social and professional support

Henri Matisse, Jazz, XII The Swimmer in the PoolAll sorts of people get in touch with me, hoping that I can put them in touch with other single people who want to live their single lives fully (and not just escape them). Others want me to point them to helpful resources. A few of the many examples are listed below in the next section, “What Are People Looking For?”

Every time I get one of those requests, I try to generate names or resources offhand. That’s not very efficient. Plus, I only know a very tiny fraction of the single people (or scholars of single people or professionals who work with single people) who might be interested in helping out or who might also want to be in touch with other single people (for friendship, discussion, workshops, or just about anything else except dating).

So, for anyone who is interested, I would like to start a Community of Single People. I want to know who you are so I can connect you with interested parties (as described below). Once the Community is launched, however, members who want to do more with the community can also use it in other ways (for example, to discuss on Facebook anything that interests them).

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Translations of My Books into Other Languages: Thanks, Babelcube!

by | Dec 13, 2014 | ALL THINGS SINGLE, Books about singles, international perspectives

 

Solteros_sealados, Singled Out in SpanishI sometimes get inquiries from people asking if some book of mine is available in some other language. It always breaks my heart when I have to say that it is not. That changed when I discovered a site that is a true treasure for translators and authors like me who want their books translated. Babelcube is a platform where authors can list books they would like to have translated and translators can find books they want to translate.

In this post, I will describe: (1) any available discounts of my Babelcube books (2) my books that have already been translated using Babelcube, with pictures of the covers, and links to places where you can find the books; (3) more about my experiences with Babelcube and how it works; and (4) other books of mine that have been translated into other languages by other publishers.

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What Do We Know about the Experiences of Singles around the World?

by | Mar 31, 2013 | ALL THINGS SINGLE, international perspectives, Singlism and matrimania

Over the course of many years writing about single life, I have found that readers are very interested in the experiences of single people in places beyond the U.S. So am I, but I don’t know nearly as much as I would like to. I have had some help with that from guest bloggers. Also, when relevant articles appear in the news, I blog about them.

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Consciousness-Raising about Singlism: Taiwan Edition

by | Sep 18, 2012 | ALL THINGS SINGLE, Books about singles, international perspectives, singles rights and advocacy, singlism

This past Sunday, the first day of National Singles Week 2012, was such a fun day for me. A journalist from Taiwan who had read the Chinese translation of Singled Out asked if he could come to Summerland to interview me for his series on various forms of discrimination. He was from the United Daily News, the newspaper with the largest readership in the Taiwan area.

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How to Become a Guest Blogger

by | Jan 14, 2012 | ALL THINGS SINGLE, Books about singles, Divorce, international perspectives, Perspectives on Single Life, Single at different ages, Single men, Single parents, Single with Attitude website

I love featuring voices other than mine here at “All Things Single (and More).” Although I read widely about single life, think critically, study the academic journals, and do my own original research, my perspective is limited by my own life experiences. So, even though I always appreciate hearing from people who share my point of view, I also greatly value those whose single lives have been very different.

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