Monumental? A short-short story

Bachelor Hatchings, Episode 2: Social Life

A Happy Shut-In: A fictional short-short story

A Happy Shut-In: A fictional short-short story

Thoughts for People Who Spend a Lot of Time Alone

"I So Don't Want to Be Like Karen Carpenter: "A fictional short-short story

Thoughts on Being a Loner

My Stream-of-Consciouness, Free Associations on the word, ALONE

Hermiting Together: a short-short story

Loneliness: Figuring out why and what to do about it

Many people go through periods, maybe long periods, feeling lonely. Perhaps the questions I ask in my Psychology Today article today can help.

So You Want to Try a More Solo Existence

A previous article described how frequently ignored and rejected people might get better treatment.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I turn to what you might do if you’ve decided to be more solo, at least for now.

A Loner's Jottings

As a child, I played basketball for hours, mainly by myself. I would go to baseball doubleheaders alone. Now, at age 67, I still maximize my time alone.  

As I am happily married, I do spend time with my wife and participate in the social life she plans for us. We do live apart for much of the week, and when I have discretionary time, I almost always spend it alone.

I feel self-conscious about being a loner. I also feel the societal opprobrium. Why would I accept those in exchange for my solitude? I explain in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Happiness Through Solitude

Risha Jha, 30, prefers to spend most time alone, although he thinks he would like to get married. He tells his story in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

A Reclusive Twin

In the latest of my PsychologyToday.com profiles of people who'd rather be alone, I offer my interview with a 69-year-old twin.

A Philosophical Recluse: The latest in my series of profiles of people who prefer to be alone.

My latest profile of a reclusive person tells of a 30-year-old who has concluded that being with people is more trouble than it's worth.

"Alone Malone:" Story of a reclusive person

On PsychologyToday.com, I've written a number of pieces on reclusivity as a lifestyle choice, not a pathology, For example, there's The Recluse Option. Today, I offer an interview with Douglas Malone. 

Searching: The Making of a Recluse

Here's today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com occasional series on reclusivity. It's another of my attempts to address psychological issues in a short-short story.

Silent Night, Lonely Night

Christmas songs tend to be sappy, belying many people's Christmas reality.

As a tiny antidote, for my PsychologyToday.com post today on Christmas Day, I've rewritten the words of Silent Night for those who feel lonely at Christmas. HERE is the link.

Stories of Seclusion: After Winning the Lottery

My PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion, tells composite stories of people who have spent much time alone.

Today's installment tells of Anne, 52, who won the 2nd prize, $1,000,000, in her state's lottery.

Stories of Seclusion: A Workplace Culture Drives Her Into Isolation

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion, tells of Katarina, an immigrant who found working in a U.S. government agency less efficient than in her Russian one.