About us...

www.inspiration-for-singles.com is the creation of Jack Zavada.

Let's get right to the point.

You're wise to check me out before you believe anything I tell you on this site.

My name is Jack Zavada and I'm 72 years old.

I have never married, which means, for you, I have about 50 years' real world experience in the single life. On this site, you'll learn from my many mistakes--so you can avoid them--as well as the positive lessons I've picked up along the way.

Here's what you can expect:

We all share the same problems

After 17 years of visitor feedback from single people all over the world, my most popular pages continue to be about loneliness, disappointment, rejection, and frustration.

Everybody on earth, married or single, is looking for someone who will listen to us, understand us, and love us.

Nope, this is not a dating site. Instead, I share the lessons I've learned in being a single adult. I've made plenty of mistakes. If you can learn from them here, you won't have to go through the same trouble yourself. The site's unofficial motto is, 'My pain, your gain.'

You'll notice this site has a decidedly Christian slant. Throughout my life, I've been searching for the truth. I am firmly convinced that Jesus Christ is that truth. If fact, he said so himself:

"I am the way and the truth and the life." (John 14:6)

Look, if you're a cynic, skeptic, or hater, then this site is NOT for you.  But if you have an open mind, I think you'll find something helpful here.  Hey, I don't claim to have all the answers, but I do have some.  We all learn as we go along, and at 72, I've probably been going along longer than you have.

My promise is to always tell you the truth, even when that truth may be hard to take. I will not lie to you for any reason.

Here's my personal info...

I earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English from Illinois State University and have worked as a newspaper reporter, technical editor for the U.S. Department of Defense, publications editor for a utility company, and communications director for a national nonprofit organization. I am a two-time cancer survivor.

I'm not a psychologist, minister, or licensed therapist. Use your common sense with what you learn here.

Among my interests are photography, landscape painting, reading, the Old West, and the music of James Taylor, AJ Lee and Blue Summit, Sierra Hull, and Alison Krauss.

I am the author of four published western novels: Rebel Town, The Wolfer, Penwhistle's Prize, and West of the Pecos. In my career, I have had more than 3 million words in print.

I make my home in Streator, Illinois, USA, a small town of about 15,000 people located on the Vermilion River, 90 miles southwest of Chicago.

New from amazon.com is my paperback book, Hope for Hurting Singles. This expanded, completely revised edition is filled with practical, down-to-earth advice on building a positive life as an unmarried person. Based on my 50 years as a single adult, it gives insights into how to handle life's challenges to emerge happier, healthier, and closer to God.

Hope for Hurting Singles offers helpful strategies to fight loneliness, depression, fear, anger, and rejection. It's written in a clear, conversational style, backed by biblical principles.

Learn more about Hope for Hurting Singles.

I serve as an elder and president of the church council at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Unless otherwise attributed, all articles and poems on www.inspiration-for-singles.com were written by me, Jack Zavada.







Photo of Jack: Copyright 2016 by Lifetouch


Why we have to use a contact form

Do you hate spam? Phew! It stinks!

Unfortunately, if we listed our email address on the site, we'd be so buried under spam that we'd waste all our time deleting it and wouldn't have time to reply to legitimate emails from you.

See, spammers have little program bots that prowl the 'Net, harvesting email addresses listed on web sites. Then these cyber-skunks stink up honest folks' inboxes with their creepy ads. Hand me that bar of soap!

The only way to avoid it is to use a Contact Form instead. Your email through this form will get to me just the same, but the spam won't. So that's why we have to use the form.

So we'd appreciate hearing what you like--or don't like--about what you've read here. Tell us if a specific page was worthwhile for you or what other topics we should cover.

We're always changing and adding to the site, so let us know what's most relevant to your life as a single person.

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Jack's Kindle ebooks:





Outsmarting Loneliness






Christmas Romance 3-Pack






Mr. Lincoln for the Defense






Killers on my Trail


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