Inspiration-for-singles Creator is Jack Zavada While there site may be about us (never marrieds, divorcees and widows), it's also about the search for your purpose in life. That search is something that every person, no matter their marital status, is engaged in. Jack falls into the never-married category. Jack is a Baby Boomer who has survived the joys of dating, the disappointments of failed relationships, and the frequently difficult job of living by yourself. Among Jack's interests are photography, wood carving, reading, the Old West, and the music of James Taylor, Jennifer Warnes, and Alison Krauss. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English from Illinois State University and has 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. He is the author of four published western novels: Rebel Town, The Wolfer, Penwhistle's Prize, and West of the Pecos. In his career, he has had more than 2 million words in print. Jack makes his home in Streator, Illinois, USA, a small town of about 15,000 people, located on the Vermilion River, 90 miles southwest of Chicago. Unless otherwise attributed, all articles and poems on www.inspiration-for-singles.com were written by Jack.