Marty Nemko's Blog, page 372

Stories of Seclusion: An 18-Year Old Pot Dealer

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series on people who spend much time alone is a composite story of a reclusive pot dealer---18 years old.

Stories of Solitude: A Person With Major Depression

Today's installment of my PsychologyToday.com series on people who spend a lot of time alone profiles a person with major depression.

Stories of Solitude: A Woman Who Entered a Cloistered Order of Nuns

In today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series on people who spend a lot of time alone, I offer a composite profile of a woman who entered a cloistered order of nuns.

Stories of Solitude: A Married Couple That Live Apart

Today's installment of my PsychologyToday.com series on people who like to spend a lot of time alone profiles a married couple that chooses to live separately.

An Episodic Recluse: An unhappy engineer

[image error] In today's installment of my PsychologyToday.com series on people who like to spend a lot of time alone, I offer a composite story of an episodic recluse: someone who intersperses her life with extended periods of isolation.

A Father and Son Are Reclusive So They Can Work 70+ Hours a Week

In today's installment of my PsychologyToday.com series on people who like to spend a lot of time alone, I describe the composite story of a father and son who have minimized their relationships so they can spend 70+ hours a week at work.

Come See My Show, "RETARD!" This Saturday

The word "amazing" is tossed around much too easily but I will stake whatever reputation I have in saying that the story of Jeffrie Givens and me is amazing. No Hollywood filmmaker would make the movie because it's so improbable. Yet it's absolutely true.

I'm so moved by her story, our story, that I created a play starring her (with me in a secondary role) to tell the tale. We do so with story and song.


A Taste of "RETARD!" 
Every performance of "Retard!" has received a standing ovation . 

We perform the show every few months. The next performance is THIS Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Berkeley Arts Festival. 2133 University Ave. Berkeley, CA.

Doors open at 7:30 and the show begins at 8:00 and is over at around 9:45. 

Admission to this performance is free. 

If you'd like to come, please RSVP me at mnemko@comcast.net.

A Perfectly Happy Recluse

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series is about a person for whom a reclusive lifestyle is simply a choice, and one she loves.

A Conservative Who Feels Dismissed by the Mainstream

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series of reclusiveness is a composite story of a conservative who feels dismissed by the mainstream, which made him reclusive.

She Prefers Books to People

In this 9th installment of my PsychologyToday.com series on reclusiveness, I tell a composite story of a woman who has long preferred books to people.