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@davonloeb.bsky.social
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Husband, Dad, Teacher THE IN-BETWEENS (WVUP) Work at Men’s Health, Parents, The Sun Magazine, Slate, LATimes, Philly Inquirer, TODAY, the Washington Post, Best American Essay, etc.

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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
An absolute dream come true, my new essay published @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
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4 essential conversations every interracial couple should have
For a strong and lasting relationship, don't be afraid to talk about each other's racial differences — and do enjoy the process of creating a new, blended family culture.
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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
My son is autistic, largely nonverbal. He reads a lot, is smitten with all things Lego. He excels in school. He finds his ways to communicate. There’s nothing wrong with autism. The rhetoric drives me mad. It’s on us to make the world easier for neurodiverse folks, not to push them to conform.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
For anyone listening, I am now a contributor to @npr.org. Dream big 🎉
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
I can't believe I need to have an AI policy! I made it pretty short though: Using AI is cheating, yourself mostly. In addition to the environmental blight created by AI, it makes no sense to use it in your intellectual and creative work. Why would you outsource your innate intelligence?
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
needs a support group for authors who are on submission.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Point Loma Nazarene University
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Just signed my contract with THE absolute dream publication, y’all. Forthcoming in early September. Stay tuned! 🎉
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 19/06/2025
From poor reading performance to higher discipline rates, boys are struggling. Are fewer male teachers part of the problem? Read more from @davonloeb.bsky.social: www.edutopia.org/article/with... #EduSky
This is a multi-color collage that reads: "Often, the boys who struggled the most in school were placed in my classroom."
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
"With Men Abandoning Teaching, What’s the Cost to Boys,” my essay @edutopia.org explores the impacts of men leaving teaching and the very real challenges boys are now facing in schools. Writing about teaching is such important work, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to share my stories.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Hey, y'all. I'm editing essays @theoffingmag.bsky.social! Look out for some of our new work, coming soon!!
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I like books.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I have never been more excited to teach a book to my high school students, Sing, Unburied, Sing, by award-winning author, @jesmimi.bsky.social.
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Paul Lisicky @paullisicky.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
It was a deep pleasure to think about Joni Mitchell, writing, and SONG SO WILD AND BLUE with @davonloeb.bsky.social for @therumpus.net therumpus.net/2025/02/28/a...
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A Memoir of Becoming and a Tribute to Joni Mitchell: A Conversation with Paul Lisicky - The Rumpus
I write because I want to be in another place, out of my chair, looking up at trees.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Honored to interview @paullisicky.bsky.social for @therumpus.net! Learn more about Paul’s new memoir, Song So Wild and Blue (@harperonebooks.bsky.social), below!
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
So many congratulations, Paul!!!
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Rakesh Satyal @rakeshsatyal.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Happy Publication Day to @paullisicky.bsky.social and #SongSoWildAndBlue! It has been such an honor and a joy to work on this gorgeous book. Please go get your copy today and support one of the kindest and most generous writers and teachers of writing there is.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Hi, my name is Davon. I publish essays about parenting, fatherhood, masculinity, education, & culture. If you're interested in learning more about my work, check out this thread, including essays at Men's Health Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Electric Lit, The Sun Magazine, Parents, & elsewhere.
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Todd Dillard @toddedillard.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
shout out to all the parent writers. to all the projects started and then withered because a kid had a cold, or fell when you were jotting an idea down, or started a bath and jumped in still dressed. for the conferences and fellowships and sub windows missed. shout out to y’all who keep coming back.
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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
In case you missed it, there’s a Pub Marketplace screenshot. 🥹
Author of WITH OR WITHOUT YOU Eric Smith's THE ASTRONAUTICS, a space opera in which a 12-year-old wakes up a year too early en route to a new planet; faced with a crumbling spaceship and dwindling supplies, she has no choice but to work alongside three other kids to save a vessel full of people who might have left her behind on the dying Earth if the roles were reversed, to Emily Daluga at Chronicle Children's, for publication in fall 2027, by Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency (world English). Translation:
alba@mushens-entertainment.com Film/TV:
film@azantianlitagency.com
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
🎉 So thrilled to share my new essay on the importance of teaching our kids about Black History Month at PARENTS! Writing about race and heritage is never easy, but it is absolutely significant to celebrate diverse stories with our children. www.parents.com/teaching-our...
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Black History Matters: Here's How I'm Teaching My Bi-Racial Daughter All Year Long
Reading books about influential Black women is one way I share our Black heritage.
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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Omg, y'all.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Guess Literary Twitter is finally dead. Glad to connect with y’all on here!
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 08/12/2023
I am absolutely thrilled to share my most recent essay, published today @washingtonpost.com! This essay explores body dysmorphia, weight lifting, and learning how to better love our children and love ourselves. www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/20...
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Perspective | A father fears he’ll pass his body image issues on to his son
As a boy, he felt he would never measure up to his strong father. Now a father himself, he wonders how to make sure his son doesn’t struggle like he does.
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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
Order up! WITH OR WITHOUT YOU is in bookstores everywhere today. It’s a YA romance about reality TV, the stories we tell, and the truths we leave out. It’s about food, family, friends, and Philly. Goodness, I hope you like it. And hey… no peppers. www.harpercollins.com/products/wit...
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
If you’re in San Diego, I’ll be reading from my memoir, THE-BETWEENS, at Point Loma Nazarene University on November 9th at 7PM. Thank you @robbiemaakestad.bsky.social for celebrating my work. My gratitude is immense! Tickets are available here: plnu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
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Robbie Maakestad @robbiemaakestad.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
I'm so excited to have @davonloeb.bsky.social visiting Point Loma Nazarene University on Nov. 9 as part of our fall Writer's Symposium By The Sea & M.A. in Writing Visiting Writers Series. Tickets are still available: plnu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
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Avitus B. Carle @avitusbcarle.bsky.social · 12/09/2023
"You won’t come to the base with me. We’ll say goodbye — ” and she stops, hitting a wall, knowing that saying it is affirming it, “say goodbye here, and I’ll go to the base. I’m not sure where they’re sending us yet..." @davonloeb.bsky.social | TODAY www.today.com/parents/essa...
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My mom went to war after 9/11; she came back, but it changed everything
She was one of the lucky ones; she wasn't hurt. But she came back different.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 11/09/2023
To commemorate September 11, 2001, I wrote about my mother’s deployment during the War in Afghanistan for TODAYshow. Thank you to all the service members who gave the greatest sacrifice & each person & family affected by the September 11 attacks. Thank you, Mom. www.today.com/parents/essa...
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My mom went to war after 9/11; she came back, but it changed everything
She was one of the lucky ones; she wasn't hurt. But she came back different.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 22/08/2023
I’m in this jawn! Such a list of contributors.
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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 21/08/2023
Do you write book reviews or author interviews? I'd love to talk with you about ALREADY GONE! Digital ARCs are here, and physical copies are coming soon!
A copy of the cover of "Already Gone: 40 Stories of Running Away." A mixture of oranges and yellows and browns, with the shadow of a woman leaving through a door. Featuring authors Deesha Philyaw, Aubrey Hirsch, Lilly Dancyer, Amber Sparks, and more.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 18/08/2023
@nocontactmag.bsky.social published my work in Issue 22, and I loved working with their team of editors. Submit!!!! In the meantime, check out my piece, “Whoever Said Go.” nocontactmag.com/twenty-two/whoever…
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Whoever Said Go by Davon Loeb — NO CONTACT
Whoever said Go said it, and it didn’t matter who because they pumped their legs with their eyes closed and across that intersection.
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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 09/08/2023
Writer friends! The in-person brain picks return, at Indy Hall at the end of the month during the #PhillyBookCrawl! Come get your questions answered by two brilliant Hachette editors, and it’s all free. Just be sure to RSVP. 8/26! lu.ma/books-and-coffee
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Philly Bookstore Crawl: Book Industry Coffee & Convo · Luma
Join literary agent Eric Smith and editors Britny Perilli of Running Press and Alex DiFrancesco of Jessica Kingsley Books on Saturday, August 26th, at 10AM, for a brain pick session early in...
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 09/08/2023
Such an absolute joy to discuss short form writing and my memoir, THE IN-BETWEENS, with Brevity Magazine. Read the full interview here. brevity.wordpress.com/2023/08/09/fl…
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Flashes of Memory: Exploring the Emotional Breadth of Short Form Writing
An Interview with Davon Loeb By Arielle Bernstein Davon Loeb In his memoir, The In-Betweens, Davon Loeb writes lyrical essays that explore family, identity, and culture. I was particularly struck by D...
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Jamie Etheridge @lescribbler.bsky.social · 09/08/2023
“Sometimes retelling a story only allows for flash-length passages because memories themselves vary in length. If I only remember a feeling, a sensory detail, an image, nostalgia, my memoir wants to replicate that.” @davonloeb.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2023/08/09/fl…
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Flashes of Memory: Exploring the Emotional Breadth of Short Form Writing
An Interview with Davon Loeb By Arielle Bernstein Davon Loeb In his memoir, The In-Betweens, Davon Loeb writes lyrical essays that explore family, identity, and culture. I was particularly struck by D...
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 30/07/2023
Aye! I just published an essay about Barbie, X-Men, weight lifting, and body dysmorphia at Slate. slate.com/technology/2023/07/x-men-…
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I Idolized Action Figures. Then I Wanted to Be Idolized Myself.
My quest for the perfect body started as a young boy, with X-Men.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 29/07/2023
My new essay published at Slate today! “Everyone knows that #Barbie has unrealistic proportions. As a young boy, it was action figures that sent me on the path to an unhealthy obsession with my figure.” slate.com/technology/2023/07/x-men-…
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I Idolized Action Figures. Then I Wanted to Be Idolized Myself.
My quest for the perfect body started as a young boy, with X-Men.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 26/07/2023
the life of a writer is always being one email away from self-destruction or immense celebration, and for your sake, I hope it’s the latter.
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davonloeb.bsky.social @davonloeb.bsky.social · 25/07/2023
Many of my writing dreams are happening in real time, and I just don’t know what to do with myself.
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