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.

For anyone listening, I am now a contributor to @npr.org. Dream big 🎉

My query letter workshop is back! The two fall sessions (October and November) are now open for registration. The workshop includes a virtual 2 hour class followed by a Q&A session and a professional critique of your query letter. www.mariavicente.com/query-letter...

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?

This glorious work of art is on sale today. It is a guide to life and an artist’s manual all in one. I would be so grateful if you would order or pick up a copy. And please share this with others. Thank you!

needs a support group for authors who are on submission.

Point Loma Nazarene University

Just signed my contract with THE absolute dream publication, y’all. Forthcoming in early September. Stay tuned! 🎉

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

"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.

Hey, y'all. I'm editing essays @theoffingmag.bsky.social! Look out for some of our new work, coming soon!!

I like books.

Registration is open for my April and May query letter workshops. 👩🏻‍💻 🔸 Live virtual class 🔸 Professional critique 🔸 Q&A session Space is limited (smaller group = more time to chat), so don’t wait too long to sign up!

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.

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...

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!

So many congratulations, Paul!!!

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.

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.

Registration is now open for my March and April query letter workshops. 🔸 Live virtual class 🔸 Professional critique 🔸 Q&A session Space is limited. 👩🏻‍💻 Please share with your writer friends at the start of their publishing journey.

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.

In case you missed it, there’s a Pub Marketplace screenshot. 🥹

🎉 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...

Omg, y'all.

It's #MSWL day! For those who don't know, you can read through posts under the hashtag to see what literary agents and editors are looking for in submissions. My official MSWL profile is linked below, but I'll share some specific wish list items in the posts that follow, too.

Guess Literary Twitter is finally dead. Glad to connect with y’all on here!

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

I’m in this jawn! Such a list of contributors.

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!

@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.” https://nocontactmag.com/twenty-two/whoever-said-go

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! https://lu.ma/books-and-coffee

Such an absolute joy to discuss short form writing and my memoir, THE IN-BETWEENS, with Brevity Magazine. Read the full interview here. https://brevity.wordpress.com/2023/08/09/flashes-of-memory/

“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 https://brevity.wordpress.com/2023/08/09/flashes-of-memory/

Aye! I just published an essay about Barbie, X-Men, weight lifting, and body dysmorphia at Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2023/07/x-men-barbie-gym-muscles-toys-personal-trainer.html

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.” https://slate.com/technology/2023/07/x-men-barbie-gym-muscles-toys-personal-trainer.html

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.

Many of my writing dreams are happening in real time, and I just don’t know what to do with myself.