About Me

Eyal Cohen

Author, essayist, lover of puns

ABOUT

Eyal was born in Israel, where he lived until he was recruited to play Division I soccer at Stetson University in Florida. Having graduated Magnum Cum Laude, he worked as a middle school teacher in Orlando for a year. He then moved to New York for his MFA in writing at Columbia University, which he completed in August, 2021. He hates talking about himself, so he wrote this in the third person.

Eyal’s debut book, Take the L, was published by Sentient Publications in August, 2025. Learn more here.

Eyal is currently working on a second book, his first novel, Across Words. The book revolves around three characters, each grappling with their own version of a parent-child relationship, unveiling lifetimes of words unspoken, asking what can, or should, still be said. An exploration of the commodification, utility, and power of language.

Eyal also has a completed collection of essays about male behavior, socialization, and conditioning. The essays interrogate—through a personal, humorous, critical lens—what “toxic masculinity” really means. They examine facets of masculinity to understand how and why men perform—absentmindedly, at times—micro- and macro-aggressions on a daily basis. In an attempt to redefine masculinity, the writing encourages men to lower their guard down, self-interrogate, and listen to one of the dudes tell them how sometimes, just sometimes, it’s okay to be a little bitch. You can read excerpts here.

Balancing soccer and academics in college had its degree of difficulty

GET IN TOUCH

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WRITING:

Take The L: how men understand, withhold, and express their love

Across Words: A Novel

Dude, Little Bitch: A Collection of Essays About Toxic Masculinity

Outside Looking in: Always And Never at Home