Tales from Rehoboth Beach

In 1995, writer Fay Jacobs cruised into Rehoboth Beach, and discovered the unique charm of this seaside community. Almost immediately, she began chronicling life in Rehoboth in a regular column for the magazine Letters from CAMP Rehoboth. The essays in As I Lay Frying tell a story that is sometimes provocative, sometimes political, occasionally heartwarming, and always hilarious.Recommended for everyone, male or female, gay or straight. Rehoboth Beach historian and author Rich Barnett says of Jacobs books, "What I love is how these four books taken together present a social history of LGBT life in one town over 20 years of great change in American society."

As the author of five award-winning humorous memoirs, activist and comedian Fay Jacobs returns with her newest and final installment of tall tales, Big Girls Don't Fry: Rehoboth Beach Wrap-Up. And, as you'd expect, It's chock-full of Fay's signature witty, wise, and often laugh-out-loud commentary about the craziness of contemporary life in the diverse and welcoming resort town of Rehoboth Beach on the Delaware Coast.This time, though, everyone's favorite "Sit-Down Comic" grapples with the insanity of senior citizen grocery baggers, mastering the art of 18-character passwords, and maintaining Covid-era video happy hours . . .Big Girls Don't Fry begins in the days following January 6th and culminates with an urgent plea to Don't Say Fay as you file to the polling place in 2024 to cast your vote to protect democracy. It chronicles the joy and pain of aging gracelessly, becoming a Girl Scout Woman of Distinction (who saw THAT coming?), and learning how to calculate her age in meme years. It tells a few harrowing personal stories, such as getting an unnerving medical diagnosis, kissing penguins and riding camels, and how she was cyber-bullied during a Zoom history lesson called "Gay with Fay, the History Nobody Taught You in School." And through it all, she finds a way to make it provocative, political, occasionally heartwarming, and reliably hilarious.Featuring Fay's last magazine columns from Letters from CAMP Rehoboth and Delaware Life, Fay's final collection of columns, Big Girls Don't Fry is a pleasure for longtime fans and new readers alike.Come along for the rideyou'll be happy you did!

Fay Jacobs returns with more wise and witty recollections about life in Rehoboth Beach. For Frying Out Loud is a collection of Fay s latest columns plus some new, never published material. It's provocative, political, occasionally heartwarming and reliably hilarious. Jacobs' utterly unique voice will keep you laughing, smiling and relating page after page.Recommended for everyone, male or female, gay or straight. Rehoboth Beach historian and author Rich Barnett says of Jacobs books, "What I love is how these four books taken together present a social history of LGBT life in one town over 20 years of great change in American society."

Reeling from her husband's cheating and demand for a divorce after 37 years, Katherine, a 61-year-old English professor, retreats to Rehoboth Beach, where she always finds comfort and peace, to regroup and think about her new future. On a whim, she decides to spend her sabbatical at the beach, writing and working in her favorite bookstore. As Katherine navigates the challenging waters of newfound freedom, she finds support and inspiration from a group of successful female entrepreneurs also in their sixties, true friends who encourage her to live her dreams. Even though she's not interested in a relationship, two men vie for her attention. She can't deny the attraction she feels for Jeff - despite his tattoos, motorcycle, and ponytail. He's the exact opposite of Richard - suave, sophisticated, a real gentleman who would fit right into her academic world. Will Katherine overcome her husband's betrayal and have the courage to trust her heart? Find out in this heart-stirring tale of second chances. Finding Home is the first book in the Rehoboth Beach later-in-life romance series.

Fay Jacobs shares the inside story on life in the gay-friendly resort town of Rehoboth Beach. This collection of columns from the publication Letters from CAMP Rehoboth is sometimes provocative, sometimes political, often heartwarming and reliably hilarious. In addition, Fay takes you inside the remarkable lives of two Rehoboth Beach icons, who helped her become an accidental publisher.Recommended for everyone, male or female, gay or straight. Rehoboth Beach historian and author Rich Barnett says of Jacobs books, "What I love is how these four books taken together present a social history of LGBT life in one town over 20 years of great change in American society."

As the author of four humorous memoirs, activist and comedian Fay Jacobs returns with her newest tall tales, Fried & Convicted, Rehoboth Beach Uncorked. And, as you'd expect, It's chock-full of Fay's signature witty, wise, and often laugh-out-loud commentary about the craziness of contemporary life in the diverse and welcoming resort town of Rehoboth Beach on the Delaware Coast.This time, though, everyone's favorite "Sit-Down Comic" grapples with the insanity of a high-tech bra, cartoon bladders in prescription advertising, and refusing to act her age . . .Fried & Convicted was written over the last few years and culminates with Election Day, 2016. It chronicles the joy of gaining equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, tales of Icelandic lagoons, Provincetown adventures, and much ado about lesbians of a certain age. It tells a few harrowing personal stories, such as Bonnie's unnerving medical diagnosis, the time Fay went kayaking with alligators, and how she came up with a public relations scheme to rescue her pal's purloined pooch. And through it all, she finds a way to make it provocative, political, occasionally heartwarming, and reliably hilarious.Featuring Fay's latest magazine columns plus new, never before published material, Fried & Convicted is a pleasure for longtime fans and new readers alike.Come along for the rideyou'll be happy you did!

The author of the trilogy of humorous memoirs As I Lay Frying, Fried & True and For Frying Out Loud returns with more wise and witty recollections about contemporary life in general and more specifically life in Rehoboth Beach, a small resort town on the Delaware Coast. It's provocative, political, occasionally heartwarming, and reliably hilarious.As the title implies, this book is about taking on the challenges of senior discounts and laughing in the face additional birthdays. It's all about not acting your age and having a grand time doing it.Recommended for everyone, male or female, gay or straight. Rehoboth Beach historian and author Rich Barnett says of Jacobs books, "What I love is how these four books taken together present a social history of LGBT life in one town over 20 years of great change in American society."