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.

As I Lay Frying: A Rehoboth Beach Memoir (Tales from Rehoboth Beach, 1)

Humor & Entertainment

Jacobs, Fay

Humor

Bywater Books

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.

Fried & True: Tales From Rehoboth Beach (Tales from Rehoboth Beach, 2)

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.

For Frying Out Loud: Rehoboth Beach Diaries (Tales from Rehoboth Beach, 3)

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

As the author of four humorous memoirs, activist and comedian Fay Jacobs returns with her newest tall tales, Fried &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; Convicted is a pleasure for longtime fans and new readers alike. Come along for the rideyou’ll be happy you did! 
Fay Jacobs spent thirty years in Washington, DC working in journalism and public relations. Her latest project is a one-woman show, Aging Gracelessly: 50 Shades of Fay, which is being performed in theatres around the country. She lives in Rehoboth Beach with her wife of thirty-four years and a Miniature Schnauzer.

Fried & Convicted: Rehoboth Beach Uncorked (Tales from Rehoboth Beach, 5)

LGBTQ+ Books

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As I Lay Frying: A Rehoboth Beach Memoir (Tales from Rehoboth Beach, 1)

Fried & True: Tales From Rehoboth Beach (Tales from Rehoboth Beach, 2)

For Frying Out Loud: Rehoboth Beach Diaries (Tales from Rehoboth Beach, 3)

Fried & Convicted: Rehoboth Beach Uncorked (Tales from Rehoboth Beach, 5)