This is fiction. So none of this is true.
One Day in the Life of Daniel Farr
My third novel is complete. I'm seeking representation for it.
If what you believe to be true is wrong, how would you ever know?
Daniel Farr has a few problems. He hates his job, he has no friends outside of work, his marriage is in trouble, and he’s afraid his kids will end up like him. Everything in his life feels wrong, and it’s all coming to a head. All in one day.
One Year in the Life of Daniel Farr
The sequel to One Day in the Life of Daniel Farr. How high the cost of freedom? Daniel learns.
Dusk and Ember (Cloud Books, 2019)
Kindle and paperback on Amazon.
Can a life come apart and be rebuilt in one night? 19-year-old Richard Issych is about to find out. One friend is dead—murdered by another friend—and all Richard wants to do is get to the wake, come home, and start a new life. But for one life to begin another must end.
Since graduating high school the year before and not knowing how to live, or even if he wants to live, Richard has wandered into the graveyard shift at a local foundry, a hellish world of molten metal, rote work, and no prospects. Drawn into a downward spiral of motorcycle gangs and easy drugs, he finds himself on the cusp of a decision that will change his world forever.
Part road trip, part boomerang into past and back, part wrestling with the forces that make us and break us, Dusk and Ember is a hard truth coming-of-age tale in dark Americana. This night, Richard grabs hold and hangs on for the strangest car ride of his life with his oddball friends on their way to the wake.
"Jacoby's prose…is dense and dynamic…. The book is conceptually impressive." – Kirkus Reviews
Short Stories
"The Span of Blood," selected as a runner-up in the 2018 Haunted Waters Press Short Shorts Flash Fiction Competition, in From the Depths 2018 No. 16.
There Are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes (Cloud Books, 2012)
Check out my interviews about the book at IndieAuthorLand.com, Get Lost in Fiction blog (now defunct), Sarcasm and Lemons blog, Pride in Madness blog, and Debra's Book Cafe.
Also see my guest posts about the novel at We're Jumpin' Books blog, My Seryniti book blog and Pride in Madness blog.
Reviews for There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes
“Despair and salvation mix to powerful effect in Jacoby’s debut novel that follows a young man’s confrontation with suicide…. A confident, strongly voiced portrait of despair and the flickering light at the end of the tunnel.” – Kirkus Reviews
"…brilliant… unforgettable." – Books and Movies and Crap blog
A "moving read that leaves you thinking and wondering … It is the story of one person's struggle to fit in somewhere, anywhere…. Read it. Dare to be disturbed. Take a walk into the unknown. 5 stars." – Reads by the Beach blog
"…one of the most confusing, emotional and daring books I have ever read, and that is what makes me love it so much." – The Book Addicts blog (now defunct)
"… the power of Jacoby's prose and the emotional truth of Richard's journey are irresistible…. If you liked Girl, Interrupted, and wondered how a boy would feel in that situation, this is the book for you. The emotional journey of this shy and sensitive young man is leavened with humor and beset by fear, but in the end holds a powerful truth." – B. Morrison, poet and author
Video book review from proud2bb00kobsessed.
a "…captivating, beautifully written tale…" – Goodreads review
"…quite astonishing." – Goodreads review
"This book is so well written, I found it difficult to put down." – Bookwinked blog
A "stunning piece of literary fiction…." – Goodreads review
"While it was a difficult and challenging read, and left me feeling profoundly disturbed at times, it was a worthwhile experience. I'm looking forward to more from this author." – Brenda Coffman, author
First short story written and published
Winner, New Kent Quarterly short fiction contest, 1985
