Currently

Writing Memory’s Bright Burn, a linked collection of stories and flash fiction.

“Tears wet the sea colour sky” (poem) published in Soul Forte (October 2026).

“Do You Want to Play a Game?” (short story) published by Short Story Substack (October 2026).

Two completed novels seeking representation.

Robert Jacoby

Writer of fiction, poetry, memoir, and essays

The books

Nonfiction · 2019

Never Stop Dancing

A Memoir
Novel · 2019

Dusk and Ember

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Novel · 2012

There Are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes

Nonfiction · 2011

Escaping from Reality Without Really Trying

Robert Jacoby is a novelist, poet, memoirist, and essayist. His poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in numerous literary magazines. He is the author of four books, including the novels There Are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes and Dusk and Ember, and the memoir Never Stop Dancing.

He has completed two new novels that are currently seeking representation and is at work on Memory’s Bright Burn, a linked collection of stories and flash fiction. He also writes essays about writing on Substack.

He lives in central Florida with his wife.

Writing updates.

Occasional notes on new work, publications, and life at the desk.