HeyJaredTurning Life into Fiction, Robin Hemley's Substack
Turning Life into Fiction, titled after my craft book, 30 years in print, focuses on various forms of life writing from autobiographical fiction to memoir to autofiction.
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- Sep 13, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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When I Kicked a Sardinian Mayor in the Head . . . And Lived. (opens the original)
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Raising My Hand with Nothing to Say (opens the original)
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