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Special Fray Mini-Issue: Wild Life

In For Sale, Fray on 24 June 2008 with no comments

I know, we’re behind schedule with Fray issue 2. We’re working on it, I swear.
In the meantime, here’s a little snack to tide you over. Fray’s Wild Life is a special mini-issue about the pets we love with stories by Heather Armstrong, Lance Arthur, Ben Brown, Heather Champ, Jessica Donohoe, Susan McNeece, Derek [...]

A Tour of Fray Issue 1: Busted!

In Fray, Video on 5 June 2008 with no comments

A Tour of Fray Issue 1: Busted! from Derek Powazek on Vimeo.
Yeah, you should subscribe.

New in Fray: Hosing Down the Prostitutes

In Fray on 12 May 2008 with Comments Off

We posted another fantastic story from Fray issue 1: Busted! tonight. Check it out - this one’s a doozy.
There was very little for teenagers to do in Vegas in ’82. Sure, you could go to a movie, play video poker at the Mexican restaurant, or sneak into the Caesar’s Palace Jacuzzi. But all that got [...]

Fray Subscription Drive

In Fray on 6 May 2008 with 7 comments

Here’s the thing: small magazines like ours depend on our subscribers in order to publish. And we don’t have enough subscribers to publish the next issue yet. And that makes us sad.
So we’re having a subscription drive. If you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time! And to sweeten the pot, we’ve reduced prices [...]

90-Second Story: Grumpy Neighbor

In 90-Second Stories, Fray, Video on 26 April 2008 with 1 comment

In our new apartment, I am not the grumpy neighbor … which is really saying something.
What’s your 90-Second Story?

90-Second Stories

In 90-Second Stories, Fray, Stories, Video on 16 April 2008 with 1 comment

A short personal story by yours truly. This is the first entry in Fray’s new 90-Second Stories group. What’s your 90-Second Story?

How We Mail

In Fray, Video on 14 April 2008 with 9 comments

How Fray gets from me to you! from Derek Powazek on Vimeo.
Each issue of Fray Quarterly is mailed from me to you! A few subscribers asked how we do it, so I made this video. Enjoy! And thanks for subscribing.

Fray on Sale

In Fray on 3 April 2008 with 4 comments

We’re having a super-secret friends-only sale! Subscribe to Fray now and get five bucks off a Toe-Dipper or ten bucks of a Subscription. For a limited time, only! And thanks.

Calling All Geeks: Fray Wants You

In Fray on 24 March 2008 with Comments Off

We’re really making the push for submissions to Fray Issue 2 now. So if you’ve got a geek story, now’s the time!

What kind of Geek are you?

In Fray on 22 March 2008 with 1 comment

The second issue of Fray Quarterly is on the theme: “Geek: Stories of People Taking Things Too Seriously.” And we don’t just mean nerd stuff: You can be a geek about anything, so long as you care about it just a little too much.
We’re using Google Docs to do a kind of storytelling [...]