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Last Chance to Submit to Busted!

In Fray, Invitation on 4 October 2007 with Comments Off

This is the final boarding call for submissions to Fray’s premiere book, Busted! True stories of getting caught in the act. Send in your stuff today!
Need inspiration? There are some great busted stories in Fray’s new Flickr group.

Busted Stories

In Fray, Life, Stories on 24 September 2007 with 3 comments

You should never ask someone to tell a personal story that you wouldn’t be willing to tell yourself. So, with Fray’s current call for “Busted” stories in mind, here are some of the many times I’ve been busted:

That time mom caught me with shoplifted candy and made me go back to Vons and apologize.
That time [...]

Getting the Band Back Together

In Books, Fray, Invitations on 16 September 2007 with 11 comments

Fray launched on September 16, 1996. It was a totally different time, online and off.
Online, everyone was quite excited about the web, but the era of the blog was still a way off. The idea that web was good at personal storytelling was still a bit weird. Offline, I was 23, single, and just [...]

New Photo Book: Apple Sweat

In Books, For Sale, Fray, Life, Photography, Travel on 8 August 2006 with Comments Off

What do you do when your trip to New York City just happens to coincide with the biggest heat wave since 1936? Make some photos, of course!
I took my favorite Lomo shots and put them together in a book I’m calling Apple Sweat: The 2006 Heat Wave from NYC Streets. Take a look!

Dear Business Week

In Fray, Geek, Internet, Journalism on 18 March 2006 with Comments Off

Thanks for featuring Fray, my humble site, in the lead of your recent story, You Are What You Post. We always appreciate journalists taking the time to use a 5 year-old personal story contributed to our “obscure” literary site as a to peg to hang a fear-mongering, hysterical story on.
But it would have been nice [...]

Merry Christmas from Fray

In Christmas, Fray on 25 December 2004 with Comments Off

It’s that time of year again. In the Xmas spirit? Enjoy these classic Fray stories:
Kathy’s Annual Ladies Luncheon by Beth Lisick
“The funniest piece of mail I get arrives in the first week in December.”
The Tree by yours truly
“I couldn’t wait to see them brown and dry on the sidewalks. I was that way about Christmas.”
Ho [...]

Listen to Fray Day 8 San Francisco

In Fray on 5 December 2004 with Comments Off

The Fray Audio Archive has been updated to include the audio from Fray Day 8 San Francisco! Tune in for three hours of fun, including musical performances by songwriter Goh Nakamura and beatboxer Kid Beyond and true stories told live by Jack Boulware, Beth Lisick, Derek Powazek, Kirk Read, Kevin Smokler, and lots of other [...]

Fray Day Rocked

In Fray on 15 November 2004 with Comments Off

Photo by Charlene Wright.
I could not be prouder of how well Fray Day 8 San Francisco went. The stories were fantastic, whether they were from a featured performer or open mic participant, the venue was beautiful, the sound was great (we may even be able to make a CD out of the recording this year), [...]

Fray Day 8 SF is Saturday!

In Fray on 9 November 2004 with Comments Off

Fray Day 8 San Francisco is this Saturday night at the Swedish American Hall! There’ll be music by Goh Nakamura and Kid Beyond, as well as stories from Jack Boulware, Kevin Smokler, Beth Lisick, Kirk Read, and of course the open mic! Don’t miss it!
UPDATE: And it’s all over! And it rocked! In fact, I’d [...]

Fray Day is Now

In Fray on 25 October 2004 with Comments Off

Fray Day 8 began last weekend in Mesa, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California. Next up: Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 31 and Tucson, Arizona on Nov. 6. Events continue through November. If there’s a Fray Day near you, don’t miss it!
The San Francisco event is on schedule for Saturday, November 13 at The Swedish American Hall. [...]