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New in Fray: Busted in Jena

When a group of black students in Jena, Louisiana, defied tradition and sat under a “whites only” tree, no one…

Making “Hand” Bags

A while back I scored a Gocco from a friend. A Gocco is a novel screen printing kit from Japan…

New in fray: Buzz-Kill

We’ve just posted a new story from our upcoming book. Check it: “A friend of mine who used to work…

New in Fray: Ugly in Norwalk

(Man, it’s been a while since I’ve made a post like this. Woot!) As we’re working on Fray Issue 1,…

I told you it was only on hiatus

Yes, that Fray. Illustration by the enormously talented Kevin Cornell.

Last Chance to Submit to Busted!

This is the final boarding call for submissions to Fray’s premiere book, Busted! True stories of getting caught in the…

Busted Stories

You should never ask someone to tell a personal story that you wouldn’t be willing to tell yourself. So, with…

Getting the Band Back Together

Fray launched on September 16, 1996. It was a totally different time, online and off. Online, everyone was quite excited…

New Photo Book: Apple Sweat

What do you do when your trip to New York City just happens to coincide with the biggest heat wave…

Dear Business Week

Thanks for featuring Fray, my humble site, in the lead of your recent story, You Are What You Post. We…


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Hi, I’m Derek. I live in San Francisco. I’m the cofounder of Fertile Medium and editor of Fray. I sometimes post things to Flickr and Twitter. My dog’s name is Bug. More.







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