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Fray issue 3 is now online

2011-11-09T00:50:47Z

Dearest Frayers --

It's been a year since our last message. A year! I bet you forgot you
were even on this list. If you did, hi! This is the email list for
Fray magazine, which you can find online at fray.com. Also, you look
really nice today.

I just wanted to let you know that Fray issue 3: Sex and Death is now

Half-Off Sale

2010-11-26T07:46:15Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

Just a few updates from the Fray universe.

+++ Half-Off Sale +++

Fray, the magazine of true stories and original art, invites you to
TOUCH OUR JUNK. Get the Complete Set of 3 issues, all 220 pages of
moving stories and amazing art, for half off!

[link]

Fray Cafe 10: Sunday 14 March in Austin

2010-03-04T00:45:58Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]
Just a few updates from the Fray universe.
+++ Fray Cafe 10 +++
If you're heading to Austin for SXSW in a couple weeks, please come to
Fray Cafe 10!
Fray Cafe is an evening of true, personal stories with a chance to
tell your own. Bring a 5-minute story to tell in the open mic.

Fray Contributors on Issue 3, on sale now

2009-12-03T01:19:44Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

Just a few updates from the Fray universe.

+++ Fray Contributors on Issue 3 +++

"I'm always proud to be a contributor to Fray, but this issue is
something special." - Mal Jones
[link]

"I'm basking in the glow of a dream fully and properly

Fray Issue 3: Sex & Death has arrived

2009-11-25T18:42:53Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

+++ New in Fray +++

Fray issue 3: Sex & Death is finally here! The magazine has been
shipped to subscribers and we've put an overview online.

[link]

Issue 3 is the product of months of work by dozens of people. It
is 60 pages, 8.5x11, perfect bound, offset printed on FSC-

Secrets and Football, Issue 3 Coming Soon

2009-10-01T23:15:42Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

+++ New in Fray +++

We're getting the last few stories from Fray issue 2: Geek
online. New this week:

Secret Keeper
Frank Warren is obsessed with secrets. He receives more than
a thousand a week in his mailbox.
Interview with Frank Warren by Deborah D. Lattimore

Three new Geek stories online

2009-04-30T01:47:21Z

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+++ New in Fray +++

Vampire boners, Cult of Colbert, and Fire-Eating?
Yup. They're all in Fray issue 2: Geek.

Hormones and Celluloid
As I sucked the plasma from her jugular, I realized that
something embarrassing was happening a few feet lower.

New in Fray: Three Stories from Issue 2 + Holiday Classics

2008-12-24T06:42:52Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

+++ New in Fray +++

For the few of us actually online during the holidays,
we've posted a few more stories from Fray issue 2: Geek.

Dig, Poop, and Roll
I discovered what may have been the banana peel on the slippery
slope between animal lover and freaky fetishist.

Three New Stories from issue 2: Geek

2008-12-15T03:50:37Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

+++ New in Fray +++

What do nerdy paintings, The Crow, and pocket protectors have in
common? They're all in Fray issue 2: Geek.

Nerdkore Painting
The dramatic chipmunk, the Star Wars Kid, Mentos in Diet Coke ...
Jeremiah Palecek has painted them all.

Five New Stories from issue 2: Geek

2008-12-04T07:37:38Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

+++ New in Fray +++

What do air guitar champions, the Beatles, Stormtroopers, aquariums,
and roosters all have in common? We just posted five new stories from
issue 2: Geek. Read them to find out!

Windhammer
When my name finally rang out, I realized why my preparation had been

Issue 2 Ships, Geek Sale, Open for Submissions

2008-11-28T09:21:14Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

+++ Issue 2 Ships on Monday +++

We finally got the huge shipments of issue 2, which means this weekend
is the Fray Geek Packing Party. So for all you subscribers wondering
where your copy of issue 2 is, it's finally going to be on it's way on
Monday! Thanks for your patience.

Fray Issue 2: Geek is Finally Here

2008-11-02T18:35:32Z

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+++ Fray Issue 2: Geek is Finally Here +++

Fray Issue 2 has been released! It's 60 big full-color pages of
goodness, including a special pull-out centerfold. We've put the
first story from the issue online today.

Windhammer
Rockin' the Philadelphia Air Guitar Championship

Threadless Contest and Special Mini-Issue

2008-07-10T17:59:14Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

+++ Calling All Artists +++

Fray is collaborating with Threadless on a t-shirt design contest! In
addition to some great prizes and a pile of cash, the winning design
will appear on a Threadless shirt and on the cover of Fray Issue 3.

For our third book, we're doing a special double issue tackling two of

New in Fray: Hosing Down the Prostitutes

2008-05-13T02:28:00Z

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+++ New in Fray +++

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 old. So my
best friend, Jeff, and I came up with the perfect game. We called

Subscription Drive

2008-05-06T07:42:20Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

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

Ropeswing Season, Fray on Sale

2008-04-04T06:09:00Z

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New in Fray:

When I was 17, I had a 41-year-old boyfriend who lived three hours
away. Mitchell and I had been together for months, but few knew about
us. I mean, people knew, but in that Southern way where things aren't
acknowledged.

Ropeswing Season

Fray Geek Call for Submissions

2008-03-24T23:37:00Z

[link]

Geeks aren't Nerds.

We are everywhere: superfans, wonks, philes, heads, enthusiasts of the
sublimely obscure. We are people who care too much about something
others do not really understand. We make the world go 'round. If
you've ever been into something so much your friends wondered about

Fray Asks: What kind of Geek are you?

2008-03-22T20:33:17Z

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 survey, asking

New in Fray: The Preacher and the Heretic

2008-03-16T23:34:15Z

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+++ New in Fray +++

"The only thing worse than looking stupid in high school was looking
smart. I was somehow in danger of doing both at once."

The Preacher and the Heretic
Story by Lance Arthur
[link]

+++ Also in the Fray Universe +++

New in Fray: The Swordfish, plus Issue 1 Hardcover

2008-02-22T02:37:17Z

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+++ New in Fray +++

"It's difficult to deny that your bag contains something long and
sharp when you're carrying a swordfish head."

The Swordfish
Story by Jack Boulware
[link]

+++ Also in the Fray Universe +++

Call For Submissions for Issue 2: Geek

2008-02-19T20:20:18Z

[Firstname] --

Hi there! Fray is now open for submissions for Issue 2! The theme is:

Geek: Stories of People Taking Things Way Too Seriously

"Geek" doesn't just mean "computer nerd". To be a geek about
something is to love it unconditionally - to have it crawl into
that special place in your mind, where it takes up residence,

New in Fray: Elementary School Confessions

2008-01-31T08:17:58Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

New in Fray:

"It's not that I've never had anything to hide, I just can't handle
hiding anything. I found this out in grade five."

Elementary School Confessions
Story by Heather Gold
[link]

Excitingness:

Fray Issue 1 is now shipping! We depend on your subscriptions to

New in Fray: How I Blew It in the '80s

2008-01-17T03:34:39Z

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New in Fray:

With some stories, it's my job to eloquently introduce it, putting it
into the proper context, the larger storytelling theme. In this case,
I don't think I could say it better than the author. So here's Bucky:

"If you lived in LA in the '80s, and didn't do ridiculous piles of

New in Fray: Busted in Jena

2008-01-08T06:17:06Z

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New in Fray:

When a group of black students in Jena, Louisiana, defied
tradition and sat under a "whites only" tree, no one could
have predicted that it would become a national story, that
Reverend Al Sharpton would lead a march through town, or
that Michael David Murphy would quit his job and travel to

New in Fray: Busting the Busters - Interview with Barry Cooper

2007-12-18T18:50:05Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

We've just posted a new story from our upcoming book. Check it:

"Three things I learned from Barry Cooper: 1. If you're going to carry
pot in your car, also bring your cat to freak out the drug dogs. 2. It
takes balls to go on Fox News and talk about drug reform. 3. The word

New in Fray: Buzz-Kill

2007-12-11T07:25:18Z

Greetings from Fray: [link]

Hello, and welcome to the new Fray list. Thanks for signing up!

We've just posted a new story from our upcoming book. Check it:

"A friend of mine who used to work for a moving company, once told me
that that you learn some amazing things about people when you move