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Literature & Writing
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2007

Tell Your Stories

Fray is about True Stories We live in a world saturated with make-believe, where even our politicians have a tenuous grasp on the truth. When we do supposedly get reality in the media, it’s constrained to the couches of talk shows, sidewalk soundbites of the “man on the street” interview, or, God forbid, reality television. Fray is an antidote to this fake reality. The stories are all true, told by the people who lived them. Of course, there’s always some artifice in storytelling – complicated truths omitted or sanded down for the sake of a good story. But the intent is to get it right, to be true as well as tell an entertaining story. Don’t get us wrong, we think fiction is a great and noble pastime. But all fiction writers know that their lives are woven into every imaginary situation. We think fiction is just personal storytelling with plausible deniability. We think a truthful intent is a kind of bravery. Join the Fray!

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Issue 1: Busted! True Stories of Getting Caught in the Act

We’ve devoted this first issue of Fray to busted stories. It’s moments like these that teach us who we are, and steer us toward who we’ll become. Maybe the kid who gets busted for shoplifting won’t grow up to be a bank robber. Maybe the guy who gets drunk at a wine tasting won’t become an alcoholic. Maybe the kid who gets busted for changing his report card will grow up to become extra sincere.

Busted stories are about good intentions, social expectations, and a sense of propriety that gets challenged. Sometimes we bust ourselves, sometimes getting busted is just something funny that happened once, and sometimes it’s hard to tell who should be busted. What defines us is what we do after we’re busted.

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