Matthew Fray

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“The first draft of anything is shit.” – Ernest Hemingway Because I’m me, stressing about what I’m going to write…
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My Son’s Other House
The drive took one and a half songs. My five-year-old sang along with both because he has good taste like…
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The Reclamation Project
My wife moved out six months and four days ago. On April 1. I felt like a fool. But it…
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The Hourglass Theory
Great. This guy again, I thought. It was Joe. A guy I used to work with. He was a newspaper…
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The Phantom Pain
It was a typical winter day in Ohio. Around 9 a.m. Co-workers were milling around, getting coffee and chatting. I…
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The Lessons of ‘Breaking Bad’
Author’s Note: There are no spoilers in this post. I know everyone’s talking about this show and annoying all of…
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Take Nothing for Granted
Statistically speaking, 146,000 people will die today. I wonder how many of them will see it coming. Millions lose jobs…
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The Write Stuff: Lessons From the End of a Marriage
Their 10-year marriage ended with a text message. A marriage she believed to be wonderful. Then, one day, one week,…
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The Penis Talk: A Conversation With My Five-Year-Old Son
Earlier this week, my son, who is in his third week of kindergarten, exposed his penis to other boys in…
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Grade School Shenanigans, Vol. 2: He Did What!?!?
The two most-commonly told jokes in men’s restrooms among both acquaintances and strangers, go like this: “Oh, so this is…
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