Welcome to another edition of the Fred & Dan Blog! Our mission with Fred&Dan Productions and this blog has always been to make people think in ways they’ve never done before - to spark creativity and facilitate conversation in unconventional ways. A place where you can open up your email and have a bit of creativity to take with you into your day!

It’s almost here… the second edition of the Fred&Dan Zine SUBLIMINAL comes out THIS TUESDAY! October 31st, Halloween we will have a fun visual, and intellectual, treat on our website. 

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has placed an order so far! We just sent the proof to the printers and we are so excited for you to see this Zine in the way it was supposed to - in a physical form. 

Not only that, but each order went towards our donation to the non-profit Access RJ. People having access to reproductive health services throughout the country is so incredibly important right now since the appeal of Roe V. Wade. Abortions in “safe” states are on the rise, and that doesn’t include the ones that are happening under the table, at home, in unsafe facilities. So thank you for helping us raise money and awareness for this organization. 

Prior to our Tuesday launch, we wanted to introduce you all to our amazing artists who have contributed their art for this Zine. They also gave us their time and effort for the sake of supporting reproductive rights and justice, and their pieces are absolutely beautiful and capture the essence of SUBLIMINAL perfectly. 

Rachel Rios is a writer/actor whose latest work, LIZ ESTRADA: A Comedy For Reproductive Rights, has just enjoyed three runs across the LA area. She is thrilled to be included in this zine. Rachel MFA in Playwriting from The Catholic University of America and a BA in English and Theatre from Loyola Marymount University. Rachelrios.com 

Slade Gottlieb grew up in Milton, Georgia, but he lives and writes in Oakland, California. He studied Creative Writing at Oberlin College, and earned his MFA in Fiction at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. 

Jade Hyunh “Practicing Origami professionally was not something that was anticipated for my future. I attended Culinary School, and cooked as a pastry chef for over a decade. There was a great passion I carried for being able to create delicate items during intense work conditions, and I thought Patisserie was what I would do forever. Then I decided to continue a hobby I practiced as a child, Origami. The last two years of my pastry career was when I realized there was greater love for the art of paper folding. All I ever did was listen to my heart and it has never led me astray. Hard work, persistence, patience, support, and the courage to explore a new path with Origami has brought something irreplaceable to my life. Cheers to following your heart.” 

Chris La Tray is a Métis storyteller, a descendent of the Pembina Band of the mighty Red River of the North and an enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. For several years he has taught poetry to elementary students on the Flathead Reservation on behalf of the Missoula Writing Collaborative, and teaches a storytelling class at the University of Montana for the Creative Writing department. La Tray's third book, Becoming Little Shell, will be published by Milkweed Editions in Niibin, Summer, 2024. His first book, One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems and Essays from the World at Large won the 2018 Montana Book Award and a 2019 High Plains Book Award. His book of haiku and haibun poetry, Descended from a Travel-worn Satchel, was published in 2021 by Foothills Publishing. Chris writes the weekly newsletter "An Irritable Métis" and lives near Frenchtown, Montana. He is the Montana Poet Laureate for 2023–2025. https://chrislatray.substack.com