 While he likely wrote earlier, his first work was published in 1884 after encouragement from his neighbor .Davainis not only proofread and edited the first texts by Fromas but also introduced Fromas to other Lithuanian activists, including Martynas Jankus, Jonas Šliūpas, , who were working on the prohibited Lithuanian press.Fromas published his works in various Lithuanian periodicals, including "Vienybė lietuvninkų", "Lietuviškas politiškas laikraštis", "Unija", "Nemuno sargas", "Aušra", "Lietuviškasis balsas", "Apšvieta", "Ūkininkas", various calendars.