We are Fatal Flaw, an international online magazine publishing unexpected, topical writing and visual art that considers the world through a cracked lens. What can you expect to find here? Work that reveals the fatal flaw and the beauty inherent within it.
Send us your work for our new theme: PARADOX.
We want stories and art that teeter on the unfathomable. Poems that tackle the inexplicable. Indulge us with narratives bouncing with contradiction. Share paintings that poke at incongruity, but still hold truth. Confront probability with possibility, meld chaos with clarity, and ensnare reality with magic. Make us question what we know. We eagerly await your mind-bending work.
Evelyn Berry’s debut poetry collection, GRIEF SLUT, is a vibrant, punchy, pop-laden triumph that explores the poet’s life as a trans woman growing up in the American south. The poems inside are a mix of sweet and tart, grease and glitter, bursting with life like overripe fruit, their juices pooling on the page in all their glorious stickiness so that you come away with their pulpy guts on your fingertips.
Read MoreWe asked the flash fiction writers from our Witness issue what questions they would want to ask their fellow Volume 10 contributors. A few then answered those questions, delving into their craft, their inspirations, and their approach to creating. Read on to learn more about Gabriela V. Everett, Allie Scully, Bridge Lower, Mike Barthel, Aasiya F. Mirza Glover, and Ellie Laabs.
Read MoreWe asked the fiction and nonfiction writers from our Witness issue what questions they would want to ask their fellow Volume 10 contributors. A few then answered those questions, delving into their craft, their inspirations, and their approach to creating. Read on to learn more about William Hayward, Ross Hargreaves, Molly Seale, Heather Pegas, and Angela Townsend.
Read MoreWe asked the visual artists from our Witness issue what questions they would want to ask their fellow Volume 10 contributors. A few then answered those questions, delving into their craft, their inspirations, and their approach to creating. Read on to learn more about Elyse Harrison, Robb Kunz, Katia She, Marie Recalde, Richard Metz, and Nitasha Chunylall (aka Thash C).
Read MoreWe asked the poets from our Witness issue what questions they would want to ask their fellow Volume 10 contributors. A few then answered those questions, delving into their craft, their inspirations, and their approach to creating. Read on to learn more about poets D Donna, Hanna Maria Zagulska, Maggie Rue Hess, henry 7. reneau, jr., Kelly Gray, and Sunshine Meyers.
Read MoreVolume 10: WITNESS cover artist Alex Dimond spoke with Visual Art Editor Mollye Miller Shehadeh all about his illustrations, from where he draws inspiration for his brilliant images to what kind of work he aspires to create in the future. Check out Alex's work, and the work of all our brilliant Vol. 10 visual artists, in our most recent issue.
1st Place: “The Human Baby Sleeps Slumped Sideways in a Stroller Like a Doll” by Jessica Lilien
2nd Place: “The Adventures of Octopus Girl” by Sasha Wolff
See what our guest judge had to say about the winning stories and stay tuned for exclusive content with our winners (coming soon).
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