vol. 62

Circus

Gemini Wahhaj

Things were going well for Monirul until his mother-in-law came to Houston

Artifact: Photo the day after my brother’s suicide

Julie A. Cox

My parents smile as though / politeness in a disaster / is expected of them

At David Kell's Party, Professor Ball Notices Me

Lisa Low

Big in everything but heart; / almost endearing for the smile 

Recent News

11 months 4 weeks ago

failbetter is saddened to hear of the untimely passing of one of our most inspiring authors and fb alums, Paul Auster.

2 years 4 months ago

As always, failbetter is proud to submit our nominations for the annual Pushcart collection

2 years 6 months ago


Our congrats go out to Laura Perkins’s whose story Wanted: Girls, 18–25 yrs, 5’7″ & Up was recognized as a fiction finalist for the 2022 Best of The Net Anthology. 

3 years 4 months ago

We are grateful to the entire fb family whose works graced our pages in 2021, but we are particularly proud to nominate for possible 2022 Pushcart Prize consideration