vol. 62

At David Kell's Party, Professor Ball Notices Me

Lisa Low
Published on March 20, 2025

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

Maladies

Kevin Yeoman
Published on February 20, 2025

Harris is dying. He’s sure of it. His last moments will be in the stall of this movie theater men’s room.

Five Minutes of Pure Cinema

Colin Bishoff
Published on February 6, 2025

Val robs the bank on Taco Night. He calls in sick, picks up the M5 rental while Beula’s at the store, and parks curbside at the downtown branch at 4 PM sharp

Recent News

RIP: an author, an artist
11 months 5 days ago

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

2023 Pushcart Nominations
2 years 3 months ago

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

Best of the Net Nod Congrats
2 years 5 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. 

That time of year.... Our 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominees
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

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