vol. 62

Show Me a Picture

Kathryn Kopple
Published on February 26, 2026

Mell shares photographs of her Yucatán trip on her website. Images of Uxmal arranged to the left and the city of Mérida on the right

My Vacation with Vanya

Sergei Kamyshev
Published on February 12, 2026

In late September, it’s still hot in Armenia, with temperatures reaching 30 degrees Celsius in the afternoon

Vivoid

Marcus Spiegel
Published on January 29, 2026

Are you in need of a vacation but can’t find the time to get away?

Recent News

RIP: an author, an artist
1 year 10 months 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
3 years 3 months ago

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

Best of the Net Nod Congrats
3 years 4 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
4 years 3 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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