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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.

What's new at fatal flaw?

vol. 10 submissions are open!

Send us fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that implicates us in your misdeeds, that compels us to stand up for you in critical moments, that traces the scars you never deserved. Send us visual art and photography that shines a light on things we wish we had not seen, that unearths the hidden memories of otherwise ordinary corners of the world. Send us work that testifies to a personal experience beyond the boundaries of your being. We can’t wait to see what you share with us.

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Artists on Artists: the Fiction Authors of Vol. 9

We asked the nonfiction writers from our latest issue what questions they would want to ask their fellow Volume 9 contributors. A few then answered those questions, delving into their craft, their inspirations, and their approach to creating. Read on to learn more about Darlene Eliot, Katie Mora, Jennifer Ellen Murphy, Sean Ennis, Bill Rector, Ceri Eagling, and Dia Van Gunten. And make sure to check out their work in Vol 9: AGENCY!

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Artists on Artists: the Visual Artists of Vol. 9

We asked the visual artists from our latest issue what questions they would want to ask their fellow Volume 9 contributors. A few then answered those questions, delving into their craft, their inspirations, and their approach to creating. Read on to learn more about Chris Richford, Beppi, Sapira Cheuk, and Alexandra N Sherman. And make sure to check out their work in Vol 9: AGENCY!

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Artists on Artists: the Nonfiction Authors of Vol. 9

We asked the nonfiction writers from our latest issue what questions they would want to ask their fellow Volume 9 contributors. A few then answered those questions, delving into their craft, their inspirations, and their approach to creating. Read on to learn more about Emma Foley, Mandira Pattnaik, Annie Williams, Rachel O'Sullivan, and Nadia Barghout Brown.

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Artists on Artists: the Poets of Vol. 9

We asked the poets from our latest issue what questions they would want to ask their fellow Volume 9 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 Kahlo Smith, James Champion, Harley Anastasia Chapman, Ariel Machell, and Moni Brar.

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An Interview with Volume 9 Cover Artist Eric Robinson

Volume 9: AGENCY cover artist Eric Robinson spoke with Visual Art Editor Mollye Miller Shehadeh about what agency means to him, the impact of mentors, the power of the color yellow, and the ways in which new creative beginnings can inspire opportunity and ingenuity. Check out Eric's work, and the work of all our brilliant Vol. 9 visual artists, in our most recent issue.

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