The Intersection of Art and Narrative.

Dear fans of Flyleaf Journal–

Today marks our three-year anniversary.

I’m writing to let you know that the last issue was our final one.

It’s with a heavy heart but optimistic mind that I bring you this news. I approached Parker, the co-editor of the literary journal, ear...

Which artists have had the most direct influence on your own work?

The biggest influence early in my career were the surrealist artists such as Dali, Magritte and others. At that time, I enjoyed everything that could be labeled surrealist, not only paintings but in lite...

What inspired the development of Owen Stubbins' character?

Of course, much of what we write is the product of an imagination that, consciously or unconsciously, exploits our life’s experience as a go-to source. In my case, a diplomatic career, including many years of li...

Heidi Unkefer is a freelance designer and illustrator from Canton, OH, currently working and living in Chicago. Her illustrations and design work have apeared in a variety of editoral newspapers and magazines including The Onion, Halftone, Echo Magazine, and Flyleaf Jo...

Check out the first audio edition of one of our popular backlisted issues:

"Altenmoor, Where the Dogs Dance" by Mort Castle

Read aloud by Shane Brinegar

Illustration by Heidi Unkefer