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

Appears in Slice: Issue 17 Fall '15/Winter '16

It would not be an exaggeration to postulate that our perceptions of the world are built entirely upon a foundation of the people and objects around us, especially those that are closest in proximity. We assign names to ou...

An entire afternoon dedicated to the wiles of dozens of small presses flaunting their beautiful publications that they've produced out of blood, sweat, and tears. Join us in the celebration of Chicago independent and small presses and their efforts to promelgate the i...

Which authors have had the most influence on your voice and writing style?

I'll incriminate myself, sure. Economy is important to me, as is a balance between humor and torment. I've been hard at work in these areas, moving slowly away from triumphs of despair. In real...

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

by Haruki Murakami

For those who have read a story by Haruki Murakami in the past, you will find within this novel his inimitable ability to string together beautiful, yet simple, sentences that reveal a unique...