Apex Magazine is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL FICTIONMy Song at the Conclave of Many Sorrows by Daniel A. OluremiA Rare and Exceptional Delicacy by G.M. MitchellOrion and His Moon by J.S. OrielBlack Gold by E.M. Ke...

This bonus issue of Apex Magazine contains the following content:EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL FICTIONThe Swap by Lavie TidharThe Hat Rack by Katherine Heath ShaefferREVIEWSWords for Thought: Short Fiction Review by A.C. WiseINTERVIEWSInterview with Lavie Tidhar by Marissa van UdenInterview with Katherine Heath Shaeffer by Marissa van Uden

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 147 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONAnd She Had Be...

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 148 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONOne b...

Apex Magazine is a digital short fiction genre zine with a focus on dark science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.Issue 149 contains the following:EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL FICTION"Shadows Below Seaway Trains" by Ai Jiang"I Remember a One-Sided Die" by Francis Bass"Seven Ribbons" by Beth Goder"Heart Seeds" by E. Thede"Lies As the Natural State of Things" by Rich LarsonFLASH FICTION

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 146 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONKizim...

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 143 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONThe G...

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 142 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONSprea...

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 145 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONOur L...

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 141 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONHole ...

Whether striving to protect the family they've chosen, searching for meaning amid the chaos of the world, or questioning what it is that makes one alive, robotic ambition can mean many different things. Robotic Ambitions: Tales of Mechanical Sentience explores the nuance of sentience manufactured and evolved within mechanical beings. It peels back the metal exterior and takes a hard look at what is inside.Within these pages you will discover stories of robots defying their...

This anthology of fantasy and science fiction published in Apex Magazine from 2011to 2017 includes numerous award-nominated short stories, our readers' Story of the Year selections, and personal favorites chosen by Apex Magazine editor-in-chief Jason Sizemore and managing editor Lesley Conner.Contains the following genre short stories:Jackalope Wives by Ursula VernonGoing Endo by Rich LarsonCandy Girl by Chikodili EmelumaduIf You Were a Dinosaur, My Lov...