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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 136 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.

EDITORIAL

Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner

ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION

Over Moonlit Clouds by Coda Audeguy-Pegon

Beautiful Poison in Pastel by Beth Dawkins

Unboxing by Lavie Tidhar

The State Street Robot Factory by Claire Humphrey

After the Twilight Fades by Sara Tantlinger

The Words That Make Us Fly by S.L. Harris

FLASH FICTION

Every Shade of Healing by Taryn Frazier

Reproduction on the Beach by Rich Larson

CLASSIC FICTION

Destiny Delayed by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

They Could Have Been Yours by Joy Baglio

NONFICTION

Traveling Beyond Europe's Walls by Paul Weimer

Write Me a Story Without Words by Emmy Jackson

Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise

INTERVIEWS

Interview with Author Coda Audeguy-Pegon by Marissa van Uden

Interview with Author S.L. Harris by Marissa van Uden

Interview with Cover Artist Lenka Šimečková by Bradley Powers