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

EDITORIAL

Editorial by Iori Kusano

ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION

Loving Bone Girl by Tehnuka

Your Wings a Bridge Across the Stars by Michelle Denham

The Flowering of Peace by Murtaza Mohsin

Liwani by Sydney Paige Guerrero

The Matriarchs by Lois Mei-en Kwa

The Toll of the Snake by Grace P. Fong

CLASSIC FICTION

Rhizomatic Diplomacy by Vajra Chandrasekera

The Fish Bowl by Zen Cho

NONFICTION

The Two World Problem by Z Aung

How We "Island" Our Writing: A Deep Dive into Pacific Islander SFF by Manuia Heinrich Sue

INTERVIEWS

Interview with Author Grace P. Fong by Iori Kusano

Interview with Author Murtaza Mohsin by Iori Kusano

Interview with Cover Artist Dee Nguyen by Lesley Conner