Nonfiction

APEX MAGAZINE

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.

APEX MAGAZINE

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.

Essays and opinions relating to genre subjects

ByRobert V.S. Redick

The Tyranny of High Concept

Genre, that charged and cherished notion, is the best narrative show in town when viewed through certain lenses.

ByJordan Kurella

Nature Abhors a Vacuum: Writing in Solitude

In the act of writing, we are, ourselves a vacuum. Alone, putting words in, taking words out. Putting more in, taking more out.

ByRenan Bernardo

Ancient Aliens, Clones, and Growing Up as a SFF Reader in Brazil

When people ask me what were my influences as a speculative fiction writer, and how was my formation as a SFF reader, the reply is … “It’s kind of complicated.”

ByMalon Edwards

I Was a Twelve-Year-Old Black Boy Who Wanted to be a Bene Gesserit

I wanted that wiliness. I wanted to belong to the Sisterhood.

ByChristopher Mark Rose

Build Your (Weird) Community

Under the surface, creating and receiving art are two halves of something larger—a single, connected arc.

ByRebecca E. Treasure

Get Bored

As I left college and moved on with my life, the thought occasionally came up from time to time—especially when I fell ill—that there was some connection between boredom and creative thinking.

ByNicole Givens Kurtz

The Wonder of the Weird West

How weird the American west must’ve been to freed slaves and women traveling from the East. People seeking adventure, land, gold, and freedom in the wilds of the western United States.

ByA.C. Wise

Words for the gift short fiction review by ac wise.

Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review

This time around, we have a group of stories that explore the notion of identity, self-determination, and what counts as “real”, as seen through the lens of fantasy, science fiction, and horror.

ByE.D.E. Bell

The cover of eddie bell's escapade magazine.

Escapism is a Lie

What the fuck is escapism?