issue 20

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.

ByMary Robinette Kowal

a white mask with the words apex magazine on it.

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

The moment Tuyet walked into the Dagenais’s compartment, she knew something was different. The usual pack of dogs swarmed around her, distracting her, before she figured out that the compartment smelled different.

BySeanan McGuire

a group of green plants floating in the air.

The Tolling of Pavlov’s Bells

“Quarantine is important—we’ve known that since the Middle Ages—but it’s a scalpel, not a hammer. No one should suffer alone.”

ByDee Warrick

The Itaewon Eschatology Show

She sips her coffee like a lady, and then downs her whisky like a champ. Her name is not Alice, but that is what I call her, because her Korean name is hard on my tongue and she doesn’t like to hear me mispronounce it.