Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.
Issue 125
September 2021
Words from the Editor-in-Chief
by Jason Sizemore
Words from the Honorary Editor
by Jeffery Reynolds
COTTONMOUTH
by Joelle Wellington
Next to Cleanliness
by Rose Keating
Discontinuity
by Jared Millet
Candyland
by Maggie Slater (available 9/23)
Gift for the Cutter Man
by D. Thomas Minton (available 9/28)
Wake Up, I Miss You
by Rachel Swirsky (available 9/29)
Deep Night
by Tenea D. Johnson
The Ever-Dreaming Verdict of Plagues
by Jason Sanford
The Rat
by Yohanca Delgado (available 9/30)
Interview with Author Joelle Wellington
by Andrea Johnson
Interview with Author Rose Keating
by Andrea Johnson
Interview with Artist Marcela Bolívar
by Russell Dickerson (available 9/29)
Alone? or, How a Survivalist Reality TV Show Defangs Publishing’s Narrow Definition of Agency
by Maria Dong
Flesh Eggs
by Ken MacGregor
Review of Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
Review of Malefactor by Robert Repino
Words for Thought: Short Fiction Reviews by A. C. Wise
Cover art by Marcela Bolívar.
Author Jason Sanford joins us at our FIYAHCON 2021 virtual booth to discuss his upcoming novel, PLAGUE BIRDS. Other topics of conversation includes artificial intelligence, his popular Genre Grapevine column, and writing short fiction versus novels. Get a copy of...
Apex Magazine will be running a virtual booth at the online Fiyahcon convention. The event runs this Friday through Sunday. While registration is closed, they have a track of programming called BonFIYAH that is general admission. We hope to have someone in the booth...
Crista nodded calmly but Red Day shrieked inside her, eager to enact its justice on this self-admitted killer. As Red Day’s anger exploded, the AI seized control of Crista’s right hand and grabbed one of her knives. With a shout of no, Crista ran up the stairs. After bolting the cellar door shut she stumbled to the porch and vomited.
nebula above her has grown more diffuse. She exhales, clicks the button to log another successful breach, and lets herself blink while the flight computer calculates the next FTL jump. She never closes her eyes during the breach. Whether or not it helps doesn’t matter. What’s important is to maintain her sense of self.