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The Relaunch
Countdown to Issue 121
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From the Blog
Fiction From the Vaults
Close Your Eyes
The story might begin like this:
“Thank you for bringing me some water,” Lewis said as Amber neared the kitchen table. “Thank you for working to pay the rent on our house, because otherwise we wouldn’t have access to the water that comes free with it.”
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In the News
The Anatomy of a Transracial Child
My wife and I were on the road for a long drive when she put on an episode of NPR’s Code Switch discussing the experience of transracial adoptees.
FOR WRITERS
Apex Magazine Slush Reader Round Table
Behind the scenes of every successful magazine is a team of people who keep the gears of publishing grinding. The slush readers! They are the first stop for every submission, whittling the mass of stories a magazine receives each month down to a manageable bite for the managing editor and editor-in-chief.
FICTION PODCAST
PODCAST EP. 1: IF YOU WERE A DINOSAUR, MY LOVE
Listen to our audio presentation of “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love” by Rachel Swirsky. Narrated by Lynne M. Thomas.