A.C. Wise

A.C. Wise

AC Wise is the author of numerous short stories appearing in publications such as Clarkesworld, Apex, Shimmer, and the Year’s Best Weird Fiction Vol. 1, among others. In addition to her writing, she co-edits Unlikely Story. Find her online at www.acwise.net.

Words for Thought

Words for Thought

by A.C. Wise | Nonfiction

This month’s stories all explore the mixed emotions of hope and despair

Words for Thought

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Words for Thought

by A.C. Wise | Nonfiction

This month’s stories are about different flavors of longing.

Words for Thought

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Words for Thought

by A.C. Wise | Nonfiction

AC Wise reviews stories about love, romance, and other breeds of relationships.

Words for Thought

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Words for Thought

by A.C. Wise | Nonfiction

Reviews of stories about complicated family relationships.

Words for Thought

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Words for Thought

by A.C. Wise | Nonfiction

Reviews of with stories about family and new beginnings.

Words for Thought

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Words for Thought

by A.C. Wise | Nonfiction

Reviews of stories about transformation.

Words for Thought

<img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" alt="Words for Thought" class="" srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width='400' height='250' />

Words for Thought

by A.C. Wise | Nonfiction

Reviews of short fiction focusing on small moments of great importance.

Words for Thought

<img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" alt="Words for Thought" class="" srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width='400' height='250' />

Words for Thought

by A.C. Wise | Nonfiction

Review of stories about communication–speaking volumes without words, how hard it can be to say what you mean, and how hard it can be sometimes to understand others.

Words for Thought

<img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Words for Thought" data-srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " width='400' height='250' data-src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg" alt="Words for Thought" class="" srcset="https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 479w, https://apex-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WordsForThought_featured-3.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width='400' height='250' />

Words for Thought

by A.C. Wise | Nonfiction

Reviews of short fiction about ghosts, memories, artificial intelligence, and other forms of consciousness.