ISSUE 661 min read

FICTION

Brute by Rich Larson
Candy Girl by Chikodili Emelumadu
The New Girl by Marissa Lingen
The Stagman’s Song by Ginger Weil
Tiger! Tiger! by Elizabeth Bear (eBook/subscriber exclusive)
A Man Lies Dreaming — Novel Excerpt by Lavie Tidhar (eBook/subscriber exclusive)

PODCAST FICTION

Candy Girl (Chikodili Emelumadu), Narrated by Chikodili Emelumadu

POETRY

Brains, Brains, Brains by Puneet Dutt
Sonnet 29 by Ama Codjoe

STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT WINNERS

Stone Woman by Robin Wyatt Dunn (Banshee)
When a Crossroads is a Corner by M.J. Starling (Hellhounds)
Whispering Waters by Jessica Walsh (Sea Monsters)
The Fitzpatrick Solution by Loreen Heneghan (Science Gone Wrong)
Guided Breathing Exercise: Being Mindful of the Succubus in Your Bedroom by Christine Purcell (Demons)

NONFICTION

Statistics vs. Story by Ozgur K. Sahin
Apex Author Interview with Ginger Weil by Andrea Johnson
Apex Cover Artist Interview with Mark Greyland by Loraine Sammy
Clavis Aurea: A Review of Short Fiction by Charlotte Ashley

Cover art by Mark Greyland.

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