Category: Nonfiction

Nonfiction Published in Apex Magazine

Story-Less: A Forethought

by Usman T. Malik | Jan 14, 2021 | Current Issue, Nonfiction | 0

The text came in the evening: a colleague I’d met at a business meeting four days before my symptoms started had tested positive for COVID-19.

Let’s Talk About Afrofuturism

by Troy L. Wiggins | May 9, 2019 | Nonfiction | 0

It’s been the center of much debate and conversation lately due to the concept entering the mainstream public consciousness. This is even truer now that Black Panther has broken all sorts of box office records. Honestly, this an exciting time for someone like me, as I believe that Afrofuturism is an ideology and practice that every Black person can benefit from.

The Pros and Cons of Stage Directions

by Alethea Kontis | Apr 11, 2019 | Nonfiction | 0

I started acting on stage at seven. My first role was Marcie in We’re All Stars, Charlie Brown. I don’t remember the audition, but I do remember my mother’s reaction: something along the lines of “What? My child, with her nose permanently stuck in books, whose best friend is a tree, is going to stand up in front of people? AND SING??”