Sometimes the real world gets a little too real. Fiction and community can provide comfort, escape, hope, and joy in difficult times. As we move towards the middle of the year, we are grateful that Apex Magazine is part of your journey.
Read MoreApex in May 2024
What the fuck is escapism?
Read MoreEscapism is a Lie
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to either me or Rebecca E. Treasure. This is very new to us and it may take some tinkering to work out all the bugs.
Read MoreSome Big Changes to our Submissions Process
When the news said three more young men had been found dead in their homes, Grace knew her mother had come to town.
Read MoreThe Feeding of Closed Mouths
We’ve travelled for weeks to find something like this—not the planet, but its ring, swirling iridescent with icy blues and silver. A bounty of water.
Read MoreA Ring Around
His grip tightens, turning the picnic into murder.
Read MoreWhere the Flowers Bloom So Fair
When the candles extinguish themselves, lick the hot wax from the metal, until it is shiny and clean.
Read MoreThe Kingdom of Wax
But the ferns have turned Papa's thoughts to slow, ponderous things, moving the way a fighter does just before they hit the ground. Fresh fiddleheads unfurl from his skin each night, bobbing merrily with his breath each morning.
Read MoreThe Ferns and the Fiddleheads
In the original story, Tấm persists through multiple deaths and remains happily married to the king. The exploration I set out to make was: what if she was just a little bit angrier, just a little bit more reckless?
Read MoreInterview with Author Natasha King