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Words from the Editor-in-Chief
Welcome to issue 80!
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APEX MAGAZINE
Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.
apex magazine
The Tomato Thief
Grandma Harken lived on the edge of town, in a house with its back to the desert.
Read MoreThe Tomato ThiefInterview with Cover Artist Irek Konior
An interview with our cover artist.
Read MoreInterview with Cover Artist Irek KoniorNemesis
Poe died of rabies, didn’t he? Died raving, at any rate.
Read MoreNemesisChristmas is Coming
Each year, I watch you sleep.
Read MoreChristmas is ComingMemory Tree
There’s a new way to exit this world—by never really leaving. At least that’s the idea behind Shawna Herze and Edward Blanhurst’s innovative new type of gravestone.
Read MoreMemory TreeA Letter to Santa
Am I on your good list? Mum and Dad reckon I’ve been good, and brave.
Read MoreA Letter to SantaShiny Boots and Corinthians: Writing Historical Fiction without Cliches
I can't be the only Apex reader who loves Regency romances—but in case I am, Regency romances are to Jane Austen what steampunk is to Jules Verne.
Read MoreShiny Boots and Corinthians: Writing Historical Fiction without ClichesThe Phylactery
Tony had no idea how to explain it, so decided that he wouldn’t even try. Instead, he squeezed his palm around the filakto and loitered in the doorway to the bedroom as Cheryl changed the baby.
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