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ByMarissa van Uden

Interview with Author Rachael Severino

There’s a vibe or feeling I’m trying to get out of my brain and onto the page, and the characters and their problems spring up accordingly.

ByRachael Severino

Birds of a Feather

My entry into her apartments teeters entirely on this precarious pair of facts; one, I am small; and two, I am armed with Mother’s message.

ByBradley Powers

Interview with Artist Asya Yordanova

Often I caught myself having an idea, and then thinking “no, that's too weird, or too gross, or too dark.”

ByApex Magazine

Apex Magazineis a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards. EDITORIAL Musings from Marylandby Lesley Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION…

ByLesley Conner

Musings from Maryland

We’re closing out 2024 with an absolutely brutal issue. Manipulation, coercion, emotional and physical abuse, this issue has it all—including the end of the world.

ByRachel Bolton

And She Had Been So Reasonable

There is a woman, and she is a man’s wife. Please give her name. Call her whatever you’d like.

ByRebecca E. Treasure

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Apex in November 2024

Discord Happenings As always, we have a fun community on our Discord, offering critique swaps, co-writing opportunities, and general community support for writers. (Rejectomancy, anyone?) Patreon Exclusives On our Patreon, we have an exciting lineup of exclusives for our Patrons…

ByLeah Ning

Book Review: John Wiswell’s Someone You Can Build a Nest In

Wiswell’s an absolute master of mixing kind, gentle humor with heavier topics, and this book was no exception.

ByBradley Powers

Interview with Artist Marco Mazzoni

The story behind this work is that unfortunately in Italy a woman is often considered complete only if she is a mother, and the choice not to have children is always considered a shortcoming.