It was in portal fantasy that I found a sub-genre that put into words some of my complex feelings of being an immigrant. Much like the Pevensies, I found myself struggling with an alien language, an alien culture, and even alien weathers.
Read MoreThe Two World Problem
On her seventh birthday, Park Yunhee received her mask and her magpie. Both, she was told, would grow as she did.
Read MoreYour Wings a Bridge Across the Stars
Hollywood, land of vivid colors and a thousand glittering dreams. Anyone can be a star, even a laundry girl. Grace P. Fong's “The Toll of the Snake” digs in to the dark underside of show business and the cost of ambition.
Read MoreInterview with Author Grace P. Fong
Her heart races all over again when Kingsley slides a contract in front of her. The pen she's handed is golden, too. It’s real gold, isn’t it? She’s never touched real gold before. It feels amazing.
Read MoreThe Toll of the Snake
Welcome to Apex Magazine issue 137! It has been my honor to guest-edit this issue of Apex focused on featuring Asian and Pacific Islander voices from the homelands and the diaspora.
Read MoreAPI Editorial
Asian and Pacific Islanders special issue! With Original Fiction by Tehnuka, Michelle Denham, Murtaza Mohsin, Sydney Paige Guerrero, Lois Mei-en Kwa, and Grace P. Fong. Classic Fiction by Vajra Chandrasekera and Zen Cho. Essays by Z Aung and Manuia Heinrich Sue.
Read MoreIssue 137
Here at Apex Magazine, we take reader feedback seriously. SERIOUSLY.
Read MoreNew Tagline: A bit emo. Too dark. Woke stuff. Vulgar.
Apex in April 2023
Read MoreApex in April 2023
The thick dark coffee splatters into her tin cup, but instead of handing it to her he places it on the stove and takes an exaggerated step backward. He plucks at his left eye, exposing the reddish innerskin.
Rose checks herself in her phone camera. The sclera of her weepy right eye is a delicate shade of fairyfloss pink.
Read MoreReproduction on the Beach