If I had only learned to drive, or better yet, refused to visit my parents in their apocalyptic bunker, we’d be happily at home, cuddled on the couch in front of the Criterion collection.
Read MoreHalogen Sky
Complicating this dispute is evidence that while the condition may have initially come from outside of the traditional evolutionary path, the mutation was subsequently passed on genetically.
Read MoreA Very Short History of the Discovery and Origin of Homo Sapiens Microplasticus in Three Parts
In the act of writing, we are, ourselves a vacuum. Alone, putting words in, taking words out. Putting more in, taking more out.
Read MoreNature Abhors a Vacuum: Writing in Solitude
He says “mister” like it’s a pebble stuck in his throat. Well, Mr. Jones has done his homework. I know the drill.
Read MoreThe Price of Moss
I wanted to explore the idea of losing a parent to something that hollows them out from the inside—and what it would take to normalize that kind of a first line in the perspective of the child taking care of that parent.
Read MoreInterview with Author Tia Tashiro
I’m not expecting it when my mother eats the bus driver.
Read MoreWhat Good Daughters Do
Halfway through September and there's a chill in the air. Or is it the stories in Apex? We have classes on unconventional descriptions in storytelling, writing inclusively without being appropriative, and managing anxiety in public settings, Issue 146 is releasing on the website, the book company has new releases coming soon, and more! Read on.
Read MoreApex in October 2024
This time around, I’m looking at stories about complicated relationships—to people, places, and to the self.
Read MoreWords for Thought: Short Fiction Review
I want to acknowledge it, be honest that I’m repulsed by the transformation. In my mind this would bring the whole thing down to earth, make it seem real.
Read MoreThe Eight Things You’ll Never Be Now That You’re Slowly Turning Into a Giant Spider Creature