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ByE. Catherine Tobler

Remembered Salt

The house soared north, then veered west, where the land went up and up, and the buildings went up and up, like a metallic wave cresting ahead of the distant mountains.

ByVictor Forna

The healers in the city told me they’ve looked through my body with the eyes of their electronic gods, they’ve searched for the name of my pain under skin and muscle, blood and bone, yet they’ve found nothing.

ByRenan Bernardo

Ancient Aliens, Clones, and Growing Up as a SFF Reader in Brazil

When people ask me what were my influences as a speculative fiction writer, and how was my formation as a SFF reader, the reply is … “It’s kind of complicated.”

ByKoji A. Dae

And Someone Has To Do It

A mother like her, with a pressed skirt and button-up shirt, would not wait until the last minute to buy supplements. She would have everything planned out months in advance. She wouldn't have to wait for payday.

ByMarissa van Uden

Interview with Authors Eugen Bacon and Clare E. Rhoden

We treat the story as a separate entity from ourselves, and we go full tilt to make it as good, or spooky, as it can be.

ByApex Magazine

Issue 146

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

I realize these stories are more than just weird. They’re about families and relationships and the things that we will do for the people who we love.

ByEugen Bacon

Kizimbani

Willow, my dearest. You know all that stuff about your life flashing past your eyes? It’s true.

ByBradley Powers

Interview with Cover Artist Silvia Moravčíková Bobeková

I love to create in such a way that the brushstrokes are clearly visible. I like when there is expression in a work of art.