Author Archives: Jim Stitzel

Short Fiction: Twelve-A

by Sarah King

Though their bodies were naked, their minds empty, the fearful, half-mad faces that followed Marie from behind the bars were humanity’s hope.

Short Fiction: Flash of Light

by Jason Sizemore

“Daddy has a bad headache, okay? The army doctors told Mommy it’s because he’s been away from his family for so long.” He felt Michelle nod in his arms. “Mommy wants us to play ‘hide and go seek’ until he’s not mad anymore.”

Interview: Jeremy Shipp

Jeremy discusses his well-received first novel Vacation.

Interview: Sara King

Apex editor Jodi Lee discusses the finer points of living in the remote lands of Alaska with Ms. King.

Interview: David Wong

An interrogation of the author of the hilarious novel John Dies at the End.

Short Fiction: The Dead Man and the Berserk

by Matt Wallace

Two men hit Bazard after 1:00 a.m. that the mood and the music don’t touch. They’re not here for either. They are stoics in a cult of hedonists, still buoys in an angry sea.

Short Fiction: Post Apocalypse

by James Walton Langolf

The letter came on Tuesday marked “Post Apocalypse.”

Short Fiction: Under the Dryer

by Fran Friel

I tried to warn them, but the humans wouldn’t listen and the cats just taunted me.

Fiction: Not Flesh Nor Feathers – Chapter 1

by Cherie Priest

The Tennessee River has swollen again, and nothing stops it.

Short Fiction: Tex’s Last Run

by Jonathan Gillespie

Jersey was an arrow in flight given legs.