Apex Magazine is a digital zine of dark sci-fi, dark fantasy, and horror short fiction. During the period between issues, we drop the issue's contents online in a staggered release schedule.
Apex Magazine Issue 149
Cover art by Yorgos Cotronis
EDITORIAL
Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner
ORIGINAL FICTION
"Shadows Below Seaway Trains" by Ai Jiang
"I Remember a One-Sided Die" by Francis Bass
"Seven Ribbons" by Beth Goder
"Heart Seeds" by E. Thade (5/20)
"Lies As the Natural State of Things" by Rich Larson (6/3)
FLASH FICTION
"To Kill a Language" by Rukman Ragas
"Extenta" by Daniel Roop
"Things the Older Boy Understands" by Sierra Branham (6/10)
DRABBLE FICTION WINNERS
"As It Comes" by Derek Alan Jones
"Swan Song" by Liam Hogan (5/27)
"The Fifth Horseman" by Cressida Roe (6/24)
CLASSIC FICTION
"The Liberation of Brother Buffalo" by Michael Boatman
"The Neighbors by L. Marie Wood (6/5)
ESSAYS
"Readers & Role-play: Experiencing Your Favorite Stories Through Play" by Semaj Saint Garbutt
"Perfection, And the Bridges Between" by Eugen Bacon (6/17)
REVIEWS
Words for Thought (Short Fiction Review) by A.C. Wise (5/15)
Book Review of One Level Down by Mary G. Thompson (Leah Ning)
Book Review of A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang (Leah Ning)
INTERVIEWS
Author Ai Jiang (Marissa van Uden)
Author Francis Bass (Marissa van Uden)
Artist Yorgos Cotronis (Bradley Powers)
They’re not brothers, and before three days ago, they weren’t friends. But now, they’re all that’s left.
This issue is for subscribers, patrons, and anyone who wants to buy it as a thank you for supporting us. You can purchase your...
The ice clinked against the side of the glass and it was rhythmic, it was mesmerizing, and she wondered about the things that...
There is no point speaking until Gionet arrives. Instead they drink.
Two drones circle above the clouds, long after their respective controllers have ceased to control them.
The dead bird stared back at me with empty, black eyes, beating against Bireh’s hastening legs.
Welcome to another Words for Thought. This time around, I’m looking at stories that deal with memory, perception, loss and letting...
Jix, floating in the airlock as the art grav clicks off; Jix, perched before her fall from the salvage ship...
In “I Remember a One-Sided Die” by Francis Bass, the narrator introduces the reader to a world that is familiar and comforting...
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