Apex Magazine
Nine Theories of Time
1 Time is absolute. My son is born and there is blood, screaming sweet as rain, tears, and joy. I hold him. Things precede. Time is a straight line that...
Nine Theories of Time
1 Time is absolute. My son is born and there is blood, screaming sweet as rain, tears, and joy. I hold him. Things precede. Time is a straight line that...
In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi
INTERVIEWER We’ve spoken about your use of the “weird” in your stories, but have you personally ever experienced anything akin to something that might happen to one of Lovecraft’s characters?...
In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi
INTERVIEWER We’ve spoken about your use of the “weird” in your stories, but have you personally ever experienced anything akin to something that might happen to one of Lovecraft’s characters?...
Book Review: Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus
Sweep of Stars, by Maurice Broaddus, is a fantastic afro-futurist story that dives into the community versus the individual, the long reach of slavery, and what healing from oppression looks...
Book Review: Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus
Sweep of Stars, by Maurice Broaddus, is a fantastic afro-futurist story that dives into the community versus the individual, the long reach of slavery, and what healing from oppression looks...
Book Review: A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow is an adventurous reimagined fairy tale featuring a dying girl, her best friend, and an obsession about Sleepy Beauty. If you’re a longtime...
Book Review: A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow is an adventurous reimagined fairy tale featuring a dying girl, her best friend, and an obsession about Sleepy Beauty. If you’re a longtime...
Words for Thought: March 2022
Welcome to another Words for Thought! I’m writing this in the depths of a snowstorm, though one that’s turned out to be much less dramatic than predicted. By the time...
Words for Thought: March 2022
Welcome to another Words for Thought! I’m writing this in the depths of a snowstorm, though one that’s turned out to be much less dramatic than predicted. By the time...
Tenure
Be careful what you wish for, lest your wish come true. Maybe, or maybe not, from “The Old Man and Death,” one of Aesop’s Fables. March 2014 Chad read the...
Tenure
Be careful what you wish for, lest your wish come true. Maybe, or maybe not, from “The Old Man and Death,” one of Aesop’s Fables. March 2014 Chad read the...
The First Promise We Break
Whenever my story is told, I cringe. Some versions cast me as rude and weak; some versions cast him as violent and cruel. Sometimes I wed him. Sometimes I kill...
The First Promise We Break
Whenever my story is told, I cringe. Some versions cast me as rude and weak; some versions cast him as violent and cruel. Sometimes I wed him. Sometimes I kill...