Apex Magazine

Words Wielded by Women

As the last of the twentieth century wound down, the world prepared itself for the inevitable mass hysteria known colloquially as Y2K1. It was feared to be the end of...

Words Wielded by Women

As the last of the twentieth century wound down, the world prepared itself for the inevitable mass hysteria known colloquially as Y2K1. It was feared to be the end of...

A Mastery of German

Somewhere in the world, there is a man, seventy years old, a native New Orleanian who has never left the city except for the occasional Category 5 hurricane. He has...

A Mastery of German

Somewhere in the world, there is a man, seventy years old, a native New Orleanian who has never left the city except for the occasional Category 5 hurricane. He has...

Measure Twice, Cut Once

We don’t believe in gods any more. We pray to needles and knots. A dressmaker can give you confidence that never falters, youth that never wilts, beauty that never fades....

Measure Twice, Cut Once

We don’t believe in gods any more. We pray to needles and knots. A dressmaker can give you confidence that never falters, youth that never wilts, beauty that never fades....

Thank Mother For Your Life

Mother loves me. I know this as she zips the suitcase closed around my body. As the white overhead light disappears from view, the outline of the fabric inside the...

Thank Mother For Your Life

Mother loves me. I know this as she zips the suitcase closed around my body. As the white overhead light disappears from view, the outline of the fabric inside the...

Ncheta

Ncheta does his best to help the man remember. He tries to connect the dots, pull strings of memories together, mend the broken web of long-held moments and cherished experiences....

Ncheta

Ncheta does his best to help the man remember. He tries to connect the dots, pull strings of memories together, mend the broken web of long-held moments and cherished experiences....

Interview with Author Alex Langer

In “The Relationship of Ink to Blood,” we meet the Clerk, a man who is obediently working for a fascist state, helping to log and file the lives destroyed by...

Interview with Author Alex Langer

In “The Relationship of Ink to Blood,” we meet the Clerk, a man who is obediently working for a fascist state, helping to log and file the lives destroyed by...

The Relationship of Ink to Blood

Each box was labeled with a neatly typed placard designating who was inside. They sat on metal shelves, long rows of manilla and paper receding into shadows. As the Clerk...

The Relationship of Ink to Blood

Each box was labeled with a neatly typed placard designating who was inside. They sat on metal shelves, long rows of manilla and paper receding into shadows. As the Clerk...