Apex Magazine

Everything in the Garden is Lovely

Now that I’ve failed as a woman, my punishment is to become a garden. I receive the verdict on a Sunday evening. They’re supposed to give you advance notice so...

Everything in the Garden is Lovely

Now that I’ve failed as a woman, my punishment is to become a garden. I receive the verdict on a Sunday evening. They’re supposed to give you advance notice so...

The Ghost Tenders of Chornobyl

Not all the ghosts of Chornobyl died in 1986. Some died years—decades—later, bodies ravaged by mutated cells. They were a hundred kilometers away, not realizing their favorite mug was doused...

The Ghost Tenders of Chornobyl

Not all the ghosts of Chornobyl died in 1986. Some died years—decades—later, bodies ravaged by mutated cells. They were a hundred kilometers away, not realizing their favorite mug was doused...

Musings from Maryland

Welcome to Apex Magazine issue 143. I’ve been calling this issue the plant body-horror issue for a while now around the Apex offices. Stories filled with rich dirt and growing...

Musings from Maryland

Welcome to Apex Magazine issue 143. I’ve been calling this issue the plant body-horror issue for a while now around the Apex offices. Stories filled with rich dirt and growing...

Issue 143

Original fiction by Nika Murphy, Hannah Yang, Renan Bernardo, Natasha King, Leah Ning, Andrew Kozma, Lyndsey Croal, Kati Bumbera, Faith Allington, Circe Moskowitz, Christopher Caldwell, and Eden Royce. 

Issue 143

Original fiction by Nika Murphy, Hannah Yang, Renan Bernardo, Natasha King, Leah Ning, Andrew Kozma, Lyndsey Croal, Kati Bumbera, Faith Allington, Circe Moskowitz, Christopher Caldwell, and Eden Royce.