Apex Magazine

King of the Bastards (Excerpt)

[EXCERPT] THREE Misty New World ROGAN KEPT HIS EYES CLOSED, LISTENING TO THE SEAGULLS shrieking above, feeling the ruined vessel rock gently on the waves. Then he knew no more,...

King of the Bastards (Excerpt)

[EXCERPT] THREE Misty New World ROGAN KEPT HIS EYES CLOSED, LISTENING TO THE SEAGULLS shrieking above, feeling the ruined vessel rock gently on the waves. Then he knew no more,...

Interview with Cover Artist Billy Norrby

This month’s featured cover artist is Billy Norrby, whose piece “Rock and Claw” beautifully mixes fantasy with reality. Norrby’s work has been featured in dozens of gallery shows and publications,...

Interview with Cover Artist Billy Norrby

This month’s featured cover artist is Billy Norrby, whose piece “Rock and Claw” beautifully mixes fantasy with reality. Norrby’s work has been featured in dozens of gallery shows and publications,...

The Fuzzy Bunny Squad is Standing By….

Picture this: you’re reading a novel, or a short story, or perhaps watching a movie or television show; you’re being entertained, you’re caught-up in the story, enjoying the heck out...

The Fuzzy Bunny Squad is Standing By….

Picture this: you’re reading a novel, or a short story, or perhaps watching a movie or television show; you’re being entertained, you’re caught-up in the story, enjoying the heck out...

Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys: The Elephant’s Tale

Narrated by Lisa Shininger Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of All Ages… Every circus has a story, and every story has its secrets. Those of us taxed with bearing the burden...

Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys: The Elephant’s Tale

Narrated by Lisa Shininger Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of All Ages… Every circus has a story, and every story has its secrets. Those of us taxed with bearing the burden...

It Is Healing, It Is Never Whole

When the souls of the suicides come tumbling out of the low, gray clouds, it’s given to us to collect them, catalog them, contain them, and load them onto the...

It Is Healing, It Is Never Whole

When the souls of the suicides come tumbling out of the low, gray clouds, it’s given to us to collect them, catalog them, contain them, and load them onto the...

Coming Undone

Entry #070-698 I was born incomplete, unfinished. My right leg ends in a stubby knee. The corresponding arm never developed past the shoulder. People always think these undeveloped limbs are...

Coming Undone

Entry #070-698 I was born incomplete, unfinished. My right leg ends in a stubby knee. The corresponding arm never developed past the shoulder. People always think these undeveloped limbs are...

Interview with Mehitobel Wilson

If you’ve been a long time reader of horror short fiction, you know the name Mehitobel Wilson. For everyone else, allow me to introduce you to a master of visceral...

Interview with Mehitobel Wilson

If you’ve been a long time reader of horror short fiction, you know the name Mehitobel Wilson. For everyone else, allow me to introduce you to a master of visceral...