Apex Magazine

Issue 80

Original fiction by Ursula Vernon, Carrie Cuinn, Ferrett Steinmetz, Lettie Prell, Chikodili Emelumadu, Jennifer Hykes, Ursula Vernon, Damien Angelica Walters, Dave Creek, Samson Stormcrow Hayes, Zebulon Huset, Anton Rose, Greg...

Issue 80

Original fiction by Ursula Vernon, Carrie Cuinn, Ferrett Steinmetz, Lettie Prell, Chikodili Emelumadu, Jennifer Hykes, Ursula Vernon, Damien Angelica Walters, Dave Creek, Samson Stormcrow Hayes, Zebulon Huset, Anton Rose, Greg...

Kutraya's Skies

Shadoua arrived early at his home, just after midnight in the full planetless darkness Kutraya’s farside enjoyed, a darkness he was all too aware of on this night. Only a...

Kutraya's Skies

Shadoua arrived early at his home, just after midnight in the full planetless darkness Kutraya’s farside enjoyed, a darkness he was all too aware of on this night. Only a...

Paper Tigers (Excerpt)

CHAPTER 1 The soles of Alison’s shoes marked each limping step away from her front door. She tugged the scarf on her head, pulling the fabric down to cover most...

Paper Tigers (Excerpt)

CHAPTER 1 The soles of Alison’s shoes marked each limping step away from her front door. She tugged the scarf on her head, pulling the fabric down to cover most...

Interview with Ursula Vernon

British folklore offers the story of “Rawhead and Bloody Bones,” a cautionary tale about a boogeyman who lives in ponds and sometimes under the stairs. Rawhead is a horrid looking...

Interview with Ursula Vernon

British folklore offers the story of “Rawhead and Bloody Bones,” a cautionary tale about a boogeyman who lives in ponds and sometimes under the stairs. Rawhead is a horrid looking...

Razorback

Author’s Note: The story of Rawhead and Bloody Bones originated in Europe but migrated to the American South and underwent a local transformation. The definitive folklore version is likely S....

Razorback

Author’s Note: The story of Rawhead and Bloody Bones originated in Europe but migrated to the American South and underwent a local transformation. The definitive folklore version is likely S....

Bones of the World

Maggie was sitting on an old packing crate by the docks, having tea with a lobster she had named Miss Snips, when Father O’Grady approached her. She heard the light,...

Bones of the World

Maggie was sitting on an old packing crate by the docks, having tea with a lobster she had named Miss Snips, when Father O’Grady approached her. She heard the light,...

Interview with Chikodili Emelumadu

The Earth is dying and mostly abandoned. The generations of those left behind survive on protein bars, enforced entertainments, and the empty promise of ascension if they please their jailers....

Interview with Chikodili Emelumadu

The Earth is dying and mostly abandoned. The generations of those left behind survive on protein bars, enforced entertainments, and the empty promise of ascension if they please their jailers....