Apex Magazine

Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Memphis Minnie Sing the Stumps Down Good

Rosetta knelt to look at the stump in the corner of her client’s bedroom. It had the likeness of a ten-year-old boy, four feet tall, dressed in an oversized shirt...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Memphis Minnie Sing the Stumps Down Good

Rosetta knelt to look at the stump in the corner of her client’s bedroom. It had the likeness of a ten-year-old boy, four feet tall, dressed in an oversized shirt...

The Power of Anger, Acceptance, and Affirmation in Dirty Computer

I have been a Janelle Monáe fan ever since her EP Metropolis: Suite I. I loved how she blended science fiction with funk, R&B, and soul. When I learned this...

The Power of Anger, Acceptance, and Affirmation in Dirty Computer

I have been a Janelle Monáe fan ever since her EP Metropolis: Suite I. I loved how she blended science fiction with funk, R&B, and soul. When I learned this...