Apex Magazine

Body Language

Saskia leaned into the darkness above the stage, only vaguely aware of the wood rail against her hips as she retied the left headstring on her marionette. On the stage...

Body Language

Saskia leaned into the darkness above the stage, only vaguely aware of the wood rail against her hips as she retied the left headstring on her marionette. On the stage...

Weaving Dreams

Eva tossed her backpack on the picnic bench and hollered to Giancarlo. "I'm heading to the creek to cut some willow branches for the summoning spell."The historian strode up the...

Weaving Dreams

Eva tossed her backpack on the picnic bench and hollered to Giancarlo. "I'm heading to the creek to cut some willow branches for the summoning spell."The historian strode up the...

An Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal

APEX MAGAZINE: To start off, I just finished reading “Weaving Dreams,” and had to ask: what was the genesis of this story? How did the idea of combining Native American...

An Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal

APEX MAGAZINE: To start off, I just finished reading “Weaving Dreams,” and had to ask: what was the genesis of this story? How did the idea of combining Native American...

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

The moment Tuyet walked into the Dagenais's compartment, she knew something was different. The usual pack of dogs swarmed around her, distracting her, before she figured out that the compartment...

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

The moment Tuyet walked into the Dagenais's compartment, she knew something was different. The usual pack of dogs swarmed around her, distracting her, before she figured out that the compartment...

Horizontal Rain

Maxwell Sanders pressed the phone closer to his ear as if that would somehow bring comprehension. “Did you say trolls?” “Yes, Max.” With her words, he could picture Amalia’s rigid...

Horizontal Rain

Maxwell Sanders pressed the phone closer to his ear as if that would somehow bring comprehension. “Did you say trolls?” “Yes, Max.” With her words, he could picture Amalia’s rigid...

Scenting the Dark

Lifting the stopper from the vial to his nose, Penn inhaled slowly. Against the neutral backdrop of his ship’s cleanroom, he picked out aromas of quince, elderberry, and bright Martian...

Scenting the Dark

Lifting the stopper from the vial to his nose, Penn inhaled slowly. Against the neutral backdrop of his ship’s cleanroom, he picked out aromas of quince, elderberry, and bright Martian...

Beyond the Garden Close

Lena rocked back and forth, feet aching from standing so long, as if the metal floors were harder in the auditorium than anywhere else in the ship. The paper bib...

Beyond the Garden Close

Lena rocked back and forth, feet aching from standing so long, as if the metal floors were harder in the auditorium than anywhere else in the ship. The paper bib...