Apex Magazine

A Letter to Santa

Dear Santa, Am I on your good list? Mum and Dad reckon I’ve been good, and brave. I did eat a chunk of Christmas pudding last year and blamed it...

A Letter to Santa

Dear Santa, Am I on your good list? Mum and Dad reckon I’ve been good, and brave. I did eat a chunk of Christmas pudding last year and blamed it...

Night-time Visitor

In the dark she sings,She holds my hand tight in hers:Limbs tender, voice soft.Clouds part, the moon shines uponGreen skin, one too many arms.

Night-time Visitor

In the dark she sings,She holds my hand tight in hers:Limbs tender, voice soft.Clouds part, the moon shines uponGreen skin, one too many arms.

Sentience is watching a sunset

New land.Fertile. Free. And barren. Barrenexcept tree, vine and the Chinchanu:The silly cat–like critters with beastly claws. Barrenexcept for the shuttle’s scorch marks branding fresh blue grassthat The Chinchanu eat....

Sentience is watching a sunset

New land.Fertile. Free. And barren. Barrenexcept tree, vine and the Chinchanu:The silly cat–like critters with beastly claws. Barrenexcept for the shuttle’s scorch marks branding fresh blue grassthat The Chinchanu eat....