Apex Magazine

Luisah's Church

Jerena hung up after listening to the on-hold loop six whole minutes. She knew those needle-sharp mini-shrieks ending each repetition were supposed to annoy her. “Well guess what? They worked,”...

Luisah's Church

Jerena hung up after listening to the on-hold loop six whole minutes. She knew those needle-sharp mini-shrieks ending each repetition were supposed to annoy her. “Well guess what? They worked,”...

The Best Friend We Never Had

Josie stared hard at the woman standing just outside the connecting hose’s exit. The expandable tubing she walked through was well-insulated, but for most of its length dimmer even than...

The Best Friend We Never Had

Josie stared hard at the woman standing just outside the connecting hose’s exit. The expandable tubing she walked through was well-insulated, but for most of its length dimmer even than...

Interview with Nisi Shawl

Nisi Shawl’s Everfair was one of the most anticipated novels of 2016 and garnered rave reviews from NPR, Tor.com, The Washington Post, Strange Horizons, Los Angeles Review of Books, BoingBoing,...

Interview with Nisi Shawl

Nisi Shawl’s Everfair was one of the most anticipated novels of 2016 and garnered rave reviews from NPR, Tor.com, The Washington Post, Strange Horizons, Los Angeles Review of Books, BoingBoing,...

Queen of Dirt

Brit lowered her wooden sword and sighed. She loved her students. But the girls kept hesitating, getting hung up on the moves, lagging behind. The three boys in the class...

Queen of Dirt

Brit lowered her wooden sword and sighed. She loved her students. But the girls kept hesitating, getting hung up on the moves, lagging behind. The three boys in the class...