Apex Magazine

Come On, Younglings, We're Not Totally Screwed

How difficult is it for you to stay optimistic these days? Like, on a scale of one to “whoops, this must be the bad timeline.” When you’re leaning toward pessimism,...

Come On, Younglings, We're Not Totally Screwed

How difficult is it for you to stay optimistic these days? Like, on a scale of one to “whoops, this must be the bad timeline.” When you’re leaning toward pessimism,...

Stabilized Love Triangles: Tips on Writing OT3s From a Real Polyamorist

What the heck? There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of polyamory or you don’t know what an OT3 is (one true throuple or one true triad, an adaption of...

Stabilized Love Triangles: Tips on Writing OT3s From a Real Polyamorist

What the heck? There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of polyamory or you don’t know what an OT3 is (one true throuple or one true triad, an adaption of...

Optics

“Maybe if you stand at just the right angle, with your hand oriented just so, it might work.” “Use the palm of your hand, it’s lighter.” “It works for me.”...

Optics

“Maybe if you stand at just the right angle, with your hand oriented just so, it might work.” “Use the palm of your hand, it’s lighter.” “It works for me.”...

Mysterious Island

From the earliest days when we moved in, I was intrigued by it. I’d stand upstairs in our bedroom and stare out the back window, past the orchard, past the...

Mysterious Island

From the earliest days when we moved in, I was intrigued by it. I’d stand upstairs in our bedroom and stare out the back window, past the orchard, past the...

You in Your Headmeats

So … Maybe you’re up a bit later than normal, even though you know that nowadays a regular sleep cycle does wonders for you. But it’s only because you mixed...

You in Your Headmeats

So … Maybe you’re up a bit later than normal, even though you know that nowadays a regular sleep cycle does wonders for you. But it’s only because you mixed...

Never Let the Light Go Out

Light: the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. I have to admit this definition sounds poetic and mystical, which fits my thoughts perfectly while writing this piece....

Never Let the Light Go Out

Light: the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. I have to admit this definition sounds poetic and mystical, which fits my thoughts perfectly while writing this piece....

Always and Forever

When I decided to take the plunge into writing Black Speculative Fiction in 2005, little did I know that I was part of a wave of creators that would change...

Always and Forever

When I decided to take the plunge into writing Black Speculative Fiction in 2005, little did I know that I was part of a wave of creators that would change...