Apex Magazine

With These Hands

George Town, 1800 It is with a trembling hand that I write this. Given the color of my skin and the simple life that I have led and tried to...

With These Hands

George Town, 1800 It is with a trembling hand that I write this. Given the color of my skin and the simple life that I have led and tried to...

Riding the Signal

Alec Chu traveled the high road, swinging his bot through the trees. The wet branches shook with the storm’s convulsions but penetrating the kidnapper’s camp perimeter was easy from up...

Riding the Signal

Alec Chu traveled the high road, swinging his bot through the trees. The wet branches shook with the storm’s convulsions but penetrating the kidnapper’s camp perimeter was easy from up...

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,”...

What to Do When It's Nothing but Static

“You think I should get a perm?” “A perm? Not sure la. Those youngsters like their hair like k-pop star, right? Long and straight.” Wing Lin daubs blue along her...

What to Do When It's Nothing but Static

“You think I should get a perm?” “A perm? Not sure la. Those youngsters like their hair like k-pop star, right? Long and straight.” Wing Lin daubs blue along her...

Three Petitions to the Queen of Hell

1 Marla and Zufi, the reigning queens of Hell, were eight years into a meaningless spat, living more as roommates than lovers, and as a consequence, Marla was irritable and...

Three Petitions to the Queen of Hell

1 Marla and Zufi, the reigning queens of Hell, were eight years into a meaningless spat, living more as roommates than lovers, and as a consequence, Marla was irritable and...

Ghost Marriage

Ayen ran, her bare feet kicking up a cloud of ash-colored dust across the parched earth. Behind her, the hooves of horses thundered like drums, drawing closer despite her desperate...

Ghost Marriage

Ayen ran, her bare feet kicking up a cloud of ash-colored dust across the parched earth. Behind her, the hooves of horses thundered like drums, drawing closer despite her desperate...

The Ghost Stories We Tell Around Photon Fires

Be careful with trusting navigation systems. Sometimes they lie. They say there is a place where world ships go when they know the end is close. A prism of stars,...

The Ghost Stories We Tell Around Photon Fires

Be careful with trusting navigation systems. Sometimes they lie. They say there is a place where world ships go when they know the end is close. A prism of stars,...