Apex Magazine Issue 133

Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal.

APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.

We publish every other month.

Issue 133 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.

EDITORIAL

Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner

ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION

On the Sunlit Side of Venus by Benjamin Parzybok

The Day When the Last War Is Over by Sergey Gerasimov

The Skinless Man Counts to Five by Paul Jessup

Nothing That Bleeds by Leah Ning

Kings and Popes and Saints by Jon Hansen

Ten Steps for Effective Mold Removal by Derrick Boden

CLASSIC FICTION

Brief Life Story of Lila by Danny Cherry, Jr.

Something New for the Silent by Zig Zag Claybourne

HOLIDAY HORRORS FLASH

Stringy by Carlie St. George

Triangle Eyes by Chris Clemens

Feast or Famine Rulebook by Anna Madden

NONFICTION

Come On, Younglings, We're Not Totally Screwed by Brandon Crilly

Getting Unstuck by Martha Wells

Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise

INTERVIEWS

Interview with Author Derrick Boden by Marissa van Uden

Interview with Author Sergey Gerasimov by Marissa van Uden

Interview with Cover Artists Angelica Alzona, Alyssa Winans, and Pamela Zhang by Bradley Powers