Apex Magazine Issue 134

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful. 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 134 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews. EDITORIAL Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION The Walking Mirror of the Soul by Renan Bernardo The Healer by Jennifer Marie Brissett The Words by Clelia Farris (translated by Rachel Cordasco) Observations of a Small Object in Decaying Orbit by Margaret Dunlap Butirub by Samit Basu Learning to Accept What's to Come by Scott Edelman CLASSIC FICTION The Satellite Charmer by Mame Bougouma Diene NONFICTION The Line Between Science Fiction and Fantasy is Blurring, and I'm Into It by Joy Sanchez-Taylor How Can You Be? by Jason Sanford Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise INTERVIEWS Interview with Author Renan Bernardo by Marissa van Uden Interview with Author Margaret Dunlap by Marissa van Uden Interview with Cover Artist Andrew McIntosh by Bradley Powers