Apex Magazine Issue 145

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 145 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews. EDITORIAL Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION Our Lady of the Clay by Daniela Tomova The Owl by Stephen M.A. A Lullaby of Anguish by Marie Croke Loss Prevention by Pamela Rentz FLASH FICTION What is Conjured Shall Vanish by Akis Linardos Intertwined by Anne Wilkins CLASSIC FICTION Growing Swirling Clouds by T.K. Rex Auxiliary, Supplementary, Inessential by Christi Nogle NONFICTION Build Your (Weird) Community by Christopher Mark Rose I Was a Twelve-Year-Old Black Boy Who Wanted to be a Bene Gesserit by Malon Edwards Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise Book Review: It's Only a Game by Kelsea Yu by Leah Ning INTERVIEWS Interview with Author Stephen M.A. by Marissa van Uden Interview with Author Marie Croke by Marissa van Uden Interview with Cover Artist Silvia Moravcíková Bobeková by Bradley Powers