Apex Magazine Issue 147

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 147 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews. EDITORIAL Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION And She Had Been So Reasonable by Rachel Bolton Birds of a Feather by Rachael Severino What Happens When a Planet Falls From the Sky? by Danny Cherry Jr. Their Wings as Powdery as Bones by Avra Margariti Ceasing to Be by Garrett Ashley FLASH FICTION Your Return to the Five Ruins of the Bog by Parker M. O'Neill Let Her Collect Stamps by Juniper White CLASSIC FICTION The Boy With the Golden Arm by Danian Darrell Jerry NPC (or Eight Haxploits to Maximize Your Endgame Farming: A Player's Guide) by Davaun Sanders NONFICTION The Tyranny of High Concept by Robert V.S. Redick Pariahs by Zohair Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise Book Review: Kerstin Hall's Asunder by Leah Ning Book Review: Layla Martinez's Woodworm by Lesley Conner INTERVIEWS Interview with Author Avra Margariti by Marissa van Uden Interview with Author Rachael Severino by Marissa van Uden Interview with Cover Artist Asya Yordanova by Bradley Powers