Apex Magazineis 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. EDITORIAL Musings from Marylandby Lesley Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION…

Issue 145, with Original Fiction by Daniela Tomova, Stephen M.A., Marie Croke, and Pamela Rentz. Flash Fiction by Akis Linardos and Anne Wilkins. Classic Fiction by T.K. Rex and Christi Nogle. Essays by Christopher Mark Ros and Malon Edwards.

Issue 143, with Original Fiction by Nika Murphy, Hannah Yang, Renan Bernardo, Natasha King, and Leah Ning. Flash Fiction by Andrew Kozma and Lyndsey Croal. Holiday Horrors Microfiction by Kati Bumbera, Faith Allington, and Circe Moskowitz. Classic Fiction by Christopher Caldwell and Eden Royce. Essays by Shiv Ramdas and E.D.E. Bell.

Issue 142, with Original Fiction by Delilah S. Dawson, Nadia Bongo, KT Bryski, and Elisabeth Ring. Flash Fiction by Nadia Radovich and Kanishk Tantia. Classic Fiction by M.M. Olivas and Eugen Bacon. Essays by Somer Canon and John Wiswell.

Issue 141, with Original Fiction by J.S. Breukelaar, A.M. Lomuscio, E. Catherine Tobler, Jolie Toomajan, Erica Satifka, and Damien Angelica Walters. Flash Fiction by Leah Ning and Liv Strom. Classic Fiction by R.J. Joseph and Zin E. Rocklyn. Essays by Sarah Pinsker and Leanna Renee Hieber.

Issue 140, with Original Fiction by Lyndsie Manusos, Zohair, Lucy Zhang, Victor Forna, Sarah Hollowell, and Rich Larson. Flash Fiction by Chelsea Sutton and Elisabeth Ring. Classic Fiction by Eugen Bacon and Tonya Liburd. Essays by Dana Cameron and Mariano Villarreal.

Issue 139, with Original Fiction by A.V. Greene, Christopher Rowe, Amal Singh, Sachiko Ragosta, Linda Niehoff, and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. Flash Fiction by Bejamin DeHaan and Mona West. Classic Fiction by Walidah Imarisha and Endria Isa Richardson. Essays by Andrea Johnson and Rick Hipson.