Short Fiction
Short Fiction from issues of Apex Magazine
A Fool’s Baneful Gallantry
7,700 Words At sunfall, the sellward, the spellcaster, and the wyrmrider paused at the foot of a dune and peered at the sun wester across the Sahael, the sea of sand. They had walked thirty days and were yet to come upon an oasis, caravan, or waykeep. At this rate, even a quick death...
Read MoreAll Votes Will Be Counted (We Promise)
5,400 words When the Clausens got to the voting place, most of the town had already arrived. Clausen was tired from work, and tired of voting, but he tried to smile as he held Claudia’s hand and Jenny and Jimmy went up the steps in front of them. The voting place, as they all called it,...
Read MoreProfessor Strong and the Brass Boys
I stand backstage, anxious. My cognitive implant, fed by a recursive code, tells me this is a bad idea. It tells me this decision is, as humans would say, impulsive. I am desperate. Desperate to make a good entrance. Desperate to make a point. Much of what has happened in the last few...
Read MoreO Have You Seen the Devle with his Mikerscope and Scalpul?
SHORT FICTION: Well. Look at you, Mary Ann Nichols, drinking in the Frying Pan.
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