Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal.

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 130 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.

EDITORIAL
Musings from Maryland: Editorial by Lesley Conner

ORIGINAL FICTION
Nine Theories of Time by Spencer Nitkey
To Live and Die in Dixieland by Russell Nichols
The First Promise We Break by Risa Wolf
Tenure by Devon Mihesuah
It Rises and Falls and Rises Again by RJ Taylor
Strata by Benjamin Blattberg

CLASSIC FICTION
An Arc of Electric Skin by Wole Talabi
In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi by Molly Tanzer

NONFICTION
Always and Forever by Milton J. Davis
Never Let the Light Go Out by Linda D. Addison

REVIEWS
Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by A.C. Wise
Book Review: A Spindle Splintered Alix E. Harrow (reviewed by Lesley Conner)
Book Review: Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus (reviewed by Tracy Robinson)

INTERVIEWS
Interview with Author Spencer Nitkey by Andrea Johnson
Interview with Author RJ Taylor by Andrea Johnson
Interview with Cover Artist JR Slattum by Bradley Powers

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 139 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews. EDITORIAL Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION The Monster Fucker Club by A.V. Greene Dolly Girl by Christopher Rowe Island Circus by Amal Singh But I Loved You by Sachiko Ragosta The Discarded Ones by Linda Niehoff The Magazine of Horror by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki FLASH FICTION Gim of P by Benjamin DeHaan You and Me and The End by Mona West CLASSIC FICTION A Young Zombie in Crisis by Walidah Imarisha You Without Me by Endria Isa Richardson NONFICTION Outside of Language: Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal by Andrea Johnson Renfield: Blood is the Life (But Only If Necessary) by Rick Hipson INTERVIEWS Interview with Author A.V. Greene by Marissa van Uden Interview with Author Sachiko Ragosta by Marissa van Uden Interview with Artist Lauren Raye Snow by Bradley Powers

The November/December 2015 issue of Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Ursula Vernon, Elizabeth Bear, Karin Tidbeck, Yoon Ha Lee, and Alex Bledsoe, classic fiction by Alaya Dawn Johnson, essays by Annalee Flower Horne and Natalie Luhrs, Aidan Moher, Tansy Rayner Roberts, and Deborah Stanish, poetry by Mari Ness, Sonya Taaffe, and Lisa M. Bradley, interviews with Yoon Ha Lee and Alex Bledsoe by Deborah Stanish, a cover by Julie Dillon, and an editoral by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas. As always, available DRM-free.

This anthology collects some of the best original short fiction published in Apex Magazine in its first six years. The stories include our numerous award-nominated works, our readers' Story of the Year selections, and personal favorites chosen by Apex Magazine editor-in-chief Jason Sizemore and managing editor Lesley Conner. TABLE OF CONTENTS Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon Going Endo by Rich Larson Candy Girl by Chikodili Emelumadu If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love by Rachel Swirsky Advertising at the End of the World Keffy R.M. Kehrli The Performance Artist by Lettie Prell A Matter of Shapespace by Brian Trent Falling Leaves by Liz Argall Blood from Stone by Alethea Kontis Sexagesimal by Katharine E.K. Duckett Keep Talking by Marie Vibbert Remembery Day by Sarah Pinsker Blood on Beacon Hill by Russell Nichols The Green Book by Amal El-Mohtar L’esprit de L’escalier by Peter M. Ball Still Life (A Sexagesimal Fairy Tale) by Ian Tregillis Build a Dolly by Ken Liu Multo by Samuel Marzioli Armless Maidens of the American West by Genevieve Valentine Pocosin by Ursula Vernon She Gave Her Heart, He Took Her Marrow by Sam Fleming Also includes a foreword by Jason Sizemore and afterword by Lesley Conner.

The Ultimate List of Must-Read Horror Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get ready to bulk up your TBR piles! Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann has curated the best selection of modern horror books, including plenty of deep cuts. Indulge your heart’s darkest desires to be terrified, unsettled, disgusted, and heartbroken with stories that span everything from paranormal hauntings and creepy death cults to small-town terrors and apocalyptic disasters. Each recommendation includes a full synopsis as well as a quick overview of the book’s themes, style, and tone so you can narrow down your next read at a glance. Featuring a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman and five brand-new essays from rising voices in the genre, this illustrated reader’s guide is perfect for anyone who dares to delve into the dark.

The Muungano empire strived and struggled to form a utopia when they split away from old earth. Freeing themselves from the endless wars and oppression of their home planet in order to shape their own futures and create a far-reaching coalition of city-states that stretched from Earth and Mars to Titan. With the wisdom of their ancestors, the leadership of their elders, the power and vision of their scientists and warriors they charted a course to a better future. But the old powers could not allow them to thrive and have now set in motion new plots to destroy all that they've built. In the fire to come they will face down their greatest struggle yet.

A first-hand account of a pioneering woman s experiences in the world of business and computing. Across the Divide recounts a 50-year journey of epic proportions in technology, from the 1960s when transistor-tube computers filled spaces the size of football fields to widespread adoption of PCs in the 1980s and finally into today's world of web-based cloud computing.

Explore the world of the hit game through the eyes of the lovable robot, Pathfinder, as he chronicles his journey throughout the various environs of the Outlands to interview his fellow Legends -- all in the hope of finally locating his mysterious creator. The rich history of Apex Legends is explained by the characters that helped to shape it, as are their unique bonds of competition and camaraderie.