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

EDITORIAL
Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner

ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION
Over Moonlit Clouds by Coda Audeguy-Pegon
Beautiful Poison in Pastel by Beth Dawkins
Unboxing by Lavie Tidhar
The State Street Robot Factory by Claire Humphrey
After the Twilight Fades by Sara Tantlinger
The Words That Make Us Fly by S.L. Harris

FLASH FICTION
Every Shade of Healing by Taryn Frazier
Reproduction on the Beach by Rich Larson

CLASSIC FICTION
Destiny Delayed by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
They Could Have Been Yours by Joy Baglio

NONFICTION
Traveling Beyond Europe's Walls by Paul Weimer
Write Me a Story Without Words by Emmy Jackson
Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise

INTERVIEWS
Interview with Author Coda Audeguy-Pegon by Marissa van Uden
Interview with Author S.L. Harris by Marissa van Uden
Interview with Cover Artist Lenka Šimečková by Bradley Powers