“Full of heart and blood, this impressive, wildly imaginative collection heralds the arrival of a compelling new voice in speculative fiction.” —Gabino Iglesias, The New York Times“This is weird girl fiction at its finest.” —Lucy Rose“Compassionate, gross, deeply compelling. A must-read.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Striking, visceral, and brutally honest, Rose Keating’s Od...

AN IRISH TIMES DEBUT AUTHOR TO LOOK OUT FOR 2025A VULTURE BEST BOOK OF 2025A woman finds herself navigating a co-dependent relationship with a ghost. A waitress gives birth to an egg during her breakfast shift. A doctor puts his patient on a cleanse to ‘purify’ her mind, body and soul.Through playful but provocative prose, Rose Keating’s stories traverse a realm both dreamlike and nightmarish, expos...

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.Issue 125 contains the following:EDITORIALEditorial by Jason SizemoreWords from the Honorary Special Editor by Jeffery ReynoldsORIGINAL FICTIONCOTTONMOUTH by Joelle WellingtonNe...

“Full of heart and blood, this impressive, wildly imaginative collection heralds the arrival of a compelling new voice in speculative fiction.” —Gabino Iglesias, The New York Times“This is weird girl fiction at its finest.” —Lucy Rose“Compassionate, gross, deeply compelling. A must-read.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Striking, visceral, and brutally honest, Rose Keating’s Od...

“Full of heart and blood, this impressive, wildly imaginative collection heralds the arrival of a compelling new voice in speculative fiction.” —Gabino Iglesias, The New York Times“This is weird girl fiction at its finest.” —Lucy Rose“Compassionate, gross, deeply compelling. A must-read.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Striking, visceral, and brutally honest, Rose Keating’s Od...