This bonus issue of Apex Magazine contains the following content:EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL FICTIONThe Swap by Lavie TidharThe Hat Rack by Katherine Heath ShaefferREVIEWSWords for Thought: Short Fiction Review by A.C. WiseINTERVIEWSInterview with Lavie Tidhar by Marissa van UdenInterview with Katherine Heath Shaeffer by Marissa van Uden

A travel guide to hauntings and the haunted, to lands with their own power, and to the communities that spring from these strange realms.In your hands is a guide to the strange and surreal. From arcades along a boardwalk and jetties at the edges of tourist towns, to a rural village in Pakistan and hollows hidden deep within a forest in Pennsylvania, strange things can happen no matter where you are. You can become lost in a city crowded with people, haunted within your own home, an...

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.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL FICTIONMy Song at the Conclave of Many Sorrows by Daniel A. OluremiA Rare and Exceptional Delicacy by G.M. MitchellOrion and His Moon by J.S. OrielBlack Gold by E.M. Ke...

Whether striving to protect the family they've chosen, searching for meaning amid the chaos of the world, or questioning what it is that makes one alive, robotic ambition can mean many different things. Robotic Ambitions: Tales of Mechanical Sentience explores the nuance of sentience manufactured and evolved within mechanical beings. It peels back the metal exterior and takes a hard look at what is inside.Within these pages you will discover stories of robots defying their...

Apex Magazine is a digital short fiction genre zine with a focus on dark science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.Issue 149 contains the following:EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL FICTION"Shadows Below Seaway Trains" by Ai Jiang"I Remember a One-Sided Die" by Francis Bass"Seven Ribbons" by Beth Goder"Heart Seeds" by E. Thede"Lies As the Natural State of Things" by Rich LarsonFLASH FICTION

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 148 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONOne b...

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 147 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONAnd She Had Be...

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 146 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONKizim...

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 145 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONOur L...

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 144 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONThose...

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 143 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONThe G...

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 142 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONSprea...