Radishes | Apex Magazine
By Nick Wolven Weeds rise from the roof. We live beneath an accidental garden. It got worse with the summer rains. The shingles grew moldy, and yellow stalks rooted and sucked at the tar, turnin…
StoriesThe Button Bin | Apex Magazine
5,700 Words “The Button Bin” was originally published by Helix: Speculative Fiction Quarterly in 2007 You know he’s the one who made your beloved niece disappear. He’s come out of his shop now, fus…
Langknech and Tzi-Tzi in the Land of the Mad | Apex Magazine
By Forrest Aguirre “A beautiful day,” Langknech giraffe said to friend Tzi-Tzi. And, indeed, it was a beautiful day. The smiling face of the sun shone down from sky blue, and where ther…
The Faithful Soldier, Prompted | Apex Magazine
By Saladin Ahmed If I die on this piece-of-shit road, Lubna’s chances die with me. Ali leveled his shotgun at the growling tiger. In the name of God, who needs no credit rating, let me live! Even w…
Tumbledown | Apex Magazine
8,700 words It was too early in the season for a plague, but plague never waited on the turn of the seasons. Sarnai knew that as well as anyone. From inside the tram, Sarnai saw wan winter light tr…
Aunt Dissy’s Policy Dream Book | Apex Magazine
7,700 Words “Want some candy?” Aunt Dissy asked when I was seven. Delighted, I thrust open my hand. “Let me see it,” she said. She grabbed my hand before I could hide it in my pocket, forced me to …
Hurt Me | Apex Magazine
There weren’t many three-bedroom houses that a single woman could afford. 1532 Lachmont Drive was an exception. Built in the 1930s from masonry block, it sat in the middle of a line of houses that had once been very similar to it. via Pocket
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For Sale: Fantasy Coffins (Ababuo Need Not Apply) | Apex Magazine
The sign outside Hello Design Coffin Works read, FOR SALE: FANTASY COFFINS. But the little girl imagined more ominous words floating just below the other letters, “Ababuo Need Not Apply.” via Pocket
Skinny Charlie’s Orbiting Teepee
4,500 Words “My order said plank house,” Skinny Charlie told the clerk. “Teepee isn’t the same as plank house.” The images on the glowing sign faded before resetting. The spinning letters dropped d…
5,000 Words Listen to the Apex Magazine Podcast narration of “If a Bird Can Be a Ghost.” Shelly’s grandma teaches her about ghosts, how to carry them in her hair. If you carry your ghos…Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™
2017 Hugo Award winner for Best Short Story 2017 Nebula Award winner for Best Short Story 2017 Sturgeon Award nominee for Best Short Story 2017 Locus Recommended Short Story 2017 Apex Magazine Read…
7,200 Words In most respects, the universe (which some call the Library) is everywhere the same, and we at the summit are like the rest of you below. Like you, we dwell in a string of hexagonal lib…If a Bird Can Be a Ghost
5,000 Words Listen to the Apex Magazine Podcast narration of “If a Bird Can Be a Ghost.” Shelly’s grandma teaches her about ghosts, how to carry them in her hair. If you carry your ghos…
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Short Story Highlight: “Undercity” by Nir Yaniv, at Apex Magazine
Apex Magazine have just published Israeli author Nir Yaniv’s story, Undercity. The story was published in the exclusive pre-order edition of The Apex Book of World SF 2 but will not be availa…
Armless Maidens of the American West
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror (Paula Guran) selection, 2013 2,300 Words There’s an armless maiden in the woods beyond the house. She doesn’t wail or weep the way you’d think a ghost…
The Bread We Eat in Dreams - Catherynne M. Valente [Fantasy?]
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TOC: Apex Magazine #52 (September 2013)
The Hugo-nominated Apex Magazine, a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction edited by the multi-Hugo Award-winning Lynne M. Thomas, has …
Table of Contents: Apex Magazine #64 (September 2014)
Here’s the table of contents for the new issue of Apex Magazine, a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pr…
Table of Contents: Apex Magazine #65 (October 2014)
Here’s the table of contents for the new issue of Apex Magazine, a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pr…
TOC: Apex Magazine #50 (July 2013)
The Hugo-nominated Apex Magazine (edited by the multi-Hugo Award-winning Lynne M. Thomas) has posted the table of contents for the July 2013 issue:
Table of Contents: Apex Magazine #57 (February 2014)
The Hugo-nominated Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are rel…
TOC: Apex Magazine #53 (October 2013)
The Hugo-nominated Apex Magazine, a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction edited by the multi-Hugo Award-winning Lynne M. Thomas, has …
Table of Contents: Apex Magazine #55 (December 2013)
The Hugo-nominated Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are rel…
Table of Contents: Apex Magazine #59 (April 2014)
Here’s the table of contents for the new issue of Apex Magazine, a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pr…
TOC: Apex Magazine #37 (June 2012)
Apex Magazine (edited by Lynne M. Thomas) has posted the table of contents for the June 2012 issue. Cover art is by Ken Wong. Fiction “Winter Scheming” by Brit Mandelo “In the Dar…