Apex Magazine is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction.EDITORIALWords from the Editor-in-Chief-Jason SizemoreFICTIONStars So Sharp They Break the Skin - Matthew Sanborn SmithMother Jones and the Nasty Eclipse - Cherie PriestCherry Wood Coffin - Eugenia TriantafyllouLuisah's Church - Nisi ShawlFifteen Minutes Hate - Rich LarsonCold Blue Sky - JE BatesNONFICTIONInterview with Matthew Sanborn Smith - Andrea JohnsonInterview with Cover Artist Anna Dittmann - Russell DickersonHow I Learned to Follow My Own Advice and Let It Go - Tobias S. BuckellSignal Intrusion - Kirk JonesCOLUMNSBetween the Lines with Laura Zats and Erik HanePage Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant