Apex Magazine Issue 101: Apex Magazine, #101

By Jason Sizemore

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction.

EDITORIAL
Words from the Editor-in-Chief—Jason Sizemore

FICTION
My Struggle — Lavie Tidhar
So Sings the Siren — Annie Neugebauer
Penelope Waits — Dennis Danvers
The Case of the Mysterious Meat — Kate Ingram
Tree of the Forest Seven Bells Runs the World Round Midnight — Sheree Renée Thomas
Haven, Kansas (Novel Excerpt) by Alethea Kontis

NONFICTION
Interview with Dennis Danvers — Andrea Johnson
8-Bit Rage, Black Hole Zion, Industrial Music, and Science Fiction — Ed Grabianowski
Interview with Cover Artist Rubén Castro — Russel Dickerson

• Language: English
• Publisher: Apex Publications
• Release date: May 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201952402

Jason Sizemore

Jason Sizemore is a writer and editor who lives in Lexington, KY. He owns Apex Publications, an SF, fantasy, and horror small press, and has twice been nominated for the Hugo Award for his editing work on Apex Magazine. Stay current with his latest news and ramblings via his Twitter feed handle @apexjason.

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