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Apex Magazine Issue 137: Apex Magazine, #137
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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 137 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.
EDITORIAL
Editorial by Iori Kusano
ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION
Loving Bone Girl by Tehnuka
Your Wings a Bridge Across the Stars by Michelle Denham
The Flowering of Peace by Murtaza Mohsin
Liwani by Sydney Paige Guerrero
The Matriarchs by Lois Mei-en Kwa
The Toll of the Snake by Grace P. Fong
CLASSIC FICTION
Rhizomatic Diplomacy by Vajra Chandrasekera
The Fish Bowl by Zen Cho
NONFICTION
The Two World Problem by Z Aung
How We "Island" Our Writing: A Deep Dive into Pacific Islander SFF by Manuia Heinrich Sue
INTERVIEWS
Interview with Author Grace P. Fong by Iori Kusano
Interview with Author Murtaza Mohsin by Iori Kusano
Interview with Cover Artist Dee Nguyen by Lesley Conner
Author
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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