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 Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONKizimbani by Eugen Bacon and Clare E. RhodenAnd Someone Has to Do It by Koji A DaeA Tapestry of Dreams by Victor FornaWhat Good Daughters Do by Tia TashiroThe Price of Moss by Akis Linardos FLASH FICTIONThe Eight Things You'll Never Be Now That You're Slowly Turning Into a Giant Spider Creature by Alex SobelA Very Short History of the Discovery and Origin of Homo Sapiens Microplasticus in Three Parts by Joshua Ginsberg CLASSIC FICTIONRemembered Salt by E. Catherine ToblerHalogen Sky by Wendy N. Wagner NONFICTIONAncient Aliens, Clones, and Growing Up as a SFF Reader in Brazil by Renan BernardoNature Abhors a Vacuum: Writing in Solitude by Jordan KurellaWords for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC WiseBook Review: John Wiswell's Someone You Can Build a Nest In by Leah Ning INTERVIEWSInterview with Authors Eugen Bacon and Clare E. Rhoden by Marissa van UdenInterview with Author Tia Tashiro by Marissa van UdenInterview with Cover Artist Marco Mazzoni by Bradley Powers
