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 136 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews. EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONOver Moonlit Clouds by Coda Audeguy-PegonBeautiful Poison in Pastel by Beth DawkinsUnboxing by Lavie TidharThe State Street Robot Factory by Claire HumphreyAfter the Twilight Fades by Sara TantlingerThe Words That Make Us Fly by S.L. Harris FLASH FICTIONEvery Shade of Healing by Taryn FrazierReproduction on the Beach by Rich Larson CLASSIC FICTIONDestiny Delayed by Oghenechovwe Donald EkpekiThey Could Have Been Yours by Joy Baglio NONFICTIONTraveling Beyond Europe's Walls by Paul WeimerWrite Me a Story Without Words by Emmy JacksonWords for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise INTERVIEWSInterview with Author Coda Audeguy-Pegon by Marissa van UdenInterview with Author S.L. Harris by Marissa van UdenInterview with Cover Artist Lenka Šimečková by Bradley Powers
