Apex Magazine Issue 143

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 143 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews. EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONThe Ghost Tenders of Chornobyl by Nika MurphyEverything in the Garden is Lovely by Hannah YangComplete Log of Week 893819 – Dana's Story by Renan BernardoChị Tấm is Tired of Being Dead by Natasha KingThe Ferns and the Fiddleheads by Leah Ning FLASH FICTIONThe End of the Middle by Andrew KozmaA Ring Around by Lyndsey Croal HOLIDAY HORROR MICROFICTIONRacing Headless Jenny by Kati BumberaWhere the Flowers Bloom So Fair by Faith AllingtonThe Kingdom of Wax by Circe Moskowitz CLASSIC FICTIONBoth Hands by Christopher CaldwellThe Feeding of Closed Mouths by Eden Royce NONFICTIONTreat 'Em Right: Science Fiction vs Art Classification by Shiv RamdasEscapism is a Lie by E.D.E. BellWords for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise INTERVIEWSInterview with Author Natasha King by Marissa van UdenInterview with Author Nika Murphy by Marissa van UdenInterview with Cover Artist Caroline Jamhour by Bradley Powers