Apex Magazine Issue 97

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month.

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

FICTION
Elena's Angel — Aimee Ogden
Black Hole Heart — K.A. Teryna
Welcome to Astuna — Pip Coen
Sundown — Tobias S. Buckell
Mars Girls (Excerpt) — Mary Turzillo

NONFICTION
Interview with Author Aimee Ogden — Andrea Johnson
The Ecumenical, the Ersatz, and the Euphemistic: Three Ways to Misunderstand Identity — Karen Lord
Interview with Cover Artist Irina Kovalova — Russell Dickerson
Mars Isn't Easy — Mary Turzillo