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<p>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.</p>

<p>We publish every other month.</p>

<p>Issue 133 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.</p>

<p>EDITORIAL<br>
Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner</p>

<p>ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION<br>
On the Sunlit Side of Venus by Benjamin Parzybok<br>
The Day When the Last War Is Over by Sergey Gerasimov<br>
The Skinless Man Counts to Five by Paul Jessup<br>
Nothing That Bleeds by Leah Ning<br>
Kings and Popes and Saints by Jon Hansen<br>
Ten Steps for Effective Mold Removal by Derrick Boden</p>

<p>CLASSIC FICTION<br>
Brief Life Story of Lila by Danny Cherry, Jr.<br>
Something New for the Silent by Zig Zag Claybourne</p>

<p>HOLIDAY HORRORS FLASH<br>
Stringy by Carlie St. George<br>
Triangle Eyes by Chris Clemens<br>
Feast or Famine Rulebook by Anna Madden</p>

<p>NONFICTION<br>
Come On, Younglings, We're Not Totally Screwed by Brandon Crilly<br>
Getting Unstuck by Martha Wells<br>
Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise</p>

<p>INTERVIEWS<br>
Interview with Author Derrick Boden by Marissa van Uden<br>
Interview with Author Sergey Gerasimov by Marissa van Uden<br>
Interview with Cover Artists Angelica Alzona, Alyssa Winans, and Pamela Zhang by Bradley Powers</p>