Issue 54 — November 2013

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 the first Tuesday of every month.

Fiction
“Recordings of a More Personal Nature” by Bogi Takács
“The Jackal’s Wedding” by Vajra Chandrasekera
“This is a Ghost Story” by Keffy R.M. Kehrli
“The Creature in Your Neighborhood” by Jim C. Hines

Nonfiction
“Blood on Vellum: Notes from the Editor-in-Chief” by Lynne M. Thomas
“The SF/F Community: An Essay of Thanksgiving” by by Michael Damian Thomas and Lynne M. Thomas
“Apex Interview with Jim C. Hines” by Maggie Slater

Poetry
“Major Arcana I: The Mage” by Alexandra Seidel
“Where the Ocean Falls into Itself” by Rose Lemberg

Podcast Fiction
Download Podcast #5 (“This is a Ghost Story” by Keffy R.M. Kehrli) . (17:26 in length)

Cover art by Galen Dara.

About the Artist
Galen Dara has done illustrations for Fireside Magazine, Lightpseed Magazine, The Lovecraft eZine,Scapezine, Apex Magazine, Dagan Books, and Edge Publishing. Most recently she has illustrated the cover of Glitter & Mayhem, edited by John Klima, Lynne M. Thomas, and Michael Damian Thomas, and the cover of War Stories, edited by Jaym Gates and Andrew Liptak. When Galen is not working on a project you can find her on the edge of the Sonoran Desert, climbing mountains and hanging out with a loving assortment of human and animal companions. Her website is www.galendara.com and you can follow her on twitter@galendara.