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<description><![CDATA[<p>"On the Sunlit Side of Venus" by Benjamin Parzybok - published in <em>Apex Magazine</em>, issue 133, September 2022.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/on-the-sunlit-side-of-venus/"> https://apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/on-the-sunlit-side-of-venus/</a></p> <p>Content Warning: suicide and grief</p> <p><strong>Benjamin Parzybok</strong> is the author of the novels <em>Couch</em> (two-time <em>Indie-Next</em> pick) and <em>Sherwood Nation</em> (chosen for the <em>Silicon Valley Reads</em> program). Among other projects, he founded <em>Gumball Poetry</em>, a literary journal published in gumball capsule machines, co-ran <em>Project Hamad</em>, an effort to free a Guantanamo inmate (Adel Hamad is now free), and co-runs <em>Black Magic Insurance Agency</em>, a one-night city-wide alternative reality game. He lives in Portland, Oregon and can be found at <a href= "https://levinofearth.com/">levinofearth.com</a> and <a href= "https://twitter.com/sparkwatson?lang=en">@sparkwatson</a>.</p> <p><strong>Kira Nesbit</strong> has always had a love of storytelling and worldbuilding, and a fascination with characters, their motivations, and the way drama and conflict shapes a narrative. Their favorite avenues of storytelling are video games, TTRPGs, visual media, and audio dramas/podcasts. They run a duet actual play podcast, <a href= "https://rpgforyouandme.squarespace.com/neon-heat/neon-heat-episode-1-old-heat-new-beat"> <em>RPG For You and Me</em></a>, and are a cast member on another actual play podcast, <a href= "http://www.soundslikecrowes.com/"><em>Sounds Like Crowes</em></a>. They love voice work and finding new ways to bring stories and characters to life, and spend most of their time exploring the worlds and creations of others who share that love. Kira is not on any public-facing social media but they can be found on the <em>RPG for You and Me</em> show Discord server which can be accessed through their Patreon at <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/Rpgforyouandme">patreon.com/rpgforyouandme</a>. </p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by Alli Nesbit. Theme music by Alex White. Music in this episode is by <a href= "https://youseethehat.bandcamp.com/album/neon-heat-ost">Alli Nesbit.</a></p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"All This Darkness," published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 123, June 2021.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/all-this-darkness">https://apex-magazine.com/all-this-darkness</a></p> <p>Jennifer R. Donohue grew up at the Jersey Shore and now lives in central New York with her husband and her doberman. She is a Codexian and an Associate member of the SFWA, with work appearing in <em>Escape Pod</em>, <em>Truancy</em>, <em>The Future Fire</em>, and elsewhere. Her novella series, <em>Run With the Hunted</em>, is available on Amazon and most digital platforms. She tweets @AuthorizedMusin.</p> <p>Our narrator this month is A.F. Grappin.</p> <div>A. F. Grappin is an author, craftsman, gamer, and voice actor. His most recent publication is the final volume of <em>The Deadly Studies</em> series of novellas, with the nonfiction<em> </em>history of the micronation Westarctica, <em>20 Years on Ice</em>, coming later in 2021. With his best friend, he also runs The Chain Nerd Chainmail, creating chainmail jewelry, wall art, trinkets, and more. He streams crafting with metal on Twitch twice a week as TheChainNerd. Vocal credits include appearances on <em>The Voice of Free Planet X</em>, <em>Nobilis Erotica Podcast</em>, <em>This Kaiju Life</em>, and <em>Vampire Needed</em>, as well as the upcoming <em>Final Fantasy VII</em> fan mod, <em>Echo-S</em>. </div> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Come Play with Me" and "The Dread," both by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Visit him at <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.incompetech.com</a>. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Learn more at www.freesound.org.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"All This Darkness," published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 123, June 2021.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/all-this-darkness">https://apex-magazine.com/all-this-darkness</a></p> <p>Jennifer R. Donohue grew up at the Jersey Shore and now lives in central New York with her husband and her doberman. She is a Codexian and an Associate member of the SFWA, with work appearing in <em>Escape Pod</em>, <em>Truancy</em>, <em>The Future Fire</em>, and elsewhere. Her novella series, <em>Run With the Hunted</em>, is available on Amazon and most digital platforms. She tweets @AuthorizedMusin.</p> <p>Our narrator this month is A.F. Grappin.</p> A. F. Grappin is an author, craftsman, gamer, and voice actor. His most recent publication is the final volume of <em>The Deadly Studies</em> series of novellas, with the nonfiction<em> </em>history of the micronation Westarctica, <em>20 Years on Ice</em>, coming later in 2021. With his best friend, he also runs The Chain Nerd Chainmail, creating chainmail jewelry, wall art, trinkets, and more. He streams crafting with metal on Twitch twice a week as TheChainNerd. Vocal credits include appearances on <em>The Voice of Free Planet X</em>, <em>Nobilis Erotica Podcast</em>, <em>This Kaiju Life</em>, and <em>Vampire Needed</em>, as well as the upcoming <em>Final Fantasy VII</em> fan mod, <em>Echo-S</em>. <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Come Play with Me" and "The Dread," both by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Visit him at <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.incompetech.com</a>. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Learn more at www.freesound.org.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"The Life & Death of Mia Fremont: An Interview with a Killer," published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 123, May 2021.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/the-life-death-of-mia-fremont-an-interview-with-a-killer/"> https://apex-magazine.com/the-life-death-of-mia-fremont-an-interview-with-a-killer/</a> </p> <p>A. K. Hudson lives in the Pacific Northwest where she works for a video game developer by day and writes speculative fiction by night. Her stories have appeared in various anthologies, including the 2019 Sirens Benefit Anthology. You can find her geeking out over fantasy novels and punctuating her posts with Schitt's Creek memes on Twitter @TheAKHudson.</p> <p>Our narrators this month are Veronica Giguere and Jackie Mahoney.</p> <p>Veronica Giguere (V.) is a storyteller of the spoken and written word. She narrates across genres, but her favorites are science fiction and fantasy. Her passion for science and innovation shines in her roles as audiobook narrator, science fiction author, podcast producer, and forever-geeky mom. Find her at <a href= "http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/">http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/</a></p> <p>Jackie Mahoney is a Toronto-based actor, producer and writer who specializes in historic performance. Over the course of the pandemic, Jackie has digitally performed aboard the RMS Carpathia and produced a series of holiday-themed radio plays in support of local non-profits and charities called "The Twelve Plays of the Holidays." She works as an actor and show designer with Live History, an internationally touring interactive historic theatre company, and as a historic actor at Black Creek Pioneer Village and with the Gibson house Museum.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Ossuary 1 - A Beginning," "Spatial Harvest," and "Morgana Rides," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Learn more at <a href= "https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">apex-magazine.com</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"If Those Ragged Feet Won't Run," published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 122, March 2021.</p> <p>Read it here. <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/if-those-ragged-feet-wont-run/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">apex-magazine.com/if-those-ragged-feet-wont-run</a></p> <p>Annie Neugebauer is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author with work appearing in more than a hundred publications, including <em>Cemetery Dance</em>, <em>Black Static</em>, and <em>Year's Best Hardcore Horror</em> volumes 3, 4, and 5. She's a columnist and writing instructor for LitReactor. You can visit her at <a href="http://www.AnnieNeugebauer.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">www.AnnieNeugebauer.com</a>.</p> <p>New Zealand born fantasy writer and podcaster Philippa (Pip) Ballantine is the author of the <em>Books of the Order</em>, <em>The Chronicles of Art</em>, and The Shifted World series. She is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series with her husband Tee Morris. In nonfiction, Pip has cowritten with Tee <em>Social Media for Writers</em> from Writer's Digest.</p> <p>Her awards include an Airship, a Parsec, the Steampunk Chronicle Reader's Choice, the RT Reviewer's Choice Award for steampunk, and a Sir Julius Vogel. Philippa currently resides in Manassas, Virginia, with her husband, daughter, and a furry clowder of cats.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Darkling," "Gathering Darkness," "Leaving Home," "Long Note Four," "The Escalation," "Ossuary 6 - Air," and "Water Lily," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Learn more at <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">www.incompetech.com</a>. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href="http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">apex-magazine.com</a></p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"If Those Ragged Feet Won't Run," published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 122, March 2021.</p> <p>Read it here. <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/if-those-ragged-feet-wont-run/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">apex-magazine.com/if-those-ragged-feet-wont-run</a></p> <p>Annie Neugebauer is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author with work appearing in more than a hundred publications, including <em>Cemetery Dance</em>, <em>Black Static</em>, and <em>Year's Best Hardcore Horror</em> volumes 3, 4, and 5. She's a columnist and writing instructor for LitReactor. You can visit her at <a href="http://www.AnnieNeugebauer.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">www.AnnieNeugebauer.com</a>.</p> <p>New Zealand born fantasy writer and podcaster Philippa (Pip) Ballantine is the author of the <em>Books of the Order</em>, <em>The Chronicles of Art</em>, and The Shifted World series. She is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series with her husband Tee Morris. In nonfiction, Pip has cowritten with Tee <em>Social Media for Writers</em> from Writer's Digest.</p> <p>Her awards include an Airship, a Parsec, the Steampunk Chronicle Reader's Choice, the RT Reviewer's Choice Award for steampunk, and a Sir Julius Vogel. Philippa currently resides in Manassas, Virginia, with her husband, daughter, and a furry clowder of cats.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Darkling," "Gathering Darkness," "Leaving Home," "Long Note Four," "The Escalation," "Ossuary 6 - Air," and "Water Lily," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Learn more at <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">www.incompetech.com</a>. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href="http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">apex-magazine.com</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"The Amazing Exploding Women of the Early Twentieth Century," published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 122, February 2021.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/the-amazing-exploding-women-of-the-early-twentieth-century/"> https://apex-magazine.com/the-amazing-exploding-women-of-the-early-twentieth-century/</a></p> <p>A.C. Wise's fiction has appeared in publications such as <em>Apex</em>, <em>Uncanny</em>, <em>Clarkesworld</em>, and multiple Year's Best anthologies. Her work has won the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, as well as twice being a finalist for the Sunburst Award, twice being a finalist for the Nebula Award, and being a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She has two collections published with Lethe Press, and a novella published by Broken Eye Books. Her debut novel, <em>Wendy, Darling</em>, is forthcoming from Titan Books in June 2021, and a new collection, <em>The Ghost Sequences</em>, is forthcoming from Undertow Books in Fall 2021. In addition to her fiction, she contributes review columns to Apex and The Book Smugglers. Visit her at her <a href= "http://www.acwise.net/">website.</a></p> <p>A storyteller of many forms, Aly Grauer has been known to perform onstage, on podcasts, at ren faires, and at world-class theme parks. Of late, she is the audio editor for <em>Skyjacks: Courier's Call</em>, where she also performs as June Hymnal. Aly is also a writer, teaches dialect lessons, provides narration for audiobooks, and occasionally creates small roleplaying games. Aly and her husband Drew live in Chicago, IL where they both serve as heated furniture for their two cats, Queen Felicia and Wedge.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Melodie Victoria," "Almost New," "Frogs Legs Rag," and "Reawakening," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Learn more at <a href= "https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.incompetech.com</a>. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href= "http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Mr. Death" — published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 121, January 2021.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/mr-death/">https://apex-magazine.com/mr-death/</a></p> <p>Please note that this episode contains references to child death.</p> <p>A former academic and adjunct, Alix E. Harrow is now a full-time writer living in Kentucky with her husband and their semi-feral kids. She is the author of Hugo-award-winning short fiction, and her debut novel, <em>The Ten Thousand Doors of January</em>, was a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Find her at @AlixEHarrow on Twitter.</p> <p>Chris Lester is a writer, voice actor, scientist, and podcaster. He is the creator of Metamor City, an urban fantasy series that has won three Parsec Awards for excellence in audio fiction. His books can be found on Audible, Amazon, and many other online retailers. In addition to voicing his own work, he has narrated stories for <em>Escape Pod</em>, <em>Nobilis Erotica</em>, and <em>Erotica a la Carte</em>, and for author Abigail Hilton. To learn more about his fiction, hire him for audio work, or subscribe to his fiction podcast <em>The Raven and the Writing Desk</em> visit his website at <a href="http://chrislester.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">chrislester.org</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Bittersweet," "Grim League," "Heart of Nowhere," and "When the Wind Blows," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href= "http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"N-Coin," by Tobias S. Buckell -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 120, May 2019.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>Tobias S. Buckell is a New York Times Bestselling author born in the Caribbean. He grew up in Grenada and spent time in the British and US Virgin Islands, which influence much of his work. His novels and over 50 stories have been translated into 18 different languages. His work has been nominated for awards like the Hugo, Nebula, Prometheus, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Author. </p> <p>He currently lives in Bluffton, Ohio with his wife, twin daughters, and a pair of dogs. He can be found online at <a href= "http://www.TobiasBuckell.com">www.TobiasBuckell.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "That's a Wrap," "Laser Groove," and "Voltaic," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href= "http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <div class="_aok" tabindex="0" aria-label= "Drew Mierzejewski holds a Masters in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a performer currently based out of Orlando where he wrangles velociraptors and explores the theme parks. He is a longtime roleplaying game enthusiast and Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He is co-creator of Warda which is an RPG actual play/audio drama/fiction podcast set in an original fantasy world he created with his wife, Aly Grauer. For more information, visit http://www.welcometowarda.com and follow Drew on Twitter @worldstoforge."> <span class="_3oh- _58nk">Our narrator for this episode is Drew Mierzejewski. Drew holds a Masters in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a performer currently based out of Orlando where he wrangles velociraptors and explores the theme parks. He is a longtime roleplaying game enthusiast and Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He is co-creator of Warda which is an RPG actual play/audio drama/fiction podcast set in an original fantasy world he created with his wife, Aly Grauer. For more information, visit <a href= "http://www.welcometowarda.com/?fbclid=IwAR0fIhejddp7_Ib7_wGWJVAvNddynKoS96baKMZFkfQLne5xUPRK2SGbM7g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welcometowarda.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0fIhejddp7_Ib7_wGWJVAvNddynKoS96baKMZFkfQLne5xUPRK2SGbM7g&h=AT2Lx4jqb-iOM2abiIRRvc_k49yC7vB88Ik8vNE_YytE9kGPC7r-npp6j6eKTPnsctwrhJV14copbOcvReraIibmMC7B_KhbZbmrdqLRoV979mWrlyCZXU6f9ub0u-mghh8"> http://www.welcometowarda.com</a> and follow Drew on Twitter @worldstoforge.</span></div> <div class="_aok" tabindex="0" aria-label= "Drew Mierzejewski holds a Masters in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a performer currently based out of Orlando where he wrangles velociraptors and explores the theme parks. He is a longtime roleplaying game enthusiast and Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He is co-creator of Warda which is an RPG actual play/audio drama/fiction podcast set in an original fantasy world he created with his wife, Aly Grauer. For more information, visit http://www.welcometowarda.com and follow Drew on Twitter @worldstoforge."> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> </div>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"N-Coin," by Tobias S. Buckell -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 120, May 2019.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>Tobias S. Buckell is a New York Times Bestselling author born in the Caribbean. He grew up in Grenada and spent time in the British and US Virgin Islands, which influence much of his work. His novels and over 50 stories have been translated into 18 different languages. His work has been nominated for awards like the Hugo, Nebula, Prometheus, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Author. </p> <p>He currently lives in Bluffton, Ohio with his wife, twin daughters, and a pair of dogs. He can be found online at <a href= "http://www.TobiasBuckell.com">www.TobiasBuckell.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "That's a Wrap," "Laser Groove," and "Voltaic," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href= "http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> Our narrator for this episode is Drew Mierzejewski. Drew holds a Masters in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a performer currently based out of Orlando where he wrangles velociraptors and explores the theme parks. He is a longtime roleplaying game enthusiast and Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He is co-creator of Warda which is an RPG actual play/audio drama/fiction podcast set in an original fantasy world he created with his wife, Aly Grauer. For more information, visit <a href= "http://www.welcometowarda.com/?fbclid=IwAR0fIhejddp7_Ib7_wGWJVAvNddynKoS96baKMZFkfQLne5xUPRK2SGbM7g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welcometowarda.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0fIhejddp7_Ib7_wGWJVAvNddynKoS96baKMZFkfQLne5xUPRK2SGbM7g&h=AT2Lx4jqb-iOM2abiIRRvc_k49yC7vB88Ik8vNE_YytE9kGPC7r-npp6j6eKTPnsctwrhJV14copbOcvReraIibmMC7B_KhbZbmrdqLRoV979mWrlyCZXU6f9ub0u-mghh8"> http://www.welcometowarda.com</a> and follow Drew on Twitter @worldstoforge. <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Professor Strong and the Brass Boys," by Amal Singh -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 119, April 2019.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>Amal Singh is a professional screenwriter currently living in Mumbai, India. His web-shows are on YouTube, while his fiction has appeared in <em>Syntax & Salt</em>, <em>Truancy</em>, <em>Mithila Review</em>, among others. He is constantly in search of meaning in life and drowns his sorrows in copious amounts of tea. </p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Backbay Lounge," "Basement Floor," "Bicycle," "Covert Affair," "Dances and Dames," "Egmont Overture Finale," "I Knew a Guy," "Pure Attitude," "Smoother Move," "Too Cool," and "Waltz, Tchaikovsky Op. 40," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. This podcast also includes "E Pari Ra," "The Turtle Dove," and Thomas Tallis's "O Nata Lux," all within the public domain and performed by KT Bryski. Other music created and performed by KT Bryski. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href="http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Dave Robison. <span id= "cch_f376f227157dafe" class="_mh6 _wsc"><span class= "_3oh- _58nk">Dave is a passionate Literary and Vocal Alchemist (and unrepentant nerd) whose creative ADHD prompts him to pursue a wide range of projects. He's narrated dozens of stories for audio fiction podcasts, brainstormed hundreds of story ideas with some of the stellar luminaries of the literary firmament, designed board games, and created software platforms. If it celebrates the storyteller's craft in some way, shape, or form, Dave has either done it, is doing it, or will do it. Dave is also the creator of ARCHIVOS, a new web-based story development tool for storytellers. Check it out at <a href= "https://archivos.digital/?fbclid=IwAR1617fx4hbWhXIoxOp7GNFfTUZ4i9IKzcVxpYYXzrBSXsUX5Ctw2BYfeVk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Farchivos.digital%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1617fx4hbWhXIoxOp7GNFfTUZ4i9IKzcVxpYYXzrBSXsUX5Ctw2BYfeVk&h=AT0rSW7C2f3gv4yWRG22RoiM-5tzsOTbLnHio6Ywo09HOT0BY8Vg3Pu8lHyfz0znrrNJGkWA80XvRs75ceyik0QF4ZffNpM88QAlvcdXyi9ThJBBqz6Pl1KV4aJXi1fABUs"> https://archivos.digital</a></span></span></p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Professor Strong and the Brass Boys," by Amal Singh -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 119, April 2019.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>Amal Singh is a professional screenwriter currently living in Mumbai, India. His web-shows are on YouTube, while his fiction has appeared in <em>Syntax & Salt</em>, <em>Truancy</em>, <em>Mithila Review</em>, among others. He is constantly in search of meaning in life and drowns his sorrows in copious amounts of tea. </p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Backbay Lounge," "Basement Floor," "Bicycle," "Covert Affair," "Dances and Dames," "Egmont Overture Finale," "I Knew a Guy," "Pure Attitude," "Smoother Move," "Too Cool," and "Waltz, Tchaikovsky Op. 40," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. This podcast also includes "E Pari Ra," "The Turtle Dove," and Thomas Tallis's "O Nata Lux," all within the public domain and performed by KT Bryski. Other music created and performed by KT Bryski. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href="http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Dave Robison. Dave is a passionate Literary and Vocal Alchemist (and unrepentant nerd) whose creative ADHD prompts him to pursue a wide range of projects. He's narrated dozens of stories for audio fiction podcasts, brainstormed hundreds of story ideas with some of the stellar luminaries of the literary firmament, designed board games, and created software platforms. If it celebrates the storyteller's craft in some way, shape, or form, Dave has either done it, is doing it, or will do it. Dave is also the creator of ARCHIVOS, a new web-based story development tool for storytellers. Check it out at <a href= "https://archivos.digital/?fbclid=IwAR1617fx4hbWhXIoxOp7GNFfTUZ4i9IKzcVxpYYXzrBSXsUX5Ctw2BYfeVk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Farchivos.digital%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1617fx4hbWhXIoxOp7GNFfTUZ4i9IKzcVxpYYXzrBSXsUX5Ctw2BYfeVk&h=AT0rSW7C2f3gv4yWRG22RoiM-5tzsOTbLnHio6Ywo09HOT0BY8Vg3Pu8lHyfz0znrrNJGkWA80XvRs75ceyik0QF4ZffNpM88QAlvcdXyi9ThJBBqz6Pl1KV4aJXi1fABUs"> https://archivos.digital</a></p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>NB: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.</p> <p>"Curse Like a Savior," by Russell Nichols -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 118, March 2019.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>Russell Nichols is a speculative fiction writer and endangered journalist. Raised in Richmond, California, he sold all his stuff in 2011 and now lives out of a backpack with his wife, vagabonding around the world. Find his work in <em>Fiyah</em>, <em>Apex Magazine</em>, <em>Fireside Fiction</em>, <em>Strange Horizons</em>, <em>Nightmare Magazine</em>'s POC Destroy Horror special issue and others. Look for him at <a href= "http://russellnichols.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">russellnichols.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "On the Ground," "Arcadia," and "Angel Share," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href="http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Dominick Rabrun. Dominick Rabrun was born in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives near Washington, DC. At an early age he discovered his love of cartoons, computers, books, comics, and video games. This led to an exploration of experimental and artistically expressive artwork as an adult. Dom fully embraces the syncretic nature of his art, which is powered by a complex and unique mixture of influences and mediums. He can be seen and heard weekly on Dom's Sketch Cast, a show that blends interviews, animations, and experimental video art.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NB: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.</p> <p>"Curse Like a Savior," by Russell Nichols -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 118, March 2019.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>Russell Nichols is a speculative fiction writer and endangered journalist. Raised in Richmond, California, he sold all his stuff in 2011 and now lives out of a backpack with his wife, vagabonding around the world. Find his work in <em>Fiyah</em>, <em>Apex Magazine</em>, <em>Fireside Fiction</em>, <em>Strange Horizons</em>, <em>Nightmare Magazine</em>'s POC Destroy Horror special issue and others. Look for him at <a href= "http://russellnichols.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">russellnichols.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "On the Ground," "Arcadia," and "Angel Share," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href="http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Dominick Rabrun. Dominick Rabrun was born in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives near Washington, DC. At an early age he discovered his love of cartoons, computers, books, comics, and video games. This led to an exploration of experimental and artistically expressive artwork as an adult. Dom fully embraces the syncretic nature of his art, which is powered by a complex and unique mixture of influences and mediums. He can be seen and heard weekly on Dom's Sketch Cast, a show that blends interviews, animations, and experimental video art.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Cold Iron Comfort," by Hayley Stone -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 117, February 2019.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p>Hayley Stone is a writer, editor, and poet from California. She is best known for her adult sci-fi novel, <em>Machinations</em>, which was chosen as one of Amazon's Best Sci-fi & Fantasy Books for 2016. Her short fiction has appeared in <em>Fireside Fiction</em>, <em>Escape Pod</em>, <em>Flash Fiction Online</em>, and various anthologies, while her speculative poetry is widely available online. Hayley loves to hear from readers and writers. Find her at <a href="http://www.hnstoneauthor.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">www.hnstoneauthor.com</a> and on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/hayley_stone" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@hayley_stone</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Mirage" "Dreamlike," and "Ice Demon," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href="http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by KT Bryski.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Charity Rodriguez. <span class= "il">Charity</span> is a teacher by day and voiceover artist by night. As a voiceover artist she has a passion for telling and sharing stories with people of all ages. While her first love is fantasy, she is fascinated by stories of people from every walk and way of life and sees every day as an opportunity to explore the world around her.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"The Pulse of Memory," by Beth Dawkins -- published in</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 116, January 2019.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p>Beth Dawkins grew up on front porches, fighting imaginary monsters with sticks, and building castles out of square hay bales. She currently lives in Northeast Georgia with her husband and two dogs. She can be found on Twitter @BethDawkins. </p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Almost in F," "Mind Scrape," "Tenebrous Borthers Carnival: Mermaid," and "Water Prelude," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.This podcast also included "Caro Mio Ben," a piece in the public domain performed by KT Bryski. </p> <div class="_aok" tabindex="0" aria-label= "Drew Mierzejewski holds a Masters in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a performer currently based out of Orlando where he wrangles velociraptors and explores the theme parks. He is a longtime roleplaying game enthusiast and Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He is co-creator of Warda which is an RPG actual play/audio drama/fiction podcast set in an original fantasy world he created with his wife, Aly Grauer. For more information, visit http://www.welcometowarda.com and follow Drew on Twitter @worldstoforge."> <span class="_3oh- _58nk">Our narrator for this episode is Drew Mierzejewski. Drew holds a Masters in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a performer currently based out of Orlando where he wrangles velociraptors and explores the theme parks. He is a longtime roleplaying game enthusiast and Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He is co-creator of Warda which is an RPG actual play/audio drama/fiction podcast set in an original fantasy world he created with his wife, Aly Grauer. For more information, visit <a href= "http://www.welcometowarda.com/?fbclid=IwAR0fIhejddp7_Ib7_wGWJVAvNddynKoS96baKMZFkfQLne5xUPRK2SGbM7g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welcometowarda.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0fIhejddp7_Ib7_wGWJVAvNddynKoS96baKMZFkfQLne5xUPRK2SGbM7g&h=AT2Lx4jqb-iOM2abiIRRvc_k49yC7vB88Ik8vNE_YytE9kGPC7r-npp6j6eKTPnsctwrhJV14copbOcvReraIibmMC7B_KhbZbmrdqLRoV979mWrlyCZXU6f9ub0u-mghh8"> http://www.welcometowarda.com</a> and follow Drew on Twitter @worldstoforge.</span></div> <div class="_aok" tabindex="0" aria-label= "Drew Mierzejewski holds a Masters in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a performer currently based out of Orlando where he wrangles velociraptors and explores the theme parks. He is a longtime roleplaying game enthusiast and Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He is co-creator of Warda which is an RPG actual play/audio drama/fiction podcast set in an original fantasy world he created with his wife, Aly Grauer. For more information, visit http://www.welcometowarda.com and follow Drew on Twitter @worldstoforge."> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> </div> <p> </p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"The Pulse of Memory," by Beth Dawkins -- published in</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 116, January 2019.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p>Beth Dawkins grew up on front porches, fighting imaginary monsters with sticks, and building castles out of square hay bales. She currently lives in Northeast Georgia with her husband and two dogs. She can be found on Twitter @BethDawkins. </p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Almost in F," "Mind Scrape," "Tenebrous Borthers Carnival: Mermaid," and "Water Prelude," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.This podcast also included "Caro Mio Ben," a piece in the public domain performed by KT Bryski. </p> Our narrator for this episode is Drew Mierzejewski. Drew holds a Masters in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a performer currently based out of Orlando where he wrangles velociraptors and explores the theme parks. He is a longtime roleplaying game enthusiast and Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He is co-creator of Warda which is an RPG actual play/audio drama/fiction podcast set in an original fantasy world he created with his wife, Aly Grauer. For more information, visit <a href= "http://www.welcometowarda.com/?fbclid=IwAR0fIhejddp7_Ib7_wGWJVAvNddynKoS96baKMZFkfQLne5xUPRK2SGbM7g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welcometowarda.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0fIhejddp7_Ib7_wGWJVAvNddynKoS96baKMZFkfQLne5xUPRK2SGbM7g&h=AT2Lx4jqb-iOM2abiIRRvc_k49yC7vB88Ik8vNE_YytE9kGPC7r-npp6j6eKTPnsctwrhJV14copbOcvReraIibmMC7B_KhbZbmrdqLRoV979mWrlyCZXU6f9ub0u-mghh8"> http://www.welcometowarda.com</a> and follow Drew on Twitter @worldstoforge. <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Towards a New Lexicon of Augury," by Sabrina Vourvoulias -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 114, November 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>Sabrina Vourvoulias (<a href="http://www.sabrinavourvoulias.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.sabrinavourvoulias.com</a>) is an award-winning Latina journalist whose work has appeared at PRI's <em>The World</em>, <em>The Guardian US</em>, <em>Philly.com</em>, and <em>Philadelphia Magazine</em>, among others. After years of adhering to AP style, and juggling the conventions of English- and Spanish-language journalism, she turned to speculative fiction. Her short fiction has appeared at <em>Uncanny Magazine</em>, <em>Tor.com</em>, <em>Strange Horizons</em>, <em>GUD Magazine</em>, <em>Crossed Genres</em>, and upcoming in <em>Apex Magazine</em>, as well as in numerous anthologies. She is also the author of <em>Ink</em>, a near-future, immigration-centered dystopia which draws on her memories of Guatemala's armed internal conflict and of the Latinx experience in the United States. It was named to Latinidad's Best Books of 2012, and was reissued by Rosarium Publishing in September 2018. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, daughter, and a dog who believes she is the one ring to rule them all. Follow her on Twitter @followthelede and on Facebook @officialsabrinavourvoulias.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Anguish," "Reaching Out," "Soaring," and "Spring Thaw," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Sandra Espinoza. Sandra Espinoza is a New York born and raised voice actress trained at Edge Studios and Shut Up & Talk. Being Spanish bilingual with a background in English literature, she has always been fascinated with what people were saying and the broad palette of ways to say it. </p> <div>After a childhood where video games were banned from the house, she's 180'd so hard that she's finally in them and never leaving. Some games Sandra's voiced for include <em>Heroes of Newerth</em>, <em>Marvel's Avengers Academy</em> and the critically acclaimed Wadjet Eye Games point-and-click adventure game <em>Unavowed</em> as Mandana. Get to know her at <a href= "http://dustyoldroses.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://dustyoldroses.com&source=gmail&ust=1546183436720000&usg=AFQjCNH5SncVPuC3bK22a-0UlyHdLgzKeg"> dustyoldroses.com</a> and follow on Twitter and Facebook @dustyoldroses.</div> <div> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> </div>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Towards a New Lexicon of Augury," by Sabrina Vourvoulias -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 114, November 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>Sabrina Vourvoulias (<a href="http://www.sabrinavourvoulias.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.sabrinavourvoulias.com</a>) is an award-winning Latina journalist whose work has appeared at PRI's <em>The World</em>, <em>The Guardian US</em>, <em>Philly.com</em>, and <em>Philadelphia Magazine</em>, among others. After years of adhering to AP style, and juggling the conventions of English- and Spanish-language journalism, she turned to speculative fiction. Her short fiction has appeared at <em>Uncanny Magazine</em>, <em>Tor.com</em>, <em>Strange Horizons</em>, <em>GUD Magazine</em>, <em>Crossed Genres</em>, and upcoming in <em>Apex Magazine</em>, as well as in numerous anthologies. She is also the author of <em>Ink</em>, a near-future, immigration-centered dystopia which draws on her memories of Guatemala's armed internal conflict and of the Latinx experience in the United States. It was named to Latinidad's Best Books of 2012, and was reissued by Rosarium Publishing in September 2018. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, daughter, and a dog who believes she is the one ring to rule them all. Follow her on Twitter @followthelede and on Facebook @officialsabrinavourvoulias.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Anguish," "Reaching Out," "Soaring," and "Spring Thaw," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Sandra Espinoza. Sandra Espinoza is a New York born and raised voice actress trained at Edge Studios and Shut Up & Talk. Being Spanish bilingual with a background in English literature, she has always been fascinated with what people were saying and the broad palette of ways to say it. </p> After a childhood where video games were banned from the house, she's 180'd so hard that she's finally in them and never leaving. Some games Sandra's voiced for include <em>Heroes of Newerth</em>, <em>Marvel's Avengers Academy</em> and the critically acclaimed Wadjet Eye Games point-and-click adventure game <em>Unavowed</em> as Mandana. Get to know her at <a href= "http://dustyoldroses.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://dustyoldroses.com&source=gmail&ust=1546183436720000&usg=AFQjCNH5SncVPuC3bK22a-0UlyHdLgzKeg"> dustyoldroses.com</a> and follow on Twitter and Facebook @dustyoldroses. <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"On the Day You Spend Forever With Your Dog," by Adam R. Shannon -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 115, December 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p>Adam R. Shannon is a career firefighter and paramedic, as well as a fiction writer, aspiring cook, and steadfast companion of dogs. He and his wife live in Virginia, where they preside over the furry whirlwinds of two resident canines as well as visiting foster dogs. His work has appeared in <em>Compelling Science Fiction</em>, <em>Every Day Fiction</em>, the anthology <em>Behind the Mask</em>, and elsewhere. He's a graduate of Clarion West 2017.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Rumination," "Wounded," "Loss," "Pensif," and "Dark Walk," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href="http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a></p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Erica Hastings. Erica works as a Review Analyst by day, an action/comedy writer by night, and a voice actor on weekends and holidays. For the last ten years, she has lived in Ottawa, Ontario, where she also runs a free brainstorming and story critique session at the Ottawa Writer's Circle. Her biggest project is her serial novel that she publishes to <a href= "https://theotherkindofroommate.com/">https://theotherkindofroommate.com/</a> in which there is also longing for a loved one, but that loved one is coffee.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"On the Day You Spend Forever With Your Dog," by Adam R. Shannon -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 115, December 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p>Adam R. Shannon is a career firefighter and paramedic, as well as a fiction writer, aspiring cook, and steadfast companion of dogs. He and his wife live in Virginia, where they preside over the furry whirlwinds of two resident canines as well as visiting foster dogs. His work has appeared in <em>Compelling Science Fiction</em>, <em>Every Day Fiction</em>, the anthology <em>Behind the Mask</em>, and elsewhere. He's a graduate of Clarion West 2017.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Rumination," "Wounded," "Loss," "Pensif," and "Dark Walk," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href="http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a></p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Erica Hastings. Erica works as a Review Analyst by day, an action/comedy writer by night, and a voice actor on weekends and holidays. For the last ten years, she has lived in Ottawa, Ontario, where she also runs a free brainstorming and story critique session at the Ottawa Writer's Circle. Her biggest project is her serial novel that she publishes to <a href= "https://theotherkindofroommate.com/">https://theotherkindofroommate.com/</a> in which there is also longing for a loved one, but that loved one is coffee.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Field Biology of the Wee Fairies," by Naomi Kritzer -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 112, September 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com.</a></p> <p>Naomi Kritzer is a speculative fiction writer and blogger. Her 2015 short story "Cat Pictures Please" was a Locus Award and Hugo Award winner and was nominated for a Nebula Award. She has lived in London and Nepal. She currently lives in Minnesota and blogs on local elections.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "The Snow Queen" and "Sneaky Adventure," both by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href="http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Brea Grant. Brea is an e-reader who moonlights as an <a href= "http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/reading-glasses%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank"> actress and filmmaker</a> (most recently, she can be seen on the television show <em>The Arrangement</em> and in movies like <em>A Ghost Story</em> and <em>Dead Awake</em>) and daylights as a podcast co-host on the show <a href= "http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/reading-glasses%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank"> <em>Reading Glasses</em></a>. She writes comic books, reads sci-fi, and thinks ghosts are funny. You know her face from television.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Field Biology of the Wee Fairies," by Naomi Kritzer -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 112, September 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com.</a></p> <p>Naomi Kritzer is a speculative fiction writer and blogger. Her 2015 short story "Cat Pictures Please" was a Locus Award and Hugo Award winner and was nominated for a Nebula Award. She has lived in London and Nepal. She currently lives in Minnesota and blogs on local elections.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "The Snow Queen" and "Sneaky Adventure," both by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href="http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Brea Grant. Brea is an e-reader who moonlights as an <a href= "http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/reading-glasses%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank"> actress and filmmaker</a> (most recently, she can be seen on the television show <em>The Arrangement</em> and in movies like <em>A Ghost Story</em> and <em>Dead Awake</em>) and daylights as a podcast co-host on the show <a href= "http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/reading-glasses%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank"> <em>Reading Glasses</em></a>. She writes comic books, reads sci-fi, and thinks ghosts are funny. You know her face from television.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"PRISM," by Stefanie Elrick -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 111, August 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>Stefanie Elrick is a writer, artist and performer from Manchester, UK. As a performance artist she's blood-lined love poetry onto her body during 'Written in Skin' <a href= "http://www.writteninskin.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.writteninskin.com</a> and been strapped to a 12ft spinning timepiece for 'KAIROS' <a href="http://www.kairosophy.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.kairosophy.com</a>. She returned to her first love, fantasy horror, in the winter of 2015 and made her debut in Martian Migraine's Press <em>Cthulhusattva: Tales of the Black Gnosis</em>. She also features in Comet Press's 2017 anthology, <em>The Year's Best Hardcore Horror</em>. Visit her at <a href="http://www.stefanieelrick.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.stefanieelrick.com</a></p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "It Is Lost," "Return of Lazarus," and "Ossuary 2 - Turn," by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Blythe Haynes. Blythe is a Toronto-based actor and voice talent. With KT Bryski, she is one of the co-founders of Gangway! Theatre Company, a new theatre company focused on creating and celebrating Canadian and female-focused works. Select theatre credits include <em>Six Stories, Told at Night</em> (Toronto Fringe), <em>A Canticle of Light</em> (Missed Metaphor Productions), <em>In His Name</em> (Canadian History Project), and <em>Mary's Wedding</em> (Toronto Fringe). Select voice acting credits include <em>Campfire Radio Theatre, The Drabblecast, Apex Magazine Podcast,</em> and the original podcast release of <em>Six Stories, Told at Night.</em> Find out more at <a href= "http://www.gangwaytheatre.com">www.gangwaytheatre.com</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"When You're Ready," by M. Ian Bell -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 110, July 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>M. Ian Bell lives in New Jersey, where he teaches English and math. He mentors adolescents during the school year and co-directs a boys' camp in New Hampshire in the summer. His work can also be found in <em>Shimmer Magazine,</em> and you can follow him on Twitter at @m_ianbell.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Cryptic Sorrow" and "Water Lily," by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Norman Hussey. Norman is a writer, director, and actor located in Toronto, Ontario. He is one of the co-founders of the independent theatre company "Missed Metaphor Productions," who just produced their first show: <em>A Canticle of Light,</em> by KT Bryski. He is currently writing a full length horror tragedy play that Missed Metaphor will produce next year. Visit their website <a href= "http://www.missedmetaphor.com">www.missedmetaphor.com</a> for more details in the near future. In the meantime, he is working on a variety of other projets in various fields including writing and narrating children's stories and creating a role playing text-adventure video game.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"When You're Ready," by M. Ian Bell -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 110, July 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>M. Ian Bell lives in New Jersey, where he teaches English and math. He mentors adolescents during the school year and co-directs a boys' camp in New Hampshire in the summer. His work can also be found in <em>Shimmer Magazine,</em> and you can follow him on Twitter at @m_ianbell.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast includes "Cryptic Sorrow" and "Water Lily," by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Norman Hussey. Norman is a writer, director, and actor located in Toronto, Ontario. He is one of the co-founders of the independent theatre company "Missed Metaphor Productions," who just produced their first show: <em>A Canticle of Light,</em> by KT Bryski. He is currently writing a full length horror tragedy play that Missed Metaphor will produce next year. Visit their website <a href= "http://www.missedmetaphor.com">www.missedmetaphor.com</a> for more details in the near future. In the meantime, he is working on a variety of other projets in various fields including writing and narrating children's stories and creating a role playing text-adventure video game.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Suzie Q," by Jacqueline Carey -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 109, June 2018.</p> <p>CONTENT WARNING: graphic sexual situations and self-harm.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a></p> <p>New York Times bestseller Jacqueline Carey is the author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning <em>Kushiel's Legacy</em> series of historical fantasy novels, <em>The Sundering</em> epic fantasy duology, postmodern fables <em>Santa Olivia</em> and <em>Saints Astray,</em> the <em>Agent of Hel</em> contemporary fantasy series, and the forthcoming standalone, <em>Starless.</em> Jacqueline enjoys doing research on a wide variety of arcane topics, and an affinity for travel has taken her from Iceland to China to date. She currently lives in West Michigan.</p> <p>Further information is available at <a href= "http://www.jacquelinecarey.com">www.jacquelinecarey.com</a>. Join her on Facebook at <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/jacquelinecarey.author,">www.facebook.com/jacquelinecarey.author,</a> or follow her on Twitter at @JCareyAuthor.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Virtutes Vocis" and "Shadowlands 5: Antechamber," by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href="http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Lauren Harris. Lauren is a narrator, editor, and author of new urban fantasy release, UNMAKE, book two in the <em>Spellhounds</em> series. More on her narration and writing can be found at <a href= "http://www.laurenbharris.com">www.laurenbharris.com</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Cold Blue Sky," by J.E. Bates -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 108, May 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com/cold-blue-sky</a>.</p> <p>J.E. Bates is a lifelong communicant of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other mind sugar and screen candy. He's lived in California, Finland, and many worlds in between. He can be found at twitter.com/jeebates or <a href= "https://jebates.com">https://jebates.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Dopplerette," "Floating Cities," "Interloper," and "Overworld," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href= "http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>. </p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Alyson Grauer. <span class= "_3oh- _58nk">Alyson is an actor, author, and podcaster currently based in Orlando. She is the co-creator of Warda, a tabletop RPG podcast set in an entirely original fantasy realm. You can learn more about this Edwardian-inspired setting at <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welcometowarda.com%2F&h=ATOgAfHxpUFdp3ukiM2kmz9K1Nf8aSPbrIU_XreZRdKiTsGtKGYG8-XTjBJYRkHT09jt3419j3fEIK3TdJdBpX9roA0fR9hUQvp0aExZYrn3qZA1fA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.welcometowarda.com</a> and <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FWardaPodcast&h=ATOgAfHxpUFdp3ukiM2kmz9K1Nf8aSPbrIU_XreZRdKiTsGtKGYG8-XTjBJYRkHT09jt3419j3fEIK3TdJdBpX9roA0fR9hUQvp0aExZYrn3qZA1fA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bit.ly/WardaPodcast</a>. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies from Xchyler Publishing and the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences' <em>Tales From The Archives.</em> Her first novel "On The Isle of Sound and Wonder" is a fantasy retelling of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." For more information on her work, visit <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamstobecome.com%2F&h=ATOgAfHxpUFdp3ukiM2kmz9K1Nf8aSPbrIU_XreZRdKiTsGtKGYG8-XTjBJYRkHT09jt3419j3fEIK3TdJdBpX9roA0fR9hUQvp0aExZYrn3qZA1fA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.dreamstobecome.com</a> and follow her on Twitter at @dreamstobecome.</span></p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Cold Blue Sky," by J.E. Bates -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 108, May 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com/cold-blue-sky</a>.</p> <p>J.E. Bates is a lifelong communicant of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other mind sugar and screen candy. He's lived in California, Finland, and many worlds in between. He can be found at twitter.com/jeebates or <a href= "https://jebates.com">https://jebates.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Dopplerette," "Floating Cities," "Interloper," and "Overworld," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For more information, visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href= "http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>. </p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Alyson Grauer. Alyson is an actor, author, and podcaster currently based in Orlando. She is the co-creator of Warda, a tabletop RPG podcast set in an entirely original fantasy realm. You can learn more about this Edwardian-inspired setting at <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welcometowarda.com%2F&h=ATOgAfHxpUFdp3ukiM2kmz9K1Nf8aSPbrIU_XreZRdKiTsGtKGYG8-XTjBJYRkHT09jt3419j3fEIK3TdJdBpX9roA0fR9hUQvp0aExZYrn3qZA1fA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.welcometowarda.com</a> and <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FWardaPodcast&h=ATOgAfHxpUFdp3ukiM2kmz9K1Nf8aSPbrIU_XreZRdKiTsGtKGYG8-XTjBJYRkHT09jt3419j3fEIK3TdJdBpX9roA0fR9hUQvp0aExZYrn3qZA1fA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bit.ly/WardaPodcast</a>. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies from Xchyler Publishing and the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences' <em>Tales From The Archives.</em> Her first novel "On The Isle of Sound and Wonder" is a fantasy retelling of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." For more information on her work, visit <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamstobecome.com%2F&h=ATOgAfHxpUFdp3ukiM2kmz9K1Nf8aSPbrIU_XreZRdKiTsGtKGYG8-XTjBJYRkHT09jt3419j3fEIK3TdJdBpX9roA0fR9hUQvp0aExZYrn3qZA1fA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.dreamstobecome.com</a> and follow her on Twitter at @dreamstobecome.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"A Priest of Vast and Distant Places," by Cassandra Khaw -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 106, March 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p>Cassandra Khaw writes horror, video games, tweets for money, articles about video games, and tabletop RPGs. These are not necessarily unrelated items. Her work can be found in professional short story magazines such as <em>Clarkesworld, Fireside Fiction, Uncanny,</em> and <em>Shimmer.</em> Cassandra's first paranormal rom-com <em>Bearly a Lady</em> released this year. Her recent Lovecraftian Southern Gothic, <em>A Song for Quiet,</em> is a considerably different animal.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Immersed," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Visit him at <a href="http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project -- find out more at <a href= "http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Marie Bilodeau. Marie is an Ottawa-based author and storyteller, with eight published books to her name. Her speculative fiction has won several awards and has been translated into French (Les Editions Alire) and Chinese (SF World). Marie is also a storyteller and has told stories across Canada in theatres, tea shops, at festivals, and under disco balls. She is co-host of the Archivos Podcast Network with Dave Robison, co-chair of Ottawa's speculative fiction literary convention CAN-CON with Derek Kunsken, co-chair of Ottawa ChiSeries with Nicole Lavigne and Matt Moore, and a casual blogger at Black Gate Magazine. Visit Marie at <a href= "http://www.mariebilodeau.com">www.mariebilodeau.com</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"We Are New(s)," by Bentley A. Reese -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 106, March 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/we-are-news/">https://apex-magazine.com/we-are-news/</a></p> <p>Bentley A. Reese is a Wisconsin-born writer who has always had a love for Science Fiction. He has been published in many magazines, such as <em>Shimmer, Bourbon Penn,</em> and now (to his complete surprise and utter joy) within the pages of <em>Apex.</em> An alumni of UW-Madison, Bentley is currently one of few genre writers studying at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He wrote this piece last fall while studying abroad in London and walking the streets of Whitechapel.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Ice Flow," "Harmful or Fatal," "In a Heartbeat," "Severe Tire Damage," and "The Dread," all by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project -- find out more at www.freesound.org.</p> <p> Our narrator for this episode is Blythe Haynes. Blythe is a Toronto-based actor and voice talent. Select theatre credits include, "In His Name" (Canadian History Project), "The Killdeer" (Alumnae Theatre), and "Mary's Wedding" (Toronto Fringe Festival). Select podcast credits include "Campfire Radio Theater," "Six Stories, Told at Night," "The Drabblecast," and "Tales from the Archives." With KT Bryski, Blythe is one of the co-founders of Gangway! Theatre Co. She looks forward to returning to the Toronto Fringe in 2018 with a stage adaptation of KT Bryski's "Six Stories, Told at Night."</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"We Are New(s)," by Bentley A. Reese -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 106, March 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/we-are-news/">https://apex-magazine.com/we-are-news/</a></p> <p>Bentley A. Reese is a Wisconsin-born writer who has always had a love for Science Fiction. He has been published in many magazines, such as <em>Shimmer, Bourbon Penn,</em> and now (to his complete surprise and utter joy) within the pages of <em>Apex.</em> An alumni of UW-Madison, Bentley is currently one of few genre writers studying at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He wrote this piece last fall while studying abroad in London and walking the streets of Whitechapel.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Ice Flow," "Harmful or Fatal," "In a Heartbeat," "Severe Tire Damage," and "The Dread," all by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project -- find out more at www.freesound.org.</p> <p> Our narrator for this episode is Blythe Haynes. Blythe is a Toronto-based actor and voice talent. Select theatre credits include, "In His Name" (Canadian History Project), "The Killdeer" (Alumnae Theatre), and "Mary's Wedding" (Toronto Fringe Festival). Select podcast credits include "Campfire Radio Theater," "Six Stories, Told at Night," "The Drabblecast," and "Tales from the Archives." With KT Bryski, Blythe is one of the co-founders of Gangway! Theatre Co. She looks forward to returning to the Toronto Fringe in 2018 with a stage adaptation of KT Bryski's "Six Stories, Told at Night."</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies," by Alix E. Harrow -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 105, February 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/a-witchs-guide-to-escape-a-practical-compendium-of-portal-fantasies/"> https://apex-magazine.com/a-witchs-guide-to-escape-a-practical-compendium-of-portal-fantasies/</a></p> <p>Alix E. Harrow is a part-time historian with a full-time desk job, a debilitating re-reading habit, and authorial ambitions. She and her husband live in Kentucky under the cheerful tyranny of their one year old and border collie. Find her at @AlixEHarrow on Twitter.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Supernatural," "March of the Mind," and "Bittersweet," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project -- find out more at <a href="http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Lori Henry. Lori Henry is a voice actory and travel writer based in Canada and the UK. She has an interest in great storytelling and compelling characters. You might even recognize her voice from other spooky podcasts. You can find out more about her on her website, <a href= "http://www.lorihenry.ca">www.lorihenry.ca</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> s a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies," by Alix E. Harrow -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 105, February 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/a-witchs-guide-to-escape-a-practical-compendium-of-portal-fantasies/"> https://apex-magazine.com/a-witchs-guide-to-escape-a-practical-compendium-of-portal-fantasies/</a></p> <p>Alix E. Harrow is a part-time historian with a full-time desk job, a debilitating re-reading habit, and authorial ambitions. She and her husband live in Kentucky under the cheerful tyranny of their one year old and border collie. Find her at @AlixEHarrow on Twitter.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Supernatural," "March of the Mind," and "Bittersweet," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project -- find out more at <a href="http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Lori Henry. Lori Henry is a voice actory and travel writer based in Canada and the UK. She has an interest in great storytelling and compelling characters. You might even recognize her voice from other spooky podcasts. You can find out more about her on her website, <a href= "http://www.lorihenry.ca">www.lorihenry.ca</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> s a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"The Heaven-Moving Way," by Chi Hui (translated by Andy Dudak) -- published in <em>Apex Magazine, </em>issue 104, January 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>/</p> <p>Born in north-eastern China, Chi Hui was a member of the editorial team of Science Fiction World 科幻世界 from 2006 to 2010. Chi currently works as an editor in Chengdu. She uses pen names Heixiaomao 黑小貓 [Black kitten] and Soulaxia for her fantasy and World of Warcraft themed writings, respectively. She has published more than twenty pieces of science fiction writing under the name Chi Gui, including "Duzi" 獨子 [Only Son], "Guizhe wulu" 歸者無路 [Road of No Return], and "Chongchao" 蟲巢 [Bugs' Nest].</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Lost Frontier" and "Spatial Harvest," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Find out more at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Curtis C. Chen. Once a Silicon Valley softwar engineer, Curtis C. Chen (陳致宇) now writes fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO is a science fiction thriller about a superpowered spy facing his toughest mission yet: vacation. The sequel, KANGAROO TOO, sends our hero to the Moon.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p><span style= "font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"> </span></p> <p> </p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Origin Story," by Ursula Vernon (writing as T. Kingfisher) -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 104, January 2018.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/origin-story/">http://www.apex-magazine.com/origin-story/</a></p> <p>Ursula Vernon is the winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Mythopoeic Awards. She has written a number of children's books, short stories, and comics, and writes for adults under the name T. Kingfisher. She likes fairy-tale retellings, gardening, and has strong opinions about heirloom beans. You can find more of her work at <a href= "http://redwombatstudio.com">redwombatstudio.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Virtutes Intstrumenti," "Vanishing," and "Long Note Four," all by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Find out more at <a href="http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>. Other sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project; learn more at <a href= "http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator for this episode is Blythe Haynes. Blythe is a Toronto-based actor and voice talent. Select theatre credits include, "In His Name" (Canadian History Project), "The Killdeer" (Alumnae Theatre), and "Mary's Wedding" (Toronto Fringe Festival). Select podcast credits include "Campfire Radio Theater," "Six Stories, Told at Night," "The Drabblecast," and "Tales from the Archive." With KT Bryski, Blythe is one of the co-founders of Gangway! Theatre Co. She looks forward to returning to the Toronto Fringe in 2018, with a stage adaptation of KT Bryski's "Six Stories, Told at Night."</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-agazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com.</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Behind Her, Trailing Like Butterfly Wings," by Daniela Tomova -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 103, December 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/behind-her-trailing-like-butterfly-wings/"> https://www.apex-magazine.com/behind-her-trailing-like-butterfly-wings/</a> </p> <p>Daniela Tomova was born in the ruins of countless civilizations and experienced first-hand yet another empire fall when she was only 8 years old. Her surreal, animal-filled childhood lives in stories which, while true, have nonetheless earned her the nickname Keyser Söze. She left her home country to study business at the Ohio State University and soon enough, she found herself peddling data around Europe just to make a living. <br /> <br /> Daniela draws her inspiration from the visceral folklore of the Balkans, the surrealism of Russian science fiction, the dreams of Ray Bradbury and the delirious, severe beauty of Northern Norway. <br /> <br /> She lives in an abandoned airport in Oslo, Norway with her partner and their cat.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Ghostpocalypse 1," "Shadowlands 4," "Deep Noise," "Night of Chaos," and "Thunder Dreams," all by Kevin MacLeod. Visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator this month is Dave Robison. Dave <span class= "_3oh- _58nk">is an avid Literary and Vocal Alchemist who pursues a wide range of creative explorations. A Brainstormer, Keeper of the Buttery Man-Voice, Pattern Seeker, Dream Weaver, and Eternal Optimist, Dave's efforts to boost the awesomeness of the world can be found at The Archivos Podcast Network, the Vex Mosaic e-zine, and through his work at Wonderthing Studios. He's currently shepherding two projects into the world: Archivos (<a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archivos.digital%2F&h=ATOkPbs-2RY9PvQgujwTTs8KMqATHn5Oo4vgBIrovb4lLYAb8UsccktK4HteZgJqZENm6vduPImBGtlO83pz-o7wIKVj7KWBH92cvDSAQgTtqmZ41HXDWL3DrLBe-ldB6WjNNFviww" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">http://www.archivos.digital</a>, <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/ArchivosStories/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/ArchivosStories/</a>), a story mapping and presentation tool, and Manifest (<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/ManifestGame/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/ManifestGame/</a>) a board game combining the positional strategy of chess with the fantastical diversity of Magic: The Gathering.</span></p> <p><em><span class="_3oh- _58nk">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span class="_3oh- _58nk">podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><em><span class="_3oh- _58nk">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span class="_3oh- _58nk">is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p> <p> </p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Behind Her, Trailing Like Butterfly Wings," by Daniela Tomova -- published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 103, December 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/behind-her-trailing-like-butterfly-wings/"> https://www.apex-magazine.com/behind-her-trailing-like-butterfly-wings/</a> </p> <p>Daniela Tomova was born in the ruins of countless civilizations and experienced first-hand yet another empire fall when she was only 8 years old. Her surreal, animal-filled childhood lives in stories which, while true, have nonetheless earned her the nickname Keyser Söze. She left her home country to study business at the Ohio State University and soon enough, she found herself peddling data around Europe just to make a living. Daniela draws her inspiration from the visceral folklore of the Balkans, the surrealism of Russian science fiction, the dreams of Ray Bradbury and the delirious, severe beauty of Northern Norway. She lives in an abandoned airport in Oslo, Norway with her partner and their cat.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Ghostpocalypse 1," "Shadowlands 4," "Deep Noise," "Night of Chaos," and "Thunder Dreams," all by Kevin MacLeod. Visit him at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator this month is Dave Robison. Dave is an avid Literary and Vocal Alchemist who pursues a wide range of creative explorations. A Brainstormer, Keeper of the Buttery Man-Voice, Pattern Seeker, Dream Weaver, and Eternal Optimist, Dave's efforts to boost the awesomeness of the world can be found at The Archivos Podcast Network, the Vex Mosaic e-zine, and through his work at Wonderthing Studios. He's currently shepherding two projects into the world: Archivos (<a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archivos.digital%2F&h=ATOkPbs-2RY9PvQgujwTTs8KMqATHn5Oo4vgBIrovb4lLYAb8UsccktK4HteZgJqZENm6vduPImBGtlO83pz-o7wIKVj7KWBH92cvDSAQgTtqmZ41HXDWL3DrLBe-ldB6WjNNFviww" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">http://www.archivos.digital</a>, <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/ArchivosStories/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/ArchivosStories/</a>), a story mapping and presentation tool, and Manifest (<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/ManifestGame/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/ManifestGame/</a>) a board game combining the positional strategy of chess with the fantastical diversity of Magic: The Gathering.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>An Unexpected Boon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"An Unexpected Boon"—Published in Apex Magazine, issue 102, November 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/an-unexpected-boon/">https://apex-magazine.com/an-unexpected-boon/</a> </p> <p>S.B. Divya is a lover of science, math, fiction, and the Oxford comma. She enjoys subverting expectations and breaking stereotypes whenever she can. Her short stories have been published at Lightspeed, Tor.com, and other magazines, and her novella 'Runtime,' was a Nebula Award finalist. Her writing also appears in the indie game Rogue Wizards. Divya is the co-editor of Escape Pod, a weekly science fiction podcast, with Mur Lafferty. She holds degrees in Computational Neuroscience and Signal Processing, and she worked for twenty years as an electrical engineer before becoming an author. Find out more about her at www.eff-words.com or on Twitter as @divyastweets.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine podcast was produced by KT Bryski. The main music theme was "Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli 2," uploaded by xserra to www.freesound.org.</p> <p>Our narrator this month is Veronica Giguere. Veronica is an audiobook narrator and voice talent. With a diverse background in academia, engineering, and science fiction, she enjoys intersections and derivatives of all three in her media consumption. When not in front of her microphone or consumed by a good book, she enjoys crochet, running, and baking, but not all at the same time. Visit her at <a href= "http://www.voicesbyveronica.com">www.voicesbyveronica.com</a>.</p> <p>Apex Magazine podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p>Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Penelope Waits," by Dennis Danvers -- published in <em>Apex Magazine</em> issue 101, October 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/penelope-waits/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/penelope-waits/</a> </p> <p>Dennis Danvers has published eight novels, including <em>NYT</em> Notables <em>Circuit of Heaven</em> and <em>The Watch,</em> and Locus and Bram Stoker nominee <em>Wilderness</em>. His eighth novel, <em>Bad Angels</em>, was published in 2015. Short fiction has appeared in <em>Strange Horizons, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Space and Time, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, F & SF, Realms of Fantasy, Electric Velocipede,</em> <em>Lightspeed,</em> <em>Tor.com</em>; and in anthologies <em>Tails of Wonder, Richmond Noir, The Best of Electric Velocipede, Remapping Richmond's Hallowed Ground,</em> and <em>Nightmare Carnival.</em> He teaches fiction writing and science fiction and fantasy literature at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and blogs at <a href= "http://www.dennisdanvers.com">http://www.dennisdanvers.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">http://www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator this month is Alyson Grauer. <span class= "_3oh- _58nk">Alyson is an actor, author, and podcaster currently based in Chicago. She is the co-creator of Warda, a podcast and weekly live stream on Twitch. You can learn more about this Edwardian-inspired fantasy world at <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welcometowarda.com%2F&h=ATPzH4_QZsDveTsreESe-aR7hlzQs1gSF5MnXVgQc_8gcsN03EHzEfVKjx3RwTFYSe-geLQzg4cgGmrmMez42_nta_-4xqVNkNEOpuxolJjckYNs-J63iiGSAuojRyODuKFO9bXXNQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.welcometowarda.com</a>. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies from Xchyler Publishing and Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences' <em>Tales From The Archives</em>. Her first novel, "On The Isle of Sound and Wonder," is a fantasy retelling of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." For more information on her work, visit <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamstobecome.com%2F&h=ATPzH4_QZsDveTsreESe-aR7hlzQs1gSF5MnXVgQc_8gcsN03EHzEfVKjx3RwTFYSe-geLQzg4cgGmrmMez42_nta_-4xqVNkNEOpuxolJjckYNs-J63iiGSAuojRyODuKFO9bXXNQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.dreamstobecome.com</a> and follow her on Twitter at @dreamstobecome.</span></p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Penelope Waits," by Dennis Danvers -- published in <em>Apex Magazine</em> issue 101, October 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/penelope-waits/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/penelope-waits/</a> </p> <p>Dennis Danvers has published eight novels, including <em>NYT</em> Notables <em>Circuit of Heaven</em> and <em>The Watch,</em> and Locus and Bram Stoker nominee <em>Wilderness</em>. His eighth novel, <em>Bad Angels</em>, was published in 2015. Short fiction has appeared in <em>Strange Horizons, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Space and Time, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, F & SF, Realms of Fantasy, Electric Velocipede,</em> <em>Lightspeed,</em> <em>Tor.com</em>; and in anthologies <em>Tails of Wonder, Richmond Noir, The Best of Electric Velocipede, Remapping Richmond's Hallowed Ground,</em> and <em>Nightmare Carnival.</em> He teaches fiction writing and science fiction and fantasy literature at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and blogs at <a href= "http://www.dennisdanvers.com">http://www.dennisdanvers.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod at <a href= "http://www.incompetech.com">http://www.incompetech.com</a>.</p> <p>Our narrator this month is Alyson Grauer. Alyson is an actor, author, and podcaster currently based in Chicago. She is the co-creator of Warda, a podcast and weekly live stream on Twitch. You can learn more about this Edwardian-inspired fantasy world at <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welcometowarda.com%2F&h=ATPzH4_QZsDveTsreESe-aR7hlzQs1gSF5MnXVgQc_8gcsN03EHzEfVKjx3RwTFYSe-geLQzg4cgGmrmMez42_nta_-4xqVNkNEOpuxolJjckYNs-J63iiGSAuojRyODuKFO9bXXNQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.welcometowarda.com</a>. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies from Xchyler Publishing and Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences' <em>Tales From The Archives</em>. Her first novel, "On The Isle of Sound and Wonder," is a fantasy retelling of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." For more information on her work, visit <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamstobecome.com%2F&h=ATPzH4_QZsDveTsreESe-aR7hlzQs1gSF5MnXVgQc_8gcsN03EHzEfVKjx3RwTFYSe-geLQzg4cgGmrmMez42_nta_-4xqVNkNEOpuxolJjckYNs-J63iiGSAuojRyODuKFO9bXXNQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.dreamstobecome.com</a> and follow her on Twitter at @dreamstobecome.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"The Man in the Crimson Coat"—Published in Apex Magazine, Issue 100, September 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/the-man-in-the-crimson-coat/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/the-man-in-the-crimson-coat/</a> </p> <p>Andrea Tang is a DC-based word scribbler and international affairs wonk who sometimes writes about geopolitical security and sometimes writes about fictional murder robots, depending on who's asking. When not hunched over a notebook misusing her imagination, she's known to enjoy theater, music, and martial arts. Drop by for a hello and a virtual cup of tea at <a href= "https://andreatangwrites.com">https://andreatangwrites.com</a>.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod at Incompetech.com. Other sounds provided by the Free Sound Project.</p> <p>Our narrator this month is Lori Henry. Lori Henry is a voice actor and travel writer based in Canada and the UK. She has an interest in great storytelling and compelling characters. You might even recognize her voice from other spooky podcasts. You can find out more about her on her website, LoriHenry.ca.</p> <p>Apex Magazine podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"The Man in the Crimson Coat"—Published in Apex Magazine, Issue 100, September 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/the-man-in-the-crimson-coat/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/the-man-in-the-crimson-coat/</a> </p> <p>Andrea Tang is a DC-based word scribbler and international affairs wonk who sometimes writes about geopolitical security and sometimes writes about fictional murder robots, depending on who's asking. When not hunched over a notebook misusing her imagination, she's known to enjoy theater, music, and martial arts. Drop by for a hello and a virtual cup of tea at <a href= "https://andreatangwrites.com">https://andreatangwrites.com</a>.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod at Incompetech.com. Other sounds provided by the Free Sound Project.</p> <p>Our narrator this month is Lori Henry. Lori Henry is a voice actor and travel writer based in Canada and the UK. She has an interest in great storytelling and compelling characters. You might even recognize her voice from other spooky podcasts. You can find out more about her on her website, LoriHenry.ca.</p> <p>Apex Magazine podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"If a Bird Can Be a Ghost" by Allison Mills -- published in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">issue 99, August 2017.<br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/if-a-bird-can-be-a-ghost/">https://apex-magazine.com/if-a-bird-can-be-a-ghost/</a> </span></p> <p>Allison Mills is a Cree and settler writer, archivist, librarian, and researcher with a thing about ghosts. Allison's critical work has appeared in <em>The Looking Glass</em> and in <em>Archivaria</em>, where it won the 2016 Dodds Prize. She currently lives and works on unceded Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish land in Vancouver, BC.</p> <p>This <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> p<span style="font-weight: 400;">odcast was produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!<br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our narrator this month is Amy H. Sturgis.</span> Amy H. Sturgis earned her Ph.D. in Intellectual History from Vanderbilt University, teaches at Lenoir-Rhyne University, and specializes in Science Fiction/Fantasy and Indigenous American Studies. She is one of the staff members behind the Hugo Award-winning <em>StarShipSofa</em> podcast and the Editor in Chief of Hocus Pocus Comics. An Oklahoma native of mixed European/Cherokee background, Sturgis lives with her husband in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. Her official website is <a href="http://amyhsturgis.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">amyhsturgis.com</a>.</p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p> <p> </p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"If a Bird Can Be a Ghost" by Allison Mills -- published in <em>Apex Magazine</em> issue 99, August 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/if-a-bird-can-be-a-ghost/">https://apex-magazine.com/if-a-bird-can-be-a-ghost/</a> </p> <p>Allison Mills is a Cree and settler writer, archivist, librarian, and researcher with a thing about ghosts. Allison's critical work has appeared in <em>The Looking Glass</em> and in <em>Archivaria</em>, where it won the 2016 Dodds Prize. She currently lives and works on unceded Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish land in Vancouver, BC.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</p> <p>Our narrator this month is Amy H. Sturgis. Amy H. Sturgis earned her Ph.D. in Intellectual History from Vanderbilt University, teaches at Lenoir-Rhyne University, and specializes in Science Fiction/Fantasy and Indigenous American Studies. She is one of the staff members behind the Hugo Award-winning <em>StarShipSofa</em> podcast and the Editor in Chief of Hocus Pocus Comics. An Oklahoma native of mixed European/Cherokee background, Sturgis lives with her husband in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. Her official website is <a href="http://amyhsturgis.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">amyhsturgis.com</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"L'appel du Vide"—Published in Apex Magazine, Issue 98, July 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/lappel-du-vide/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/lappel-du-vide/</a> </p> <p>Rich Larson was born in West Africa, has studied in Rhode Island and worked in Spain, and now writes from Ottawa, Canada. His short work has been featured on io9, translated into Chinese, Vietnamese, Polish, French and Italian, and appears in numerous Year's Best anthologies along with most pro-paying SF markets. Find him at https://richwlarson.tumblr.com and support his writing via https://patreon.com/richlarson.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com.</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"L'appel du Vide"—Published in Apex Magazine, Issue 98, July 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/lappel-du-vide/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/lappel-du-vide/</a> </p> <p>Rich Larson was born in West Africa, has studied in Rhode Island and worked in Spain, and now writes from Ottawa, Canada. His short work has been featured on io9, translated into Chinese, Vietnamese, Polish, French and Italian, and appears in numerous Year's Best anthologies along with most pro-paying SF markets. Find him at https://richwlarson.tumblr.com and support his writing via https://patreon.com/richlarson.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com.</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Welcome to Astuna"—Published in Apex Magazine, Issue 97, June 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/welcome-to-astuna/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/welcome-to-astuna/</a> </p> <p>Pip Coen is supposedly a neuroscientist. They even gave him a PhD and everything. But real brains are frustratingly complicated, so he often writes about fictional ones instead. In his spare time, he can be found playing poker, hitting the snooze button, or adding a new pin to his travel map. He is a graduate of the Clarion Writers' Workshop at UCSD, and his fiction has appeared or is upcoming in Apex and Compelling SF. In theory, he can be found at pipcoen.com.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"How Lovely Is the Silence of Growing Things"—Published in Apex Magazine, Issue 96, May 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/how-lovely-is-the-silence-of-growing-things/"> https://www.apex-magazine.com/how-lovely-is-the-silence-of-growing-things/</a> </p> <p>By day, Evan Dicken studies old Japanese maps and crunches data for all manner of fascinating medical experiments at The Ohio State University. By night, he does neither of these things. His fiction has most recently appeared in: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Unlikely Story, and Flash Fiction Online, and he has stories forthcoming from publishers such as: Daily Science Fiction and Chaosium. Feel free to visit him at evandicken.com.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"How Lovely Is the Silence of Growing Things"—Published in Apex Magazine, Issue 96, May 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/how-lovely-is-the-silence-of-growing-things/"> https://www.apex-magazine.com/how-lovely-is-the-silence-of-growing-things/</a> </p> <p>By day, Evan Dicken studies old Japanese maps and crunches data for all manner of fascinating medical experiments at The Ohio State University. By night, he does neither of these things. His fiction has most recently appeared in: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Unlikely Story, and Flash Fiction Online, and he has stories forthcoming from publishers such as: Daily Science Fiction and Chaosium. Feel free to visit him at evandicken.com.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Aunt Dissy's Policy Dream Book"—Published in Apex Magazine, Issue 95, April 2017.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/aunt-dissys-policy-dream-book/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/aunt-dissys-policy-dream-book/</a> </p> <p>Sheree Renée Thomas, a native of Memphis, is the author of Sleeping Under the Tree of Life (Aqueduct Press, August 2016), recently named on the 2016 James Tiptree, Jr. Award "Worthy" Long List, Shotgun Lullabies, and the editor of the World Fantasy Award-winning Dark Matter anthologies. Read her short stories and poems in Sycorax's Daughters, Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany, Revise the Psalm, The Moment of Change: An Anthology of Feminist Speculative Poetry, Mojo: Conjure Stories, An Alphabet of Embers, Strange Horizons, Mythic Delirium, Jalada: Afrofuture(s), Callaloo, Obsidian, So Long Been Dreaming: Post-Colonial Science Fiction & Fantasy, Memphis Noir, and Harvard's Transition. Find her @blackpotmojo or visit <a href= "http://www.aqueductpress.com/authors/ShereeThomas.php">www.aqueductpress.com/authors/ShereeThomas.php</a>. </p> <p>This Apex Magazine podcast was performed by Sheree Renée Thomas and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Waste"—Published in</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">issue 94, March 2017. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/waste/">https://apex-magazine.com/waste/</a> </span></p> <p>Mary Elizabeth Burroughs is a graduate of Clarion Writers' Workshop at UC San Diego and University of Mississippi's MFA program. A native of Florida, she now lives in Sydney, Australia where she teaches English to high school students. Her published fiction has appeared in <em>Black Static</em>, <em>Phantom Drift: A Journal of New Fabulism</em>, and <em>Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars</em> (Aqueduct Press).</p> <p>This <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> p<span style="font-weight: 400;">odcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"You Too Shall Be Psyche" by Rich Larson -- published in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">issue 93, February 2017. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/you-too-shall-be-psyche/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/you-too-shall-be-psyche/</a> </span></p> <p>Rich Larson was born in West Africa, has studied in Rhode Island and worked in Spain, and now writes from Ottawa, Canada. His short work has been featured on io9, translated into Polish and Italian, and appears in numerous Year's Best anthologies as well as in magazines such as <em>Asimov's</em>, <em>Analog</em>, <em>Clarkesworld</em>, <em>F&SF</em>, <em>Interzone</em>, <em>Strange Horizons</em>, <em>Lightspeed</em>, and <em>Apex</em>. Find him at <a href="http://richwlarson.tumblr.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">richwlarson.tumblr.com</a>.</p> <p>This <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> p<span style="font-weight: 400;">odcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p> <p> </p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Mag, the Habitat and We" by Lia Swope Mitchell -- published in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">issue 92, January 2017. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/mag-the-habitat-and-we/">http://www.apex-magazine.com/mag-the-habitat-and-we/</a></span></p> <p class="BodyText" style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href= "https://liaswopemitchell.com/">Lia Swope Mitchell</a> is a writer, translator, editorial assistant, and PhD candidate in French literature at the University of Minnesota. Consequently she often feels overwhelmed by a multitude of small tasks. She lives in Minneapolis.</p> <p>This <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> p<span style="font-weight: 400;">odcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Uncontainable" by Helen Stubbs -- published in</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">issue 91, December 2016. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/uncontainable">http://www.apex-magazine.com/uncontainable</a></span></p> <p>Helen Stubbs writes stories that are dark with pointy edges published in anthologies and magazines including <em>The Never Never Land</em>, <em>Midnight Echo</em>, and <em>Winds of Change</em>. She interviews for <em>Galactic Chat</em> and the <em>Australian SF Snapshot</em>. In 2010 she won the Worldcon short story competition and in 2015 she won a Ditmar Award for Best New Talent in Australian SF.</p> <p>She's a keen obstacle course racer (think Tough Mudder and Spartan) and loves zip-lining and hiking. Sometimes she climbs things she shouldn't! Check out her blog or say 'hi' on Twitter to @superleni.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> p<span style= "font-weight: 400;">odcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Every Winter" by E. Catherine Tobler -- published in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">issue 90, November 2016. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/every-winter/">http://www.apex-magazine.com/every-winter/</a></span></p> <p>Catherine Tobler has never slept in a haunted French villa — but you should ask her about the haunted house near her childhood home sometime. Among others, her fiction has appeared in <em>Clarkesworld</em>, <em>Lightspeed</em>, and on the Sturgeon Award ballot. Follow her on Twitter @ECthetwit or her website, <a href="http://www.ecatherine.com">www.ecatherine.com</a>.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> p<span style= "font-weight: 400;">odcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Damnatio Ad Bestias" by Kristi DeMeester -- published in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">issue 89, October 2016. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a title= "Damnatio Ad Bestias by Kristi DeMeester" href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/damnatio-ad-bestias/">http://www.apex-magazine.com/damnatio-ad-bestias/</a></span></p> <p>Kristi DeMeester received her M. A. in Creative Writing from Kennesaw State University in 2011. Since then her work has appeared or is forthcoming in publications such as <em>Black Static</em>, <em>The Dark</em>, <em>Year's Best Weird Fiction Volumes 1</em> and <em>3</em>, and several others. Her chapbook, <em>Split Tongues</em>, published by Dim Shores Press, sold out in early 2016. In her spare time, she alternates between telling people how to pronounce her last name and how to spell her first. Find her online at <a href= "http://www.kristidemeester.com">www.kristidemeester.com</a>.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p> <p> </p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The Warrior Boy Who Would Not Suffer" by Alexandria Baisden -- published in</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">issue 88, September 2016. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a title= "The Warrior Boy Who Would Not Suffer by Abhinav Bat" href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/the-warrior-boy-who-would-not-suffer/"> http://www.apex-magazine.com/the-warrior-boy-who-would-not-suffer/</a></span></p> <p>Abhinav Bhat is a writer from Jammu & Kashmir, India. He has jumped without a parachute. A fantasy novel popped out some way down, followed by a few short stories, one of which you are reading. We'll let you know whether he goes splat or flies. He can be contacted midair at <a href= "mailto:abhinavb2014@email.iimcal.ac.in" target= "_blank">abhinavb2014@email.iimcal.ac.in</a>.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The Gentleman of Chaos" by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor — published in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">issue 87, August 2016. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a title= "The Gentleman of Chaos by A. Merc Rustad" href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/the-gentleman-of-chaos/">http://www.apex-magazine.com/the-gentleman-of-chaos/</a></span></p> <p class="p1">Merc Fenn Wolfmoor is a queer non-binary writer who lives in Minnesota with two adorable cats (Tater Tot photos frequently grace all Merc's social media). Merc is a Nebula Awards finalist, and their stories have appeared in <em>Lightspeed</em>, <em>Fireside</em>, <em>Apex</em>, <em>Uncanny</em>, <em>Nightmare</em>, <em>Escape Pod</em>, and several Year's Best anthologies. You can find Merc on Twitter <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/merc_wolfmoor">@Merc_Wolfmoor</a> or their website <a href= "http://mercfennwolfmoor.com">mercfennwolfmoor.com</a>. Their debut short story collection, <em>So You Want to Be a Robot</em>, was published by Lethe Press (2017) and they have a second short story collection forthcoming in late 2021.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p> <p> </p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> </p> <p>"The Gentleman of Chaos" by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor — published in <em>Apex Magazine</em> issue 87, August 2016. </p> <p>Read it here: <a title= "The Gentleman of Chaos by A. Merc Rustad" href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/the-gentleman-of-chaos/">http://www.apex-magazine.com/the-gentleman-of-chaos/</a></p> <p class="p1">Merc Fenn Wolfmoor is a queer non-binary writer who lives in Minnesota with two adorable cats (Tater Tot photos frequently grace all Merc's social media). Merc is a Nebula Awards finalist, and their stories have appeared in <em>Lightspeed</em>, <em>Fireside</em>, <em>Apex</em>, <em>Uncanny</em>, <em>Nightmare</em>, <em>Escape Pod</em>, and several Year's Best anthologies. You can find Merc on Twitter <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/merc_wolfmoor">@Merc_Wolfmoor</a> or their website <a href= "http://mercfennwolfmoor.com">mercfennwolfmoor.com</a>. Their debut short story collection, <em>So You Want to Be a Robot</em>, was published by Lethe Press (2017) and they have a second short story collection forthcoming in late 2021.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> Podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Lazarus and the Amazing Kid Phoenix" by Jennifer Giesbrecht -- published in</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">issue 86, July 2016. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/lazarus-and-the-amazing-kid-phoenix/">http://www.apex-magazine.com/lazarus-and-the-amazing-kid-phoenix/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enjoy our interview with the author here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/interview-with-author-jennifer-giesbrecht/"> http://www.apex-magazine.com/interview-with-author-jennifer-giesbrecht/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jennifer Giesbrecht is a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia where she earned her degree in History and Methodology. She's a freelance editor, multi-disciplinary nerd, and a graduate of Clarion West's 2013 class. Her work has previously appeared in <em>Nightmare Magazine</em>, <em>XIII: 'Stories of Resurrection',</em> and <em>Imaginarium 3</em>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</span></p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Lazarus and the Amazing Kid Phoenix" by Jennifer Giesbrecht -- published in <em>Apex Magazine</em> issue 86, July 2016. </p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/lazarus-and-the-amazing-kid-phoenix/">http://www.apex-magazine.com/lazarus-and-the-amazing-kid-phoenix/</a></p> <p>Enjoy our interview with the author here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com/interview-with-author-jennifer-giesbrecht/"> http://www.apex-magazine.com/interview-with-author-jennifer-giesbrecht/</a></p> <p>Jennifer Giesbrecht is a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia where she earned her degree in History and Methodology. She's a freelance editor, multi-disciplinary nerd, and a graduate of Clarion West's 2013 class. Her work has previously appeared in <em>Nightmare Magazine</em>, <em>XIII: 'Stories of Resurrection',</em> and <em>Imaginarium 3</em>.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> Podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com!</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p>Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The Teratologist's Brother" by Brandon H. Bell -- published in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">issue 83, April 2016. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/the-teratologists-brother/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/the-teratologists-brother/</a> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brandon H. Bell's writing has appeared in markets including</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Lovecraft eZine</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hadley Rille Books</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Questioncopyright.org</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. He was the editor of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Fantastique Unfettered</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">magazine and the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Torn Pages</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">anthology. He is a husband, a father of daughters, and a Buddhist. He strives to be a good ally to GLBTQ and other under-represented folks. He is currently working on a novel about deicide and the posthuman condition in the Anthropocene.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find Brandon online via</span> <a href="http://www.weirdbard.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.weirdbard.com</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Podcast was performed and produced by Lisa Shininger. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p>]]></description>
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<title>She Gave Her Heart, He Took Her Marrow</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"She Gave Her Heart, He Took Her Marrow"—Published in Apex Magazine issue 79, December 2015.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/she-gave-her-heart-he-took-her-marrow/">https://apex-magazine.com/she-gave-her-heart-he-took-her-marrow/</a> </p> <p>Sam Fleming's work has appeared in Black Static, Fish from Dagan Books, and Looking Landwards from NewCon Press. She lives in north-east Scotland with an artistic spouse and the correct number of bicycles, that being both entirely too many and not quite enough. Find her at ravenbait.com.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine Podcast was performed and produced by Lisa Shininger. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy!</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"When the Fall is All That's Left"</span>—P<span style="font-weight: 400;">ublished in</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">issue 77, October 2015.</span></p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/when-the-fall-is-all-thats-left/">https://apex-magazine.com/when-the-fall-is-all-thats-left/</a> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arkady Martine is a speculative fiction writer and, as Dr. AnnaLinden Weller, a Byzantine historian. In both roles she writes about border politics, rhetorical propaganda, and liminal spaces. She was a student at Viable Paradise XVII. Arkady grew up in New York City and currently lives in Uppsala, Sweden. Find her online at</span> <a href= "http://arkadymartine.wordpress.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">arkadymartine.wordpress.com</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">or on Twitter as @ArkadyMartine.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Podcast was performed and produced by Lisa Shininger. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</span></p>]]></description>
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<title>Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys: The Elephant's Tale</title>
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<title>Anthracite Wedding</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Anthracite Wedding"—Published in <em>Apex Magazine</em> issue 67, December 2014</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/anthracite-weddings/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/anthracite-weddings/</a> </p> <p>John Zaharick grew up close to a mine fire destroyed town in rural Pennsylvania. He has worked as an assistant editor for a weekly newspaper, earned a master's degree in ecology, and currently lives in Minnesota where he supports the Baltimore Science Fiction Society long distance. His fiction has appeared in several magazines, including <em>AE</em>, <em>Not One of Us</em>, <em>Stupefying Stories</em>, and <em>Plasma Frequency</em> and his poetry in <em>Strange Horizons</em> and <em>Silver Blade</em>. He can be found online at <a href= "http://www.johnzaharick.com">www.johnzaharick.com</a>. </p> <p>This Apex Magazine Podcast was performed by Windy Bowlsby and produced by Erika Ensign. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy!</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Anthracite Wedding"—Published in <em>Apex Magazine</em> issue 67, December 2014</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://www.apex-magazine.com/anthracite-weddings/">https://www.apex-magazine.com/anthracite-weddings/</a> </p> <p>John Zaharick grew up close to a mine fire destroyed town in rural Pennsylvania. He has worked as an assistant editor for a weekly newspaper, earned a master's degree in ecology, and currently lives in Minnesota where he supports the Baltimore Science Fiction Society long distance. His fiction has appeared in several magazines, including <em>AE</em>, <em>Not One of Us</em>, <em>Stupefying Stories</em>, and <em>Plasma Frequency</em> and his poetry in <em>Strange Horizons</em> and <em>Silver Blade</em>. He can be found online at <a href= "http://www.johnzaharick.com">www.johnzaharick.com</a>. </p> <p>This Apex Magazine Podcast was performed by Windy Bowlsby and produced by Erika Ensign. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy!</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Candy Girl</title>
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<title>The House in Winter</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"The House in Winter"—Published in Apex Magazine Issue 65, October, 2014</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/the-house-in-winter/">https://apex-magazine.com/the-house-in-winter/</a> </p> <p>Jessica Sirkin wrote her first speculative fiction story after reading Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" in seventh grade. Now, between her day job as a technology journalist and her nighttime fiction writing habit, she spends more time typing than she does pretty much anything else. Jessica lives in Boston with her partner and their pet rabbit.</p> <p>This Apex Magazine Podcast was performed by Windy Bowlsby and produced by Erika Ensign. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy!</p> <p>Apex Magazine Podcast, copyright Apex Publications</p>]]></description>
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<title>Economies of Force</title>
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<title>Jupiter and Gentian</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Maria and the Pilgrim"—Published in Apex Magazine issue 57, February 2014.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/maria-and-the-pilgrim/">https://apex-magazine.com/maria-and-the-pilgrim/</a> </p> <p>Rich Larson was born in West Africa, has studied in Rhode Island, and at 21 now lives in Edmonton, Alberta. He was a finalist for the 2013 Dell Award and received the 2012 Rannu Prize for Writers of Speculative Fiction. In 2011 his cyberpunk novel Devolution was a finalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. His short work has since received honorable mention from Writers of the Future and appears or is forthcoming in Lightspeed, DSF, Strange Horizons, Apex Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, AE and many others, including anthologies Futuredaze and War Stories. His self-published spec-fic can be found at Amazon.com/author/richlarson.<br /> <br /> This Apex Magazine Podcast was performed by Windy Bowlsby and produced by Erika Ensign. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy!<br /> <br /> Apex Magazine Podcast, copyright Apex Publications</p>]]></description>
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<title>Jackalope Wives</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"Jackalope Wives"—Published in Apex Magazine issue 56, January 2014</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/jackalope-wives/">https://apex-magazine.com/jackalope-wives/</a> <br /> <br /> Ursula Vernon is the author and illustrator of the Hugo Award–winning graphic novel Digger as well as the author of the Dragonbreath series of children's books. She blogs at Red Wombat Studio, and podcasts fiction at The Hidden Almanac. She lives in North Carolina and does weird things to plants.<br /> <br /> This Apex Magazine Podcast was performed by Windy Bowlsby and produced by Erika Ensign. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy!<br /> <br /> Apex Magazine Podcast, copyright Apex Publications</p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>"What You've Been Missing"—Published in Apex Magazine issue 55 December 2013.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/what-youve-been-missing/">https://apex-magazine.com/what-youve-been-missing/</a> <br /> <br /> Maria Dahvana Headley is the author of the dark fantasy/alt-history novel Queen of Kings, and the internationally bestselling memoir The Year of Yes. Her Nebula-nominated short fiction has recently appeared in Lightspeed, Subterranean, Nightmare, The Journal Of Unlikely Entomology, Glitter & Mayhem, Jurassic London's The Lowest Heaven and The Book of the Dead, and anthologized in the 2013 editions of Rich Horton's The Year's Best Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Paula Guran's The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror. With Neil Gaiman, she is the New York Times-Bestselling co-editor of the young-adult monster anthology Unnatural Creatures, benefitting 826DC. Upcoming are a young adult skyship novel from HarperCollins, and a new novella (co-written with Kat Howard) from Subterranean. She lives in Brooklyn in an apartment full of celestial charts from the 1700's, two gilded hippocamps, and possibly, depending on recent purchases, a crocodile.<br /> <br /> This Apex Magazine Podcast was performed by Editor-in-Chief Lynne M. Thomas and produced by Erika Ensign. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy!<br /> <br /> Apex Magazine Podcast, copyright Apex Publications</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"What You've Been Missing"—Published in Apex Magazine issue 55 December 2013.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/what-youve-been-missing/">https://apex-magazine.com/what-youve-been-missing/</a> Maria Dahvana Headley is the author of the dark fantasy/alt-history novel Queen of Kings, and the internationally bestselling memoir The Year of Yes. Her Nebula-nominated short fiction has recently appeared in Lightspeed, Subterranean, Nightmare, The Journal Of Unlikely Entomology, Glitter & Mayhem, Jurassic London's The Lowest Heaven and The Book of the Dead, and anthologized in the 2013 editions of Rich Horton's The Year's Best Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Paula Guran's The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror. With Neil Gaiman, she is the New York Times-Bestselling co-editor of the young-adult monster anthology Unnatural Creatures, benefitting 826DC. Upcoming are a young adult skyship novel from HarperCollins, and a new novella (co-written with Kat Howard) from Subterranean. She lives in Brooklyn in an apartment full of celestial charts from the 1700's, two gilded hippocamps, and possibly, depending on recent purchases, a crocodile. This Apex Magazine Podcast was performed by Editor-in-Chief Lynne M. Thomas and produced by Erika Ensign. Music used with kind permission of Oh, Alchemy! Apex Magazine Podcast, copyright Apex Publications</p>]]></content:encoded>
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