Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month. EDITORIAL Words from the Editor-in-Chief-Jason Sizemore FICTION Stars so Sharp They Break the Skin - Matthew Sanborn Smith Mother Jones and the Nasty Eclipse - Cherie Priest Cherry Wood Coffin - Eugenia Triantafyllou Luisah's Church - Nisi Shawl Fifteen Minutes Hate - Rich Larson Cold Blue Sky - JE Bates NONFICTION Interview with Matthew Sanborn Smith - Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Anna Dittmann - Russell Dickerson How I Learned to Follow My Own Advice and Let It Go - Tobias S. Buckell Signal Intrusion - Kirk Jones COLUMNS Between the Lines with Laura Zats and Erik Hane Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant