Book excerpt: Apex Magazine is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards. EDITORIAL Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION On the Sunlit Side of Venus by Benjamin Parzybok The Day When the Last War is Over by Sergey Gerasimov The Skinless Man Counts to Five by Paul Jessup Nothing that Bleeds by Leah Ning Kings and Popes and Saints by Jon Hansen Ten Steps for Effective Mold Removal by Derrick Boden CLASSIC FICTION Brief Life Story of Lila by Danny Cherry, Jr. Something New for the Silent by Zig Zag Claybourne HOLIDAY HORRORS TOP 3 Stringy by Carlie St. George Triangle Eyes by Chris Clemens Feast or Famine Rulebook by Anna Madden NONFICTION Come On, Younglings, We’re Not Totally Screwed by Brandon Crilly Getting Unstuck by Martha Wells REVIEWS Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise INTERVIEWS Interview with Author Sergey Gerasimov by Marissa van Uden Interview with Author Derrick Boden by Marissa van Uden Interview with Artists Angelica Alzona, Alyssa Winans, and Pamela Zhang by Bradley Powers