Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.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.We publish every other month.Issue 138 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALEditorial by Lesley ConnerORIGINAL SHORT FICTIONThe Relationship of Ink to Blood by Alex LangerNcheta by Chisom UmehThank Mother for Your Life by Mary G. ThompsonChupa Sangre by Tre Harris SalasA World Unto Myself by P.A. CornellLady Koi-Koi: A Book Report by Suyi Davies OkungbowaFLASH FICTIONMeasure Twice, Cut Once by K.R. MarchSmoke Fire Wind Sea by Valerie KempCLASSIC FICTIONA Mastery of German by Marian Denise MooreAn Inventory of the Property of the Escaped Suspect, Confiscated at the Time of Her Arrest Following the Incident on Ash Street, with Annotations by Acting Sheriff Helena Fairwind by Tim PrattNONFICTIONWords Wielded by Women by Carina BissettINTERVIEWSInterview with Author Alex Langer by Marissa van UdenInterview with Author Tre Harris Salas by Marissa van UdenInterview with Artist Robson Michel by Bradley Powers