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.EDITORIALWords from the Editor-in-Chief -- Jason SizemoreFICTIONElena's Angel -- Aimee OgdenBlack Hole Heart -- K.A. TerynaWelcome to Astuna -- Pip CoenSundown -- Tobias S. BuckellMars Girls (Excerpt) -- Mary TurzilloNONFICTIONInterview with Author Aimee Ogden -- Andrea JohnsonThe Ecumenical, the Ersatz, and the Euphemistic: Three Ways to Misunderstand Identity -- Karen LordInterview with Cover Artist Irina Kovalova -- Russell DickersonMars Isn't Easy -- Mary Turzillo