Apex Magazine is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction. Guest edited by Sheree Renée Thomas. Zodiac themed. EDITORIAL Under Ancient Stars, New Dreams Are Born-Sheree Renée Thomas SHORT FICTION Prism-Stefanie Elrick La Ciguapa, For the Reeds, For Herself-J.M. Guzman Gasping-Brandon O'Brien Jewel of the Vashwa-Jordan Kurella The Barnum Effect-Celia Neri POETRY How to Paint Mercury-Mary Soon Lee Capricorn-Tara Betts How to Fly by Neptune-Mary Soon Lee Celestial Mary (Galilean Daughter)-Sherese Francis How to Speak to Pluto-Mary Soon Lee A Theorized Form of Matter-Ashely Adams NONFICTION 'There's No Racism Here?' A Black Woman in the Dominican Republic-Kiini Ibura Salaam COLUMNS Page Advice-Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant Between the Lines with the Print Run Podcast-Laura Zats and Erik Hane INTERVIEWS Interview with Author Eden Royce-Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Stacey Robinson-Russell Dickerson