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 The Crafter at the Web's Heart—Izzy Wasserstein Cold Iron Comfort—Hayley Stone Necessary and Sufficient Conditions—Wole Talabi Hole in the World (Novel Excerpt) — Brian Keene NONFICTION Interview with Author Izzy Wasserstein—Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Julia Griffin—Russell Dickerson The Anatomy of a Transfacial Child—Woody Dismukes