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 A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies—Alix Harrow Work, and Ye Shall Eat—Walker McKnight Ghost Marriage—P. Djeli Clark Excerpt: Return to the Lost Level—Brian Keene NONFICTION Interview with Alix Harrow—Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Justin Adams—Russell Dickerson A Discussion with Tal M. Klein, Author of The Punch Escrow—Lesley Conner COLUMNS Between the Lines with Laura Zats and Erik Hane Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant