Apex Magazine is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. EDITORIAL Words from the Editor-in-Chief—Jason Sizemore FICTION Suzie Q—Jacqueline Carey Three Meetings of the Pregnant Man Support Group—James Beamon A Different Kind of Place—Tobias S. Buckell Close Your Eyes (Excerpt) — Paul Jessup NONFICTION Interview with James Beamon—Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Sin and May—Russell Dickerson Mindy St. Claire and the Male Gaze (Or Lack Thereof) — Mur Lafferty Countdown to Close Your Eyes—Paul Jessup COLUMNS Between the Lines with Laura Zats and Erik Hane Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant