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 Bargains by the Slant-Light—Cassandra Khaw The Standard of Ur—Hassan Abdulrazzak With Lips Sewn Shut—Kristi DeMeester For Fantasy Coffins—Chesya Burke NONFICTION Interview with Cassandra Khaw—Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Vinz El Tabanas—Russell Dickerson Someone Else's Sandbox—Tim Waggoner COLUMNS Between the Lines with Laura Zats and Erik Hane Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant