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 On the Day You Spend Forever with Your Dog—Adam R. Shannon Girls Who Do Not Drown—A.C. Buchanan Captain Midrise—Jim Marino The Man Who Has Been Killing Kittens—Dee Warrick NONFICTION Interview with Author Adam R. Shannon—Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Ronnie Jensen—Russell Dickerson The Princess and the Quest—Alethea Kontis Young, Gifted, and Black: My First Gen Con Experience—Isabella Faidley