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 Professor Strong and the Brass Boys by Amal Singh All Votes Will Be Counted (We Promise) by Paul Crenshaw Face by Veronica Brush A Fool's Baneful Gallantry by Derek Lubangakene NONFICTION Interview with Author Amal Singh by Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Marcela Bolivar by Russell Dickerson The Pros and Cons of Stage Directions by Alethea Kontis