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. TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial Words from the Editor-in-Chief—Jason Sizemore Fiction The Beast at the End of Time—Benjanun Sriduangkaew The Four Gardens of Fate—Betsy Phillips Anabaptist—Daniel Rosen On the Occasion of My Retirement—Nick Mamatas Glitch Rain (Novel Excerpt) — Alex Livingston Nonfiction Interview with Author Benjanun Sriduangkaew—Andrea Johnson Interview with David Demaret, Cover Artist—Russell Dickerson Poetry Calabash—Mike Jewett Arrhythmia—Heather Morris Little and Red—Crystal Lynn Hilbert Paper Unicorn—Laurel Dixon