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 the first Tuesday of every month.Fiction"Blood from Stone" by Alethea Kontis"Labyrinth" by Mari Ness"Relic" by Jeffrey FordNonfiction"Blood on Vellum: Notes from the Editor-in-Chief" by Lynne M. Thomas"You're Not Supposed to Write That: Taboos in Speculative Fiction" by Vylar Kaftan"An Interview with Alethea Kontis" by Maggie SlaterCover art by Aunia KahnA 2012 Hugo Award nominee for Best Semiprozine!Edited by Lynne M. Thomas