Apex Magazine is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction. 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 Sale: 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