Apex Magazine is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction. EDITORIAL Words for Thought—Jason Sizemore FICTION Field Biology of the Wee Fairies—Naomi Kritzer River Street—S.R. Mandel Coyote Now Wears a Suit—Ani Fox A Siren's Cry Is a Song of Sorrow—Stina Leicht Talking to Cancer—Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali NONFICTION The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 5—Cristina Jurado The Power of Anger, Acceptance, and Affirmation in Dirty Computer—Lashawn M. Wanak COLUMNS Page Advice—Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant Between the Lines with the Print Run Podcast—Laura Zats and Erik Hane INTERVIEWS Interview with Author Naomi Kritzer—Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Joel Chaim Holtzman—Russell Dickerson