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 Suzie Q - Jacqueline Carey Three Meetings of the Pregnant Man Support Group - James Beamon A Different Kind of Place - Tobias S. Buckell Close Your Eyes (Excerpt) - Paul Jessup NONFICTION Interview with James Beamon - Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Sin and May - Russell Dickerson Mindy St. Claire and the Male Gaze (Or Lack Thereof) - Mur Lafferty Countdown to Close Your Eyes - Paul Jessup COLUMNS Between the Lines with Laura Zats and Erik Hane Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant