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 A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies - Alix Harrow Work, and Ye Shall Eat - Walker McKnight Ghost Marriage - P. Djeli Clark Excerpt: Return to the Lost Level - Brian Keene NONFICTION Interview with Alix Harrow - Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Justin Adams - Russell Dickerson A Discussion with Tal M. Klein, Author of The Punch Escrow - Lesley Conner COLUMNS Between the Lines with Laura Zats and Erik Hane Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant