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 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