Apex Magazine Issue 48, May 2013

EDITORIAL Blood on Vellum: Notes from the Editor–in–Chief — Lynne M. Thomas FICTION The Binding of Ming–tian — Emily Jiang Ilse, Who Saw Clearly — E. Lily Yu Come to My Arms, My Beamish Boy — Douglas F. Warrick Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man’s Back — Joe R. Lansdale NONFICTION Interview with Joe Lansdale — Maggie Slater Kicking Ass, Taking Names, Bubblegum Optional — Sigrid Ellis Words from the Publisher — Jason Sizemore POETRY The Busker, Broke and Busted — Shira Lipkin