Editorial | Abyss & Apex

Introduction to Abyss & Apex Poetry Issue 69

First, I want to recognize the nominees for a couple prestigious awards:

2018 Pushcart Prize

“Shadow Sustenance” […]

I had a lesson driven home rather forcefully this past month. It started with my beloved daughter-in-law Rena making a simple trip […]

I love when a slate of poems organically work together. This collection of poems—from first time published poets to award […]

Because Abyss & Apex does reviews I get paperbacks thrust at me by hopeful authors at conventions. I get books in my […]

On Plot Twists and Reveals

Most stories do a strip tease, a slow revelation of various plots and sub-plots, motives and betrayals, […]

In the Northern Hemisphere, we’ve all had quite enough of winter. Many of us had no choice but to go out into the frozen […]

By coincidence, most of the poems in this issue follow an apocalyptic arc, though sometimes a bit subtle. The number […]

Panning for Gold

There’ nothing quite like the rush of an editor finding that perfect story, that new talent, that writer […]

Season’s Greetings to you all! To begin with, I want to honor all the Abyss & Apex […]

by Lucy A. Snyder

Many writers dream […]