Lesley Conner
@lesleyconner.bsky.social
Editor in Chief at Apex Magazine. Coffee drinker. Book reader. She/Her
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One of our country's greatest war criminals just died, the president is arguing with himself about whether or not to let 40 million people starve, and there is an actual courtroom drama about a five dollar footlong.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
One of our country's greatest war criminals just died, the president is arguing with himself about whether or not to let 40 million people starve, and there is an actual courtroom drama about a five dollar footlong.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
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The sub call for Indigenous writers is now open! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Indigenous Author Submissions
On November 3rd, we will be opening for speculative fiction stories written by Indigenous authors. We will be capping submissions at 500.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The sub call for Indigenous writers is now open! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Watching Puppet Master while I clean.
"This is a movie star bed."
Haha!
"This is a movie star bed."
Haha!
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November 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Watching Puppet Master while I clean.
"This is a movie star bed."
Haha!
"This is a movie star bed."
Haha!
And the Apex Kickstarter is over. A huge thank you to everyone who helped us reach our goal for 2026. I'm very excited to bring you another year of weird dark stories.
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
And the Apex Kickstarter is over. A huge thank you to everyone who helped us reach our goal for 2026. I'm very excited to bring you another year of weird dark stories.
Actually, we're only $3,086 away unlocking another issue of Apex Magazine. The fifth issue would be edited by the amazing @retreasure.bsky.social and feature previously unpublished authors. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Actually, we're only $3,086 away unlocking another issue of Apex Magazine. The fifth issue would be edited by the amazing @retreasure.bsky.social and feature previously unpublished authors. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
We're only $586 away from unlocking our first stretch goal - a Drabble submission period edited by Kai Delmas. With 47 minutes to go. Can we get there? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We're only $586 away from unlocking our first stretch goal - a Drabble submission period edited by Kai Delmas. With 47 minutes to go. Can we get there? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Drinking coffee and watching the minutes tick down on the Apex Kickstarter like a complete weirdo. 96 minutes to go.
October 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Drinking coffee and watching the minutes tick down on the Apex Kickstarter like a complete weirdo. 96 minutes to go.
13 hours left in the Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
13 hours left in the Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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Less than 24 hours left in the Apex Magazine Kickstarter. If they get a few thousand dollars more the world gets to read a special issue of Apex focused on unpublished authors!
Our Kickstarter ends in just 24 HOURS! This is your LAST CHANCE to shop our catalogue of new ebooks, author critiques, and exclusive merch before it's gone for good. Check the 🧵 to see our full selection!
Thank you all for supporting another year of Apex. 🖤👽
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Thank you all for supporting another year of Apex. 🖤👽
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Less than 24 hours left in the Apex Magazine Kickstarter. If they get a few thousand dollars more the world gets to read a special issue of Apex focused on unpublished authors!
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WE WANT DRABBLES
Come on, everyone, we can do it 🔥
Come on, everyone, we can do it 🔥
There are officially only 24 hours left in the Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter and we're only $1,300 away from unlocking our first stretch goal. Any support you can give us is greatly appreciated. I'm just so grateful we have funded and will be back next year. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
WE WANT DRABBLES
Come on, everyone, we can do it 🔥
Come on, everyone, we can do it 🔥
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Support them if you can. Unless you don’t like great stories. Then maybe support them anyways, you weirdo.
The world needs great stories written by humans now more than ever. ☠️
The world needs great stories written by humans now more than ever. ☠️
There are officially only 24 hours left in the Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter and we're only $1,300 away from unlocking our first stretch goal. Any support you can give us is greatly appreciated. I'm just so grateful we have funded and will be back next year. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Support them if you can. Unless you don’t like great stories. Then maybe support them anyways, you weirdo.
The world needs great stories written by humans now more than ever. ☠️
The world needs great stories written by humans now more than ever. ☠️
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want to buy my ENTIRE DIGITAL CATALOG?
well you can do that AND benefit Apex! It's an add-on!
well you can do that AND benefit Apex! It's an add-on!
Our Kickstarter ends in just 24 HOURS! This is your LAST CHANCE to shop our catalogue of new ebooks, author critiques, and exclusive merch before it's gone for good. Check the 🧵 to see our full selection!
Thank you all for supporting another year of Apex. 🖤👽
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Thank you all for supporting another year of Apex. 🖤👽
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
want to buy my ENTIRE DIGITAL CATALOG?
well you can do that AND benefit Apex! It's an add-on!
well you can do that AND benefit Apex! It's an add-on!
Last night's creature feature was Frogs (1972). This movie was WILD! The amount of times I yelled "That isn't how that works!" was nuts. It features a wealthy family celebrating the 4th of July and a few family birthday parties on their island estate.
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Last night's creature feature was Frogs (1972). This movie was WILD! The amount of times I yelled "That isn't how that works!" was nuts. It features a wealthy family celebrating the 4th of July and a few family birthday parties on their island estate.
There are officially only 24 hours left in the Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter and we're only $1,300 away from unlocking our first stretch goal. Any support you can give us is greatly appreciated. I'm just so grateful we have funded and will be back next year. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
There are officially only 24 hours left in the Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter and we're only $1,300 away from unlocking our first stretch goal. Any support you can give us is greatly appreciated. I'm just so grateful we have funded and will be back next year. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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As an editor who's also a writer, it's especially painful to read a beautifully crafted submission from a writer with obvious talent and have to reject it—for any number of reasons. Writers, we want every one of you to be our next yes!!
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
As an editor who's also a writer, it's especially painful to read a beautifully crafted submission from a writer with obvious talent and have to reject it—for any number of reasons. Writers, we want every one of you to be our next yes!!
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Just under 2 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter. While the magazine's four issues for 2026 are funded, if they get $4,000 more we get to read an additional unpublished authors issue of Apex Magazine! I've donated and hope others will do the same. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Just under 2 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter. While the magazine's four issues for 2026 are funded, if they get $4,000 more we get to read an additional unpublished authors issue of Apex Magazine! I've donated and hope others will do the same. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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Apex Book Company is opening submissions for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre-blend novel and novellas MONDAY, November 3rd at 10 AM EST! 👽📚
Bookmark our submissions page and check back Nov. 3rd for further details and access to our submission portal:
www.apexbookcompany.com/pages/submis...
Bookmark our submissions page and check back Nov. 3rd for further details and access to our submission portal:
www.apexbookcompany.com/pages/submis...
October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Apex Book Company is opening submissions for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre-blend novel and novellas MONDAY, November 3rd at 10 AM EST! 👽📚
Bookmark our submissions page and check back Nov. 3rd for further details and access to our submission portal:
www.apexbookcompany.com/pages/submis...
Bookmark our submissions page and check back Nov. 3rd for further details and access to our submission portal:
www.apexbookcompany.com/pages/submis...
There are only 45 hours left in the Apex Magazine Kickstarter. Don't miss out on exclusive hoodies and fun add-ons! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
There are only 45 hours left in the Apex Magazine Kickstarter. Don't miss out on exclusive hoodies and fun add-ons! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
I love creature feature movies. The more ridiculous the better. Piranha, Slugs, The Nest. Currently watching Squirm on Tubi. What's your favorite creature feature?
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I love creature feature movies. The more ridiculous the better. Piranha, Slugs, The Nest. Currently watching Squirm on Tubi. What's your favorite creature feature?
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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Just a reminder, your favorite incredibly thorough researcher and expository writer (we'll assume for the sake of argument that that's me) is looking for full-time work, but open to freelance work too.
Also a published writer of horror and fantasy fiction, with experience in tabletop RPG design.
Also a published writer of horror and fantasy fiction, with experience in tabletop RPG design.
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Just a reminder, your favorite incredibly thorough researcher and expository writer (we'll assume for the sake of argument that that's me) is looking for full-time work, but open to freelance work too.
Also a published writer of horror and fantasy fiction, with experience in tabletop RPG design.
Also a published writer of horror and fantasy fiction, with experience in tabletop RPG design.
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The @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter has reached our initial funding goal. I want to thank each and every author, writer, friend, and fan who has supported and shared and helped us reach this goal.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter has reached our initial funding goal. I want to thank each and every author, writer, friend, and fan who has supported and shared and helped us reach this goal.
Oh wow! The @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter has funded! We're going to be able to bring you guys 4 issues of Apex in 2026!!!! A huge thank you to the 401 backers who made this happen! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Oh wow! The @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter has funded! We're going to be able to bring you guys 4 issues of Apex in 2026!!!! A huge thank you to the 401 backers who made this happen! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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If you're a procrastinator like me time is running out :) just pledged!!
The @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter is only $507 away from funding four issues for 2026! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you're a procrastinator like me time is running out :) just pledged!!
The @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter is only $507 away from funding four issues for 2026! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter is only $507 away from funding four issues for 2026! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...