Root Rot

<p>"Root Rot" — published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 121, January 2021.</p> <p>Please note that this episode contains references to substance use disorder and alcohol use.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com/root-rot</a></p> <p>Fargo Tbakhi (he/him) is a queer Palestinian-American performance artist. He is the winner of the 2018 Ghassan Kanafani Resistance Arts Prize, a Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee, and a Tin House Summer Workshop alum. His writing is published in <em>Strange Horizons</em>,  <em>Foglifter</em>, <em> Hobart</em>,  <em>The Shallow Ends</em>,  <em>Mizna</em>,  <em>Peach Mag</em>, and elsewhere. His performance work has been programmed at OUTsider Fest, INTER-SECTION Solo Fest, and has received support from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. He is currently a Halcyon Arts Lab Fellow and works at Mosaic Theater.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Tempting Secrets," "Stay the Course," and "Night Vigil," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at <a href= "http://www.freesound.org">www.freesound.org</a>.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast, copyright Apex Publications.</p> <p><em>Apex Magazine</em> is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at <a href= "http://www.apex-magazine.com">http://www.apex-magazine.com</a>.</p>