Creatures of the Dark Oasis

<p>"Creatures of the Dark Oasis" by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam — published in <em>Apex Magazine, </em>issue 132, July 2022.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/creatures-of-the-dark-oasis/"> https://apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/creatures-of-the-dark-oasis/</a></p> <p><strong>Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam’s</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">fiction and poetry has appeared in over 90 publications such as Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Lightspeed, and LeVar Burton Reads, as well as in six languages. By night, she has been a finalist for the Nebula Award. By day, she works as a Narrative Designer writing romance games for the mobile app Chapters. She lives in Texas with her partner and a mysterious number of cats.</span></p> <p><strong>Laura Jewell</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is an English teacher in Evanston, IL. She holds a BA in Theater from Miami University and a Master of Science in Education from Northwestern. In her free time she’s a Level 7 Enchantress and a full-time mom to an orange cat named Orange Cat. This is her first narration.</span></p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by Alyson Grauer. Theme music by Alex White. <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sounds used in this episode are licensed from Soundstripe.com. Music in this episode includes “Ghosts” by Enoch Yang, licensed from Soundstripe.com.</span></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>