Nemonymous

Nemonymous is an experimental literary "megazanthus" (a portmanteau word combining magazine and anthology) that publishes short fiction. It originates in the United Kingdom and is edited by British writer D. F. Lewis.

This publication is unique in that all stories are published anonymously, the identities of contributing authors being normally withheld until the following issue comes out. This arrangement temporarily strips the reader of any prejudices surrounding the author's name (including popularity, gender and place of origin), and thus levels the playing field for the writer.

So far, four issues have been released.

Contents

1 Nemonymous One 1.1 Contents 2 Nemonymous Two 2.1 Contents 3 Nemonymous Part Three 3.1 Contents 4 Nemonymous Part Four 4.1 Contents

Nemonymous One

The first issue of Nemonymous, which began as a biannual magazine subtitled A Journal of Pathenogenetic Fiction and Late Labelling, appeared in November 2001. The missing bylines were announced six months later, in Nemonymous Two.

Contents

• "A Smile in the Sky", Gary Couzens
• "The Friends of Mike Santini", Terry Gates-Grimwood
• "The Quiet House", Allen Ashley
• "With Arms Outstretched", Daniel Pearlman
• "Breaking Rules", Avital Gad-Cykman
• "The Gravedigger", Lawrence Dyer
• "Alone", Shawn James
• "The Idiot Whistled Dead", Simon Clark
• "The Unmiraculous Life of Jackie Mendoza", Tamar Yellin
• "Across the Hills", Tony Mileman
• "All for Nothing", Rhys Hughes
• "Double Zero for Emptiness", Mike O'Driscoll
• "Strobe", Paul Kane
• "Balafer de Vie", Lida Broadhurst
• "Mansions of the Moon", Jeff VanderMeer
• "Gamlingay Churchyard", A. D. Harvey

Nemonymous Two

Nemonymous Two, whose stories are loosely connected by an overarching theme of effacement, came out in May 2002 and is the first to disclose the names of those published in the previous issue. Nemonymous Two is notable for containing the only story so far that, by request of the author, will remain indefinitely anonymous. The magazine also features a piece titled "Four Minutes Thirty-Three Seconds", which consists of roughly four and a half blank pages in reference to John Cage's famous composition 4' 33".

Contents

• "Climbing the Tallest Tree in the World", Rhys Hughes
• "Mighty Fine Days", Antony Mann
• "The Assistant to Dr Jacob", Eric Schaller
• "Buffet Freud", Dawn Andrews
• "Ice Age", Iain Rowan
• "The Vanishing Life and Films of Emmanuel Escobada", Anonymous
• "Berenice's Journal", Richard Gavin
• "Showcase", Sarah Singleton
• "Eyes Like Water, Like Ice", Jai Clare
• "Earthworks", Simon Kewin
• "Striped Pajamas", Margaret B. Simon
• "The Drowned", Joel Lane
• "Adult Books", Robert Morrish
• "Nothing", John Travis
• "The Secret", G. W. Thomas
• "A Spot of Tea", Janet L. Hetherington
• "White Dream", Neil Bristow
• "Four Minutes Thirty-Three Seconds"

Nemonymous Part Three

Subtitled A Megazanthus for Short Fiction and released in April 2003, Nemonymous Part Three marks the series transformation into a magazine and anthology hybrid. Also starting with this issue, the publication cycle became annual.

Contents

• "The Bluest of Grey Skies", Michael Kelly
• "Practice", Jeff Holland
• "Genie", Tamar Yellin
• "Gerald and the Soul Doctor", David J. Brown
• "Otterwise", Lucy A. E. Ward
• "Sirens", Brendan Connell
• "The Rest of Larry", Monica O'Rourke
• "The Ballerina", Lavie Tidhar
• "Shark in a Foggy Sea", Colin Hains
• "Scrounge", David Mathew
• "Twilight Music", Regina Mitchell
• "Mobile, Phone", Brian Howell
• "The Small Miracle", Rhys Hughes
• "Digging for Adults", D. Harlan Wilson
• "Insanity Over Creamer's Field", Joe Murphy
• "Warp", Len Maynard and Mick Sims
• "Sleeping Beauty", Tom Williams
• "Lucia", Paul Evanby
• "In the Steam Room", Tamar Yellin
• "Chemo", Terry Gates-Grimwood
• "The Place Where Lost Things Go", Jorge Candeias [1]

[1] Translated from the Portuguese by Luís Rodrigues.

Nemonymous Part Four

Nemonymous Part Four: A Megazanthus for Parthenogenetic Fiction and Late-Labelling was published in May 2004 and comes in completely white covers, with no lettering on the outside save for the words "nemonymous part four" on the spine.

Contents

• "Apologising to the Concrete", Jay Lake
• "Creek Man", Jamie Rosen
• "The Death Knell", S. D. Tullis
• "Determining the Extent", Adrian Fry
• "Embrace", Keith Brooke
• "The Frog's Pool", Jetse de Vries
• "Generous Furniture", Trent Jamieson
• "Leaves Like Hearts", Rachel Kendall
• "Like a Slow Motion War", Allen Ashley & Andrew Hook
• "My Burglar", Gary McMahon
• "Maledict Michela", Brendan Connell
• "Nocturne for Doghands", Joe Murphy
• "The Painter", Dominy Clements
• "The Rorschach-Interpreter", D. Harlan Wilson
• "Sexy Beast", Tony Mileman
• "Vole Mountain", Andrew Hook
• "The Withering", Bruce Golden