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Jai Clare – "EYES LIKE WATER, LIKE ICE"
NEMONYMOUS 2

How I am getting on:
Since Nemonymous I have been published quite well in London Magazine
(4 times to date), twice in the prestigious Agni – and finalist for
Best Online Fiction 2004. I've had stories in excellent anthologies:
Wheatland Press' lovely Nine Muses anthology, Cleis Press Foreign
Affairs – literary erotic travel fiction, So New Media Consumed –
Women on Excess anthology and many other publications. I also have
developed my litblog – I was interviewed concerning it and get lots
of requests for reviews but as I am doing a phd and teaching at
university I find my blog gets rather more neglected than I would
like it to be: http://www.jaiclare.com/blog - I was also recently
Authortrek Author of the week which was rather nice!

What difference (if any) Nemo made?
Being accepted in Nemo was a thrill. Such a beautiful product with
great prestige. I am so glad it is back as there are so
few places both here and the US that publishes literary
dark fantasy in such a great form. I am sure being
published in it has helped the news that will be revealed
later this year...


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JOHN TRAVIS

Nothing (Nemo 2)

How I am getting on:
Well, since my story in #2, I've written various short stories and completed a novel, a crime novel set in a world where animals are now the dominant species and humanity is extinct; I've had a few stories published; (Supernatural Tales, Fusing Horizons, Terror Tales, All Hallows, Dark Horizons) and a few acceptances, most recently a novella for a future issue of the Pendragon Press series Triquorum. In 2004 I wrote a sequel to 'Nothing' called 'Everything' which is due in Supernatural Tales #11. At some point I'd love to get a short story collection out there in print.

Differences:
Getting published in Nemonymous was a real boost for me. It is still by far (if reviews are anything to go by) my most read story, and, it seems, positively read too. And I doubt that I'll ever be published in a more beautiful publication if I live to be a hundred. If for any reason anybody wants to contact me, I can be reached at jtravis60@hotmail.com

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DAVID MATHEW

Scrounge (Nemo 3)

Since publishing 'Scrounge' in Nemo, I've published a book of short stories, DIE EARTHMAN DIE, with M.F. Korn, Hertzan Chimera and Uncle Des himself. I've published a solo collection, PARANOID LANDSCAPES. I've finished a novel, which is going through its second draft, and I've landed a job in a high-security male prison, in the Education Department, which will (no doubt) supply excellent material for later on.

It was an honour to be chosen for Nemonymous. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, from soup to nuts.

PS: I don't have a website or blog, by the way, and never will.

Des adds: Dave is also a great book reviewer and co-editor of 'Interzone'.

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JEFF HOLLAND

Practice (Nemo 3)

I am still practising! I was pleased this ‘story’ received an Honourable Mention in "Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror" but this fact has not yet spurred me into showing more of my writing to publishers. I think ‘Practice’ was the first and last piece of work that was ever submitted outside of my home. However, when my long-awaited retirement from a lifetime of working for a living (as opposed to writing!) finally arrives in the next few years, who knows what literary ambitions I might begin to harbour!

Des adds: If I was forced to make a choice, Jeff’s ‘Practice’ would be the one story from the Nemonymous canon I would take to a desert island.


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