Nome (Star Trek: TOS zine published in the US)

Nome is a Star Trek: The Original Series story anthology zine. These are some of the biggest zines in TOS fandom, running into 300-400 pages. They are illustrated with lots of fanart, some of which has been included below at the publisher's request.
Jumping Dik-Bat Press published all but the last one; that one was issued by Artemis Press. 
The zine was initially gen, but included more and more non-explicit Kirk/Spock slash in later issues.
Subtitle in issue #2: "Nome: An infinite variety of things combine to make existence worthwhile."
Issues #4-9 won the Surak Awards for 'Best Fanzine Editing'. In 1983, the editors of the fanzine won the Trekstar Award for 'Best Editors'.
Nome is one of two media zines that skipped publishing an entire issue; the other one is Voyager #11.
 
==Nome's Beginnings==
In 2017, one of the editors (Storey) commented upon the zines' large size and production: 
==Nome and Art==
The first ten issues of Nome contains a vast amount of fan art. The last issue contains none. 
Finding artists who were willing to submit slash-themed art was difficult in the beginning. But the quality of art and overall production values in Nome won over some artists. 
From Vicki Clark in 2007: 
in 2017, Barbara Storey said: 
==Nome and the Variety of Stories, Slash==
===Comments by One of the Editors: 2007===
In 2007, one of the editors (Clark) discussed the zine series' and slash content: 
In 2007, Clark also said: 
===Comments by One of the Editors: 2017===
In 2017, another editor, Barbara Storey, said: 
 
Also from Storey in 2017: 
Storey said: 
===Comments from a Fan Regarding the Slash Comment: 1982===
Captain's Log #6 (February 1982) has a LoC by Roberta Rogow in which she derided "Nome" and its slash content: 
===Nome and One Fan's Introduction to Slash: 2007===
In a 2007 interview, Suzan Lovett explained "Nome" was her introduction to slash, something that echoes many fans' similar experiences: 
==The Best of Nome==
In 1991, the editors announced that they were going to produce a series of "Best of" issues. This project never got off the ground, despite the statement that the first issue was available. 
From the flyer that appeared in Nome #12: 
==Works Inspired By==
In the 1980s, an filk group featured the fanzine in their series of Zine Melodies:
: NOME
: (sung to the tune of "Blue Velvet")
: He bled green blood;
: My love bled all over me.
: So I tore my shirt artfully
: And bared my chest.
: And I still can see green blood in my dreams.
==Issue 1==
Nome 1 was published in January 1979 and contains 166 pages. It is gen and was edited by Victoria Clark, M.V.M. Varela, and Barbara L. Storey.
There were 600 copies printed in its first run. The editors thank "Sondra and Myrna, for bringing us together." 
From the editorial: 
Art by Merle Decker, Gerry Downes, Ellen Blevins, Pat Stall, Nan Lewis, Laurie Huff, Kathy Carlson, Miriam Amos, Bev Zuk, Wendy Pearson, Carrie Rowles, Evallou Richardson (back cover), Michael Verina, Al Zequeira, Shirley T. Hallman, Miriam Amos, and Humberto Garcia.
* There was No Chance by Jean Ensling (i)
* Title Page by Staff Artisté (1)
* Dedication Page by the Editor (2)
* Multiplicative Proclivities by The Editors (5)
* In Gradual Vision by April Valentine, art by Merle Decker ("Pre K/S: After Kirkʼs halves are reunited, he and Spock have a talk about integrating different parts of yourself.") (6)
* Spock, I Love You by Victoria Clark, art by Gerry Dowes (13)
* If by Teri White (14)
* Their Wings in Tears by Ellen L. Kobrin, art by Ellen Blevins (15)
* Communion by Nancy Kippax, art by Pat Stall ("Pre K/S: Kirk and Spock take a walk on the beach and Kirk realizes the magic of their relationship.") (16)
* She by Susan Burr, art by Laurie Huff (21)
* Time, Space, Matter by Terry Todzonia (22)
* In Some Strange Land by Victoria Clark, art by Kathy Carlson ("Pre K/S: (When the Guardian is destroyed, Spock, standing too near, is hurled into 21th century Earth." Sequel: "Accident" in issue #2) (23)
* Farewell by Susan Burr (35)
* Miramanee by Sheila T. Hallman, art by Hallman (36)
* Shattered by Jean Ensling, art by Miriam Amos (38)
* Reflections by Rose Marie Jakubjansky, art by Miriam Amos (38)
* Queen of Hearts by Bev Volker, art by Kathy Carlson (39)
* The Message by Sally Syrjala, art by Nan Lewis ("A/U: A year after taking the promotion to the Admiralty, Kirk receives a message that the Enterprise was lost with all hands.") (41)
* Ceremony of Innocence by Helene Lynne Kent, art by Bev Zuk ("Spock must have sexual relations with a fellow captured crewmember in order to keep her from being used by their captors to create normal offspring.") (43)
* Of Walls and Doors by Victoria Clark (68)
* Dusk and Dawn by Terry Todzonia, art by Wendy Pearson (69)
* The Twelve Days of Pon Farr by Leon Spurs (70)
* In Time's Wake by Toni Cardinal-Price, art by Miriam Amos ("Pre K/S: (The serum that reversed the aging process caused by the comet going by Gamma Hydra 4 doesnʼt work on Spock who continues to age while McCoy races against time to find a cure for him. The Vulcan has 28 hours to live if McCoy cannot find the cure.") (73)
* Carpe Diem by Ruth E. Kurz (87)
* A Labour of Love by Barbara L. Storey, art by Carrie Rowles (gen) ("A baby is born on the Enterprise.") (88)
* Web of Steel by Ellen L. Kobrin, art by Ellen Blevins (99)
* To Play in Dangerous Waters by Crystal A. Taylor, art by Laurie Huff (100)
* As I See... by Susan Burr, art by Evallou Richardson (102)
* Get Your Hands Off Him, Spock by Victoria Clark, art by Gerry Dowes (104)
* First Meeting by Crystal A. Taylor, art by Kathy Carlson (105)
* The Beginning by Ginna LaCroix, art by Merle Decker ("Pre K/S: Gary Mitchell is injured while on a planet survey, but the situation brings a deeper understanding between Kirk and Spock.") (106) (also in Trek Encore #1)
* To Know Thyself by Ellen L. Kobrin (119)
* Second-in-Command by Crystal A. Taylor (120)
* Convergence at Aphelion by Terry Todzonia , art by Michael Verina (121)
* Greetings and Felicitations by Gerry Downes, art by Evallou Richardson (129)
* Visions by Teri White, art by Michael Verina ("Pre K/S: Kirk and Spock have the same dreams of facing the inevitable death of one of them before the other.") (131)
* And All We Need of Hell by Ellen L. Kobrin ("A touching visit by McCoy to Spock's grave.") (137)
* The Wait by Ellen L. Kobrin, art by Ellen Blevins (138)
* In Fire and Ice by M.V.M. Varela, art by Al Zequeira and Humberta Garcia (139)
* Time by Susan Burr (163)
* A Few Words by Susan Burr (164)
* Enterprise by Marguerite Marasciulo (165)
There is a vast amount of art in this issue. Below is a sample. Art is included at the publisher's request. 
File:Nome1art1.jpg|from issue #1, Merle Decker
File:Nome1art2.jpg|from issue #1, Nan Lewis
File:Nome1art3.jpg|from issue #1, Laurie Huff
File:Nome1art4.jpg|from issue #1, Michael Verina, from "Visions", also sold as original art in Star Trek Portfolio Illustrations
File:Nome1art12.jpg|from issue #1, Michael Verina, from "Visions"
File:Nome1art5.jpg|from issue #1, Al Zequeira
File:Nome1art6.jpg|from issue #1, Gerry Downes
File:Nome1art7.jpg|from issue #1, Carrie Rowles
File:Nome1interior.jpg|from issue #1, Pat Stall
File:Nome1art8.jpg|from issue #1, Shirley T. Hallman, portrays Miramanee
File:Nome1art9.jpg|from issue #1, Kathy Carlson
File:Nome1art10.jpg|from issue #1, Humberto Garcia
File:Nome1art11.jpg|from issue #1, Beverly Zuk
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
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1985: 
==Issue 2==
thumb|front cover issue #2, Pat Stall. It as nominated for a Fan Q. One fan's comment: "So much chest hair on Spock......wow...lovely..." Denise Dion's June 4, 2012 post to the K/S Zine Friends Facebook Group, quoted with permission. Another fan's comment: "Then there’s Pat Stall’s amazing art work for Nome, which was one of the first of the K/S slash zines, the big ones, especially Nome No. 2...There is a gorgeous picture of Kirk and Spock sitting up in bed, holding, like, these vaudeville placards with Nome and Two on it, and they’re kind of looking at each other, and the playfulness of it. They don’t look at each other lasciviously or even romantically; it’s like, you know, 'Well, here we are again!' Oh my God, they look just like any other couple." from Media Fandom Oral History Project Interview with Jane Mailander 
 
Nome 2 was published in January 1980 and is 322 pages long. It contains over 25 stories and many illustrations. 
It was edited by Victoria Clark, M.V.M. Varela, and Barbara L. Storey. 
It has the subtitle: "Nome: An infinite variety of things combine to make existence worthwhile." 
The art is by Pat Stall (front cover, back cover), Stefanie Hawks (inside back cover), Merle Decker, Sue Klasky, Sheila Hallman, Kathy Carlson, Nan Lewis, Gayle F, Michael Verina, Leslie Fish, Humberto Garcia, Ruth Kurz, Laurie Huff, Al Zequeira, Evallou Richardson, and Carrie Rowles.
An ad in Datazine #1 says "This zine will contain K/S and other adult material -- therefore an age statement must accompany all orders." 
From the editorial: 
 
* Elementary Education by Jean Ensling (i)
* Title Page by Editors (1)
* Dedication Page by Editors (2)
* Multiplicative Proclivities by Editors (5)
* Discovery by Ginna LaCroix ("Pre K/S: Kirk slowly discovers the prejudice Spock has had to deal with in his life, and then Lt. Stiles is assigned to the Enterprise.") (also in Trek Encore #1) (6)
* Cruel Words by Mariann Hornlein (28)
* Illogic by Sarah Liebold (29)
* Of Zarabeth's Womb by Marguerite Marasciulo (30)
* From Leila by Marguerite Marasciulo (33)
* So Far Away by Sarah Liebold (34)
* If Living is Without You by Barbara L. Storey ("Pre K/S: As Spock realizes that he will be drawn to Kirk during his next pon farr and decides to leave the Enterprise, Kirk is injured while competing in mental "games".") (36)
* Syvak No. 3 by Barbara L. Storey (55)
* Earth, Air, Water, Fir by Victoria H. Clark (56)
* Consumed of Thee by Della Van Hise (57)
* Accident by Victoria H. Clark ("Pre K/S: Spockʼs feelings of responsibility for the woman who saved his life and was forced to return with him to his time are creating a rift between himself and Kirk." Prequel: "In Some Strange Land" in issue #1.) (60)
* The Heart is Not a Logical Organ by Audrey Williams (75)
* Idol by Ruth Kurz (77)
* Until by Sandra Gent & Virginia Green (78)
* No Bet by Ruth Kurz ("Spock uses seduction to make his lover take him on a landing party when Kirk tries to go on one without him.") (80)
* Tell Me by Victoria H. Clark (83)
* Where the Stallion Meets the Sun by Toni Cardinal ("Kirk thinks Spockʼs withdrawal is due to mourning Zarabeth until he goes with Spock to Vulcan on leave and decides he must tell Spock how much he loves him." Sequel: "A Measure of Innocence" in issue #4.) (84)
* Contrasts by Gene Delapenia (104)
* Apologia & Reply by D.J. Biehl (105)
* Pyramids of Power by Billie Phillips (108)
* A Special Kind of Friendship by Mary Aldridge (109)
* Time by Pete Kaup (114)
* All the Comforts by Pamela Rose (115)
* Meditations of a Retired Hero by Sue Bursztynski (116)
* Corridors of the Mind by Billie Phillips ("Pre K/S: Though ill, Kirk is forced to endure a "test" of his mind and soul in order to procure badly needed dilithium crystals from a newly discovered planet, while Spock must deal with his growing feelings for Kirk.") (117)
* No Beach by Liz Persic (141)
* Pick Up the Pieces by Terry Todzonia (142)
* Hour of Gold by Teri White ("Now bonded, Kirk and Spock must deal with McCoyʼs misgivings and rethink their premature decision to only have sex when away from the ship." Prequel: "Hour of Lead" in Thrust and "An Anguish to Pay" in Naked Times #1.) (143)
* No World Alone by Sarah Liebold (155)
* Chronicles by Ellen L. Kobrin (156)
* Time Enough by Terry Todzonia (158)
* Reunion by Mary A. Smith (159)
* Paradox by Dayle Barker (163)
* Haiku by Desire Gonzales (164)
* Reactions by Victoria H. Clark & M.V.M. Varela (165)
* A Space in Time by M.V.M. Varela (166)
* Freezing Embers by Marguerite Marasciulo (187)
* Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made Of by Della Van Hise 188)
* The Green Man by Val Marshall ("Kirk and Spock are forced to take part in a fertility ceremony as a god and his consort at which time Kirk must kill Spock, a detail that they are not aware of.") (191)
* Trial By Fire by Angela Hanslik (209)
* At the Hand of a Friend by Crystal A. Taylor (210)
* I Watched by Pete Kaup (212)
* One Indissoluable Unity by Sharon Decker ("Pre K/S: A Vulcan ensign with precognitive abilities warns Spock of danger to Kirk but when Kirk is abducted while negotiating a treaty, the ensign is afraid to use her powers to help find him, leaving Spock to search on foot as time runs out.") (213)
* Untitled by Terry Todzoni (242)
* Till We Have Faces by Victoria H. Clark 243)
* To Cheat a Devil by Sarah Liebold (244)
* Untitled by Terry Todzonia (245)
* Journey's End by Ray Newton ("After the death of two security men who were also lovers, Kirk faces his love for Spock and the necessity of telling Spock about them in a place of his choosing, rather than taking the risk of Spock finding out unexpectedly.") (246)
* Renewals by Susan Burr (267)
* Rebuttal by Dayle Barker (269)
* Writing Contest by Ellen L. Kobrin (271)
* Someday by Diana L. Rusnak (272)
* Legacy of Love by Judy Ferguson-Clark ("Pre K/S: Spock continues a cycle when he gives Kirk a ring given to him by the remaining member of a same-sex couple as sheʼs dying.") (274)
* Mine by Pete Kaup (279)
* Remembrance by Pamela Rose (280)
* A Salvaged Poem by Jennifer Weston (282)
* First Love by Audrey Williams (283)
* The Beginning and the End by Sandra Gent (284)
* Of Your Own Free Will by Crystal A. Taylor (286)
* I Just Came to Say Hello by Liz Persic (287)
* Untitled by Jean Ensling (292)
* The Days of Me and You by April Valentine ("Five years after losing Kirk to an invading entity, Spock returns to the area of the event as his link to Kirk strengthens and they can be together at last." Sequel: "Both Sides Now, part 1" in issue #4.) (293)
* Infinity by Ruth Kurz (320)
* Over the Hill to the Poorhouse by Susan Wyllie (321)
* Zine Ad Listing by Editors (323)
 
There is a vast amount of art in this issue. Below is a sample. Art is included at the publisher's request. 
File:Nome2page1.jpg|from issue #2, Merle Decker illo for the story "Discovery". The figure in the foreground is a crewman, Stiles, who either in a fit of prejudice or jealousy hits Spock.
File:Nome2page2.jpg|from issue #2, poem by Leibold, art by Sue Klasky (Kirk is made of words)
File:Nome2page3.jpg|from issue #2, Sheila Hallman
File:Nome2page4.jpg|from issue #2, Kathy Carlson for "Accident"
File:Nome2page5.jpg|from issue #2, Nan Lewis for "If Living is Without You"
File:Nome2page6.jpg|from issue #2, Ruth Kurz for "No Bet"
File:Nome2page7.jpg|from issue #2, Carrie Rowles
File:Nome2page8.jpg|from issue #2, Leslie Fish
File:Nome2page9.jpg|from issue #2, Humberto Garcia for "Corridors of the Mind"
File:Nome2page10.jpg|from issue #2, Laurie Huff for "No Beach"
File:Nome2page11.jpg|from issue #2, Al Zequeira for "A Space in Time"
File:Nome2inside.jpg|from issue #2, Gayle F
File:Nome2page13.jpg|from issue #2, Stefanie Hawks for "One Indissoluable Unity"
File:Nome2page14.jpg|from issue #2, Evallou Richardson
File:Nome2page15.jpg|from issue #2, Michael Verina for "Where the Stallion Meets the Sun"
File:Nome2page16.jpg|from issue #2, Michael Verina for "Where the Stallion Meets the Sun"
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
	 
	 
	 
		 
	 
		 
		 
 	 
	 
		 
==There Was No Issue 3==
This is the only known zine to have completely skipped an issue in terms of numbering.
From an ad about this issue's planned edition:
 
Another ad: 
 
From "Nome's" editor: 
About what was published in its stead? A fan in 2007 explained: 
In 2017, Barbara Storey corrected the statement that while Broken Images was published at the same time the third issue of "Nome" was to have been released, "Broken Images" was not officially the third issue of this zine series: 
==Issue 4==
Nome 4 was published in January 1981 and contains 266 pages.
It was edited by Victoria Clark, M.V.M. Varela, and Barbara L. Storey.
From the editorial: 
 
* My Life by Jean Ensling (1)
* Sonnet Number One by Barbara L. Storey, calligraphy by Sue Klasky (7)
* Thataway on Kirk/Spock Archive by Kathy Resch, art by Laurie Huff. ("On their way back to Earth after Vger, Kirk and Spock come to understand what they are, and will be, to each other. AUTHOR’S NOTE/THANKS: I wrote this story in 1980, shortly after the release of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”. I was just beginning to consider writing K/S, but found I wasn’t quite ready to go that ‘final step’, so this story is still pre-K/S.") (8)
* Touchstone by Jimmye Galli (16)
* Double or Nothing by Crystal A. Taylor, art by Lydia Moon ("Pre K/S: When Kirk accidentally breaks a taboo on a newly contacted planet, Spock must pay the price with his life and the only concession given is that Kirk can die with him.") (17)
* Poem by Jean Chabot (45)
* The Honesty's Too Much by Pamela Rose, art by Leslie Fish ("Pre K/S: On their way to deliver a formula for Starfleet, Kirk and Spock are abducted by an Orion in the pay of Kor who has Kirk beaten and raped in an attempt to force Spock into disclosing the formula.") (46)
* Finis by Jennifer Weston, art by Laurie Huff. Filksong. (76)
* The Parting by Ginna LaCroix, art by Merle Decker ("It is the end of the 5 year mission. Spock has suddenly departed for Vulcan and Jim Kirk is being cleverly manipulated into accepting the admiralty assignment. We see McCoy as he does everything he can to prevent Nogura from grounding Kirk, but Nogura and Lori Ciani are too much for him. The story ends with McCoy's subdued and bitter parting from Admiral Kirk." Sequel: "Catharsis" in Matter/Antimatter #3/4.) (also in Trek Encore #3) (80)
* The Confrontation by Victoria H. Clark (107)
* Whole Again by Marguerite Marasciulo, art by Evallou Richardson (109)
* Star Gazing by Victoria H. Clark, art by Ann Crouch (110)
* Both Sides Now, part 1 by April Valentine, art by Stephanie Hawks ("Aided by the entity responsible for their initial change, Kirk and Spock are able to once again acquire human form." Prequel: "Days of You and Me" in issue #2. Sequel: "Both Sides Now, part 2" in issue #5.) (112)
* Spanish Moss by Pamela Rose, art by Lydia Moon ("McCoy has returned to Georgia after the 5 year mission. Tired and disheartened by Spock's flight to Vulcan and Kirk's acceptance of the ground assignment, he finally decides to return to research. A short, bitter reunion uith Kirk and a devastating encounter uith his ex-wife leave him seeking solace in the bottle, but an unexpected kindness by Kirk returns the doctor to a productive life.") (142)
* Lament of the Other by Ellen L. Kobrin, art by Lydia Moon (165)
* So This is Love by Jean Chabot, art by Ann Crouch (166)
* Rumors by Mary A. Smith. Rumors fly on the Enterprise. (168)
* A Measure of Innocence by Toni Cardinal-Price, art by Michael Verina ("Now that he and Spock have reclaimed their love for each other, Kirk is apprehensive being virgin with men when Spock is not." Prequel: "When the Stallion Meets the Sun" in issue #2.) (172)
* Loving Commands by Jimmye Galli (184)
* Poem by Jean Ensling (185)
* Rationale by Dayle Barker, art by Kathy Carlson (186)
* Nights on Neural by Dayle Barker, art by Kathy Carlson (187)
* Passion Flower by Dayle Barker, art by Kathy Carlson (188)
* Lt. Marlena Moreau by Judy Darnell, art by Kathy Carlson (189)
* Let No Man Put Asunder by Billie Phillips, art by Michael Verina ("Thinking he is about to die, Spock breaks the bond to Kirk. But after surviving he finds that his former bondmate is now distant and remote." Sequel: "Windmills of the Mind" in issue #5.) (190)
* The Time to Speak by Jean Barron (209)
* Dark Corners by Judy Darnell (210)
* Secrets by Susan K. James ("When Spock melds with Janice Lester in order to ascertain her identity as Jim Kirk, he sees the events of the koonakalifee through Kirkʼs eyes." Sequel: "Dust In the Wind" in issue #6.) (211)
* Poem by Jean Ensling (213)
* Born of Fire by Crystal A. Taylor (214)
* Soliloquy in the Flames by Julie Osborn ("Spock reflects as Kirk sleeps after aiding Spock through pon farr.") (215)
* The War Goes On by Judy Darnell (217)
* Dead by Gene Delapenia (217)
* After the Storm by Linda Neel, art by Terryl Best (218)
* A Tall Ship by Audrey Williams, calligraphy by Sue Klasky (220)
* Day by Day by Beverly Volker, art by Pat Cash ("Both Kirk and Spock take each day as they come to cope during their two and a half years apart between the end of the first mission and VʼGer.") (221)
* Blood Lines by Gene Delapenia (228)
* And Ever Shall Be, part 1 by Nancy Kippax, art by Pat Cash (a non-K/S story.) (229)
* Song of the Le-Matya by Jean Chabot, art by Evallou Richardson (266)
*Two Untitled poems by Jean Chabot
*Mister Spock Welcome Aboard by Liz Persic
A small sampling of the extensive interior art. Art is included at the publisher's request. 
File:Nome4 int by ann crouch.jpg|from issue #4, Ann Crouch
File:Nome4 int by kathy carlson.jpg|from issue #4, Kathy Carlson, illo for the poem Rationale," portrays Miramanee
File:Nome4-10.jpg|from issue #4, Evallou Richardson
File:Nome4art1.jpg|from issue #4, Leslie Fish
File:Nome4art2.jpg|from issue #4, Merle Decker
File:Nome4art3.jpg|from issue #4, Michael Verina
File:Nome4art4.jpg|from issue #4, Lydia Moon
File:Nome4art5.jpg|from issue #4, Pat Cash
File:Nome4art6.jpg|from issue #4, Stefanie Hawks
File:Nome4art7.jpg|from issue #4, Pat Cash
File:Nome4art12.jpg|from issue #4, an example of calligraphy (Sue Klasky) and poetry (Barbara Storey)
File:Nome4art8.jpg|from issue #4, Pat Cash
File:Nome4art9.jpg|from issue #4, Terryl Best
File:Nome4art10.jpg|from issue #4, Lydia Moon
File:Nome4art11.jpg|from issue #4, Leslie Fish
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
==Issue 5==
Nome 5 was published in January 1982 and contains 331 pages. This issue was dedicated to Nancy, "our former co-editor -- we miss her and wish her all good things in her new life."
It was edited by Victoria Clark and Barbara L. Storey.
From an ad: "This zine will contain some K/S material so an age statement is required."
From the editorial: 
*Binary Star by Jean Chabot (i)
* On the Eve of Kolinahr by Jimmye Galli (7)
* From the Ground, Shining Brightly by Crystal A. Taylor (9)
* A Mission's End by Elwyn Conway ("Pre K/S: At the end of the 5 year mission, Spock returns to Vulcan to try and obtain the Kohlinahr at Gol." Sequel: "Earthbound".) (10)
* Untitled by Terry Todzonia (29)
* Earthbound by Elwyn Conway ("Pre K/S: Now on Earth, Kirk is unable to forget about the Enterprise and Spock." Prequel: "A Mission's End". Sequel: "And Never Parted" in issue #6.) (32)
* Heartstrings by Terry Todzonia (46)
* Midnight Blue by Toni Cardinal-Price (47)
* The Reason Why by Pamela Rose & Cindy Deren (gen) ("McCoy disobeys an order from Spock and after a crewwoman is almost hurt because of it, contemplates leaving the Enterprise.") (52)
* No Second Parting by Jean Chabot (67)
* Spock's Court Martial by Sharon F & Linda Neel (68)
* Dread Reality by Gene S. Delapenia (70)
* The Rose by Judy Darnell (70)
* And Ever Shall Be, part 2 by Nancy Kippax (non-K/S story: Prequel: "And Ever Shall Be, part 1" in issue #4.) (71)
* Nome by Barbara L. Storey (98)
* Parallel by Ann Flegg (99)
* Hail, Hecate by Dayle S. Barker (101)
* Undertow by Jean Chabot (103)
* Ballad from the Fire by Barbara L. Storey (104)
* Beautiful Things in Flight by Mary Aldridge (106)
* Untitled by Jean Ensling (109)
* That Which Lives On by Judy Darnell (110)
* The Legend of the P'nari by Darien Duck ("A legend is told of two men who fell from the sky and, injured in a rock slide, die and are buried together as bondmates.") (111)
* The Sun is No Friend of the Dead by Ginna LaCroix (gen) ("Because of a series of unconnected events, Kirk develops hemophilia, just as he and Spock are taken prisoner by Klingons, who torture Kirk to try and break him.") (also in Trek Encore #3) (114)
* The Dark and Empty Sky by Jean Chabot (150)
* Silent Tears by Devery Helm ("Pre K/S: After a deep meld to strengthen their friendship and deepen their understanding of each other, Kirk must deal with the deep sadness he perceives from Spockʼs childhood.") (151)
* Vulcan Hands by Sharon F (155)
* A Separate Peace by Victoria H. Clark (157)
* As Snowflakes Fall by Sharon F (158)
* The Seed by Marcella Belton ("A/U: After Kirkʼs death, Spock discovers a daughter of Kirkʼs that neither was aware of." Sequel: "The Legend of the Sand Dollar" in issue #6. (160)
* Untitled by Victoria H. Clark 190)
* View of Sarpeidon by Kathy Resch (191)
* The Mountain Weeps by Diana King (This poem won an Interstat award according to the editor's comment in the preface to Diana King's Trinary Star.) (195)
* Homecoming by Merle Decker ("Kirk goes with Spock to Vulcan on leave where Spock asks him to accompany him on a pilgrimage and join him in a type of warrior bond." Sequel: Journey to the Day in issue #7.) (198)
* Orion Rising by Jean Chabot (245)
* The Loving Touch by Jean Chabot (249)
* Both Sides Now, part 2 by April Valentine ("Trying to fit back in, Kirk and Spock must return to the area of space that first caused their transformation when the entity realizes that another of his kind is trying to enter this universe." Prequel: "Both Sides Now, part 1" in issue #4.) (250)
* Dream Upon the Plains of Gol by Jean Chabot (302)
* Fascination by Bobbie Hawkins ("After leaving Vulcan, Spock finds that self analysis is too much and he switches to analysing his captain, which continues even in his sleep.") (304)
* Dreamworld by Ann Flegg (309)
* Windmills of the Mind by Billie Phillips ("On Vulcan to rebond, Kirk and Spock both deal with the loss of trust caused by Spockʼs deceiving of Kirk regarding their initial bond." Prequel: "Let No Man Put Asunder" in issue #4.") (310)
* A Friend by Gene Delapenia (330)
* To Boldly Go by Ellen L. Kobrin (331)
 
There is a vast amount of art in this issue. Below is a sample. Art is included at the publisher's request. 
Image:nome5art1.jpg| from issue #5, Connie Faddis
Image:nome5art2.jpg| from issue #5, Elwyn Conway
Image:nome5art3.jpg| from issue #5, Elwyn Conway, while printed as separate pages, it is part of a single work
Image:nome5art4.jpg| from issue #5, Pat Cash
Image:nome5art5.jpg| from issue #5, Merle Decker
Image:nome5art6.jpg| from issue #5, Kathy Carlson
Image:nome5art7.jpg| from issue #5, Connie Faddis
Image:nome5art8.jpg| from issue #5, Leslie Spurlock
Image:nome5art9.jpg| from issue #5, Ann Crouch
Image:nome5art10.jpg| from issue #5, Nan Lewis
Image:nome5art11.jpg| from issue #5, Laurie Huff
Image:nome5art12.jpg| from issue #5, Merle Decker
Image:nome5art14.jpg| from issue #5, Stefanie Hawks
Image:nome5art15.jpg| from issue #5, Ann Crouch
Image:nome5art16.jpg| from issue #5, Bobbie Hawkins
Image:nome5art17.jpg| from issue #5, Michael Verina
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==Issue 6==
Nome 6 was published in May 1983 and contains 356 pages. It was edited by Victoria Clark and Barbara L. Storey.
This issue won a 1984 K/Star Award.
From the editorial: 
NOTE: the table of contents in this zine does not match the one Agent With Style advertises; AWS's version lacks the poems, likely just not listed, something that makes the stories on AWS's TOC appear longer than they are.
* To Possess the Wonders by Toni Cardinal-Price (6)
* First Command by Sharon F, art by Caro Hedge (7)
* Secrets by Susan K. James (8)
* In the Crack by Gene Delapenia (10)
* Dust in the Wind by Susan K. James, art by Merle Decker ("Kirk is injured when he beams down to Delta Vega without Spock, bringing things to a head with Kirk who is unable to deal with Spockʼs need of him." Prequel: "Secrets" in issue #4) (11)
* Bid the Stars Farewell by Andrea Kunz, art by Laurie Huff (31)
* Journey Through Fire by Mary A. Smith, art by Ann Crouch ("Spock goes to Gol to have his memories of Kirk and the Enterprise exorcised from his mind.") (32)
* Home by Jean Chabot (40)
* Where Do We Go From Here? by Patt Demetri (41)
* The Interview by Mary Ann Drach ("Spock informs Sarek of his admittance to Gol after his tenure at the VSA doesnʼt work out." Sequel: "In Transit".) (reprinted from The Other Side of Paradise #5) (42)
* In Transit by Mary Ann Drach ("Spock goes to Sarek to inform him of his failure at Gol before he leaves to find VʼGer. Prequel: "The Interview" in this issue) 
* This Simple Feeling by Beverly Sutherland, art by Nan Lewis (After VʼGer, Spock must come to terms with his feelings for Kirk." Sequel: Resting Place in Another K/S Zine.) (53)
* Haikus by Sharon F, art by Caro Hedge (105)
* Lilacs and Unicorns, poem by Sharon F, art by Caro Hedge (106)
* The Visit by Debbie Gilbert, art by Evallou Richardson (108)
* The Needs of the One by Victoria H. Clark, art by Stefanie Hawks (110)
* In the Eye of the Beholder by Sharon F, art by Caro Hedge (112)
* When There are No Answers by Ginna LaCroix (gen) ("Kirk feels heʼs too old for command and the death of his nephew in an accident where Kirkʼs age slowed him down reinforces that idea. Another summary: McCoy uses all his ability as a physician and his love for Jim Kirk to help the Admiral survive a personal crisis that could destroy his career and his relationship with Spock.") (also in Trek Encore #3) (113)
* In Silence Parted by Diana King (158)
* The Collection by Liz Persic (159)
* Alpha and Omega by Liz Persic, art by Signe Landon ("Kirk reads the book that was Spockʼs birthday gift to him - before and after Spockʼs death.") (160)
* Georgia Ramblin' by Sharon F (164)
* Genesis by Debbie Gilbert, art by Caro Hedge (166)
* The Story by Nancy Esther James (167)
* For Jim by Sharon Fuchs (168)
* The Legend of the Sand Dollar by Marcella Belton, art by Kathy Carlson (Sequel to "The Seed" in issue #5; not a K/S story.) (169)
* Father/Son & To Kill a Vulcan by Melanie Athene (202)
* I Was Wrong About You by Sharon Fuchs (203)
* The Awakening Flame by Jean Chabot (204)
* Antinomy by Suzan Lovett & Adrienne Deutsch, art by Lovett (The editors note: "ANTINOMY is a story that we commissioned from the authors; however, due to its increasing length (and our own enormous size), we opted to publish only this "teaser." The story will be presented in its entirety in NOME 7 next year. Our thanks to Suzan & Adrienne for their understanding of our predicament.") (205)
* And What of Lazarus? by Jane Yambe (212)
* The Enchantress by Jane Yambe, art by Caro Hedge (213)
* Pax Vobiscun by Sharon Fuchs (214)
* Between the Gulf and the Bridge by Crystal A. Taylor, art by Pat Cash ("Kirk is forced by Starfleet to go after a fleeing scientist, a man Kirk knew while a cadet and who, after witnessing Kirkʼs behavior with Spock, hates Kirk for feeling for his bondmate what he never felt for him.") (215)
* Endless Battle's Eve by Jean Chabot, art by Gayle F (264)
* Rumor Has It by Devery Helm ("Humor: A crewwoman overhears a conversation between Kirk and Spock and mistakenly thinks they are lovers, a misconception reinforced when McCoy asks about the conversation without asking the topic.") (This won a 1984 K/Star Award.) (267)
* The Chess Match by Flora Poste, art by Ann Crouch (also in Mirror Universe Alternates) (275)
* And Never Parted by Elwyn Conway, art by Conway ("After VʼGer, Kirk tries to get his life and his relationship with Spock back on track but is sidetracked when called to transport scientists and media personal to a new planet." Prequel: "Earthbound" in issue #5. Sequel: "And Never Parted, part 2" in issue #7.) (279)
* Zine Ad Page (356)
* Starry, Starry Night by Judy Darnell (inside back cover)
 
There is a vast amount of art in this issue. Below is a sample. Art is included at the publisher's request. 
File:Nome6art1.jpg|from issue #6, Merle Decker
File:Nome6art2.jpg|from issue #6, Laurie Huff
File:Nome6art3.jpg|from issue #6, Ann Crouch
File:Nome6art4.jpg|from issue #6, Nan Lewis -- "This picture perfectly illustrates the story it accompanies: This Simple Feeling. There is a beautiful scene in which Kirk tries to avoid waking Spock (who is recuperating from the V-ger meld in Kirk's cabin due to his own being unavailable). Kirk is naked, and in the drawing his back is to Spock as he reaches into his suitcase. The uncertainty he feels at their situation is clearly etched on his face. Behind him, Spock has wakened and watches intently. The drawing is very softly done in dots, which matches the feel of the moment exactly. It makes an already unforgettable moment even more so." from The K/S Press #89 
File:Nome6art5.jpg|from issue #6, Evallou Richardson
File:Nome6art6.jpg|from issue #6, Stefanie Hawks
File:Nome6art7.jpg|from issue #6, Signe Landon
File:Nome6art8.jpg|from issue #6, Kathy Carlson, art from The Legend of the Sand Dollar
File:Nome6art9.jpg|from issue #6, Suzan Lovett
File:Nome6art10.jpg|from issue #6, Pat Cash
File:Nome6art11.jpg|from issue #6, Gayle F, see the original color illo here
File:Nome6art12.jpg|from issue #6, Elwyn Conway
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6===
==Issue 7==
Nome 7 was published in May 1984 and contains 412 pages. Art by Suzan Lovett, Caren Parnes (back cover), The Southern Cross (front cover). Other artists noted below.
It was edited by Victoria Clark and Barbara L. Storey.
This issue won a 1985 K/Star Award.
From the editorial: 
* Winds of Change by Judy Darnell (inside front cover)
* Title Page by Editors (1)
* Dedication by Editors (2)
* Multiplicative Proclivities by Editors (5)
* Second Star to the Right and Straight on Till Morning by Meg Fine, art by TACS (6)
* The Key by Liz Darcy, art by Caro Hedge (9)
* After Talos IV by Jane Yambe, art by TACS (10)
* Antinomy (whole story, an excerpt was printed in the previous issue) by Suzan Lovett and Adrienne Deutsch, art by Lovett ("Pre K/S: Spock is forced into a clandestine mission he is unable to tell Kirk about, unaware that it is a ploy to separate them.") (13) (reprinted in Antinomy) 
* Untitled by Victoria H. Clark (130)
* In the Heart of the Night by Judy Darnell (131)
* Truth is a Nail of Iron by Vivian Gates. ("Pre K/S: Spock asks Kirk if self-gratification helps remove mental stress after a stressful mission, so Kirk gives into a fantasy and shows him.") (132) 
* The Secret by Liz Darcy, art by Stefanie Hawks (141)
* Turning Point by Sharon F, art by Kathy Carlson (142)
* A Common Bond by Ginna LaCroix, art by Nan Lewis (gen) ("Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Sulu are stranded on a planet where non-whites are discriminated against.") (144) 
* The Winter of Despair by Sharon F, art by Caro Hedge (182)
* Victory by Caro Hedge, art by Caro Hedge (184)
* Night Currents by Vel Jaeger (185)
* All I See by Karen Swanson, art by The Southern Cross (189)
* Let Me Help by Jo Ann Sides, art by Ann Crouch (190)
* Mirror Afterthoughts by Flora Poste. ("After they aid their counterparts from the mirror universe, Kirk is unable to quit thinking about them and their being lovers. Prequel: "Mirror Allegiance, part 2" in issue #11." Sequel: "The Chess Match" (poem) in issue #6.) (also in Mirror Universe Alternates) (193)
* Forget by B.L Barr (214)
* Silver and Gold by Katherine Gillen (meta essay, reprinted from the year before when it was issued as a standalone zine) (215)
* Yesterday, One Golden Afternoon by Melanie Athene, art by Caren Parnes (239)
* Remembering Will Have to Do by Toni Cardinal-Price, art by TACS ("After Spockʼs death, McCoy visits Kirk at the apartment Kirk shared with Spock, trying to get him to face the death of his bondmate.") (242) 
* Our Memories Alone by Toni Cardinal-Price (247)
* T'Ty'La by Denise Habel, art by Caro Hedge (248)
* An Economy of Memories by Connie R. Faddis, art by Gayle F Gen ("Kirk, Spock and McCoy are tricked into mating with a hideous creature by its keepers who get away with it by blackmailing Spock, the only one of the three who remembers the attack.") (reprinted from The Sensuous Vulcan) (251) 
* Home: A Ni Var by Audrey Williams, art by Caro Hedge (267)
* Psi 2000 by Flora Poste, art by Caro Hedge (268)
* Wind Walker's Wisdom by Sharon F, art by The Southern Cross (271)
* Journey by Jean Hinson (272) (excerpt from Sojourns)
* Dialogue in One Voice by Audrey Williams (281)
* Journey to the Day, part one by Merle Decker, art by Decker, calligraphy by Diana King ("Now bonded, Kirk and Spock are sent as emissaries to a planet being considered for membership in the UFP but they are abducted and must seek aid from a nomadic tribe." Prequel: "Homecoming" in issue #5. Sequel: "Journey to the Day, part 2" in issue #8.) (283) 
* Speak to Me Only by Toni Cardinal-Price (331)
* Triptych by Kathy Resch, art by The Southern Cross (332)
* And Never Parted, part 2 by Elwyn Conway, art by Conway and by Pat Cash "(Kirk and Spockʼs indecision continue as both seem unable to accept the reality of their relationship, or to communicate." Prequel: "And Never Parted, part 1" in issue #6. Sequel: "And Never Parted, part 3" in issue #8.) (340) 
* Zine Ad Page (412)
* A Friend in the Bar by Toni Cardinal-Price (inside back cover)
There is a vast amount of art in this issue. Below is a sample. Art is included at the publisher's request. 
File:Nome7art1.jpg|from issue #7, TACS, from Remembering Will Have to Do
File:Neverpartedart1.jpg|from issue #7, Pat Cash
File:Nome7art10.jpg|from issue #7, for Triptych, by The Southern Cross. The chasm between Kirk and Spock is likely metaphorical. This art is similar to a piece by the same artist published three years later as the cover of As I Do Thee #6, see that page.
File:Nome7art2.jpg|from issue #7, Kathy Carlson
File:Nome7art3.jpg|from issue #7, border by Caro Hedge, poem by Flora Poste
File:Nome7art4.jpg|from issue #7, Caren Parnes
File:Nome7art5.jpg|from issue #7, Ann Crouch
File:Nome7art6.jpg|from issue #7, Nan Lewis
File:Nome7art7.jpg|from issue #7, The Southern Cross, see fan comments for Blood Brothers 
File:Nome7art8.jpg|from issue #7, Gayle F
File:Nome7art9.jpg|from issue #7, Merle Decker, for Journey to the Day
File:Antiart3.jpg|from issue #7, Suzan Lovett, for Antimony
File:Nome7art11.jpg|from issue #7, The Southern Cross
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7===
==Issue 8==
Nome 8 was published in May 1985 and contains 388 pages. Art: Caren Parnes (front cover), Barbara L.B. Storey (back cover), M.V.M. Varela (table of contents). Other art: see below.
It was edited by Victoria Clark and Barbara L. Storey. This issue was sold at, among other places, Creation Con.
From the editorial: 
* Yet Love Remains by Jean Chabot (inside front cover)
* Title Page by Editor (1)
* Dedication Page by Editor (2)
* Multiplication Proclivities by Editor (5)
* All Stories New by Nancy Esther James, art by Suzan Lovett (6)
* A Durable Flame by Flora Poste, art by Caren Parnes (9)
* In Trust by Mary Ann Drach, art by Caren Parnes ("Sarek goes to Kirk to find out why he hasnʼt taken Spockʼs katra to Vulcan.") (10)
* Brief, Shining Moment by Emily Ross, art by Caro Hedge (21)
* Letting Go by Flora Poste, art by Nan Lewis (22)
* Golden Boy by Judy Darnell, art by TACS (24)
* Leila by Emily Ross, art by Kathy Carlson (26)
* Another Addict Raves About K/S by Joanna Russ (Essay about the appeal of K/S which concludes that K/S is a metaphor for heterosexual sex between equals, with Spock as the symbolic female.) (27)
* Morning Glory by Liz Darcy, art by TACS (39)
* A Last, Sweet Taste of Darkness by Meg Fine (40)
* Counterpoint by Liz Darcy, art by Caro Hedge (42)
* Fantasies by Beverly Sutherland, art by Caro Hedge and Caren Parnes ("After McCoy sees a show being shown at an exclusive menʼs club of Kirk and Spock portrayed as lovers, he has them see it without telling them what itʼs about.") (43)
* Untitled by Jean Schnedler (101)
* Nature Study by Melanie Athene, art by Caro Hedge (102)
* New Dawn by Liz Darcy, art by Caro Hedge (103)
* Time Present by Flora Poste, art by Nan Lewis (105)
* The Price by Jane Yambe (106)
* There Are Many Ways to Mourn an Icarus by Jane Yambe (107)
* Mirror Antagonists by Flora Poste, art by Suzan Lovett (Mirror universe: "Spock has secret orders to report to Vulcan, orders Kirk feels threatened by when Spock refuses to divulge their content." Sequel: Brotherʼs Keeper by D.T. Steiner in Rigel #3.) (also in Mirror Universe Alternates) (108)
* Mirror Antecedents by Flora Poste, art by Suzan Lovett (Mirror Universe: "Now thought dead by the Empire, Spock must find a way to confirm the sincerity of Kirkʼs change in allegiance to the rebel Consulium." Prequel: "Mirror Awakening" in Maine(ly) Trek #4. Sequel: "Mirror Allegiance" in issue #9 and #10.) (also in Mirror Universe Alternates) (151)
* Nighttime Soliloquy by Pat Foley, art by TACS (213)
* Such Stuff as Dreams are Made of by A.F. Black, art by Gayle F (216)
* Tell Me, Jim... What Does it Mean? by Beverly Sutherland, art by Gayle F (219)
* Portrait of a Legend by Sharon F (222)
* Journey to the Day, part 2 by Merle Decker, art by Decker, map by Diana King ("Kirk survives his injuries and when the nomads return for him and Spock, they continue their search for the missing Vulcan expedition." Prequel: "Journey to the Day, part 1" in issue #7.) (227)
* Sound of Heartbeats by Mary Suskind Lansing. (A/U: "On his deathbed, Kirk finally confesses to Spock of his love for him.") (278)
* Untitled by Jean Schnedler (282)
* Never Told Him by Donna Rose Vanderlaan (283)
* Time by Kathy Resch, art by Karen River (286)
* Absence Without Leave by Flora Poste, art by Caren Parnes (291)
* And Never Parted, part 3 by Elwyn Conway, art by Conway and Pat Cash ("Kirk must try to overcome Spockʼs fear of a relationship between them even though he himself is unsure of what they really are." Prequel: "And Never Parted, part 2" in issue #7. Sequel: "Never and Always" in issue #9.) (292)
* Matters of the Heart by Judy Darnell (388)
* In the Season of the Rose by Judy Darnell (inside back cover)
There is a vast amount of art in this issue. Below is a sample. Art is included at the publisher's request. 
File:Nome8art1.jpg|from issue #8, Suzan Lovett, a piece that is similar to another work of hers that year, the cover of There Are Three. The illo was also used as the cover of the book Enterprising Women. In the book, the author wrote: "Suzan Lovett's death-and-resurrection illustration for the poem "All Stories New"... Note the religious referents: cross, flames, touching hands from Michelangelo's Creation of Man, and the three principals from Star Trek, all set against a background of stars and planets."
Image:nome8-10.jpg|from issue #8, Suzan Lovett: "This artist's work is very distinctive and very realistic -- a quality I like very much in K/S art. It doesn't hurt at all that Kirk and Spock are standing very closely in this or that they are accompanied by a Siamese cat who is looking directly into the dark Vulcan eyes -- sensing a kinship, perhaps. I didn't have time to read the accompanying story, but this is a nice vignette in itself -- two men sharing their friendship with a curious feline." from The K/S Press #139 
File:Nome8art2.jpg|from issue #8, Caren Parnes
File:Nome8art3.jpg|from issue #8, Nan Lewis
File:Nome8art4.jpg|from issue #8, Elwyn Conway
File:Nome8art5.jpg|from issue #8, TACS
File:Nome8art6.jpg|from issue #8, Gayle F
File:Nome8art7.jpg|from issue #8, Merle Decker
File:Nome8art8.jpg|from issue #8, Gayle F
File:Nome8art9.jpg|from issue #8, Karen River
File:Nome8art10.jpg|from issue #8, Merle Decker
File:Nome8art11.jpg|from issue #8, Pat Cash
File:Nome8art12.jpg|from issue #8, Elwyn Conway
File:Nome8art13.jpg|from issue #8, TACS -- "Here is a depiction of two Kirks (my favorite subject: Kirk). At the top is a young captain, already serious and intent as he embarks on his life‘s journey. And below is Admiral Kirk, who has likely just sacrificed his beloved ship and his only son to save the man he loves. Etched on his face are the lines of the years between...years of adventure and discovery and of devotion to a man for whom he has now offered everything that he is.	The accuracy of these images is stunning and the amount of feeling shown in the eyes and on the faces is truly amazing. Beautiful work." from The K/S Press #139 
File:Nome8art14.jpg|from issue #8, Merle Decker --"The signature says this was drawn in 1985, but it has lost none of its appeal in the intervening years. Clearly a hurt/comfort scene, Spock (with the sleekest hair you‘ve ever seen) cradles Kirk against one arm while holding a bowl in the other. Spock is wearing a civilian tunic or robe, showing no markings, while Kirk is bare-chested and covered mostly with a blanket or sheet. The concern in Spock‘s eyes is palpable, matched only by the trust in Kirk‘s as he looks toward his friend.	This accompanies a Merle Decker story, which I now must try to find time to read!" from The K/S Press #139 
File:Nome8art15.jpg|alt=from issue #8, Pat Cash -- "It is nothing short of amazing to me how anyone can draw a portrait.	How can an artist with a pen or pencil manage to capture the essence of a person in a way that a camera can only hint at?	It isn‘t often that it happens, but certainly this is one of those instances. This is Spock. I want to touch the gleaming hair on his slightly wrinkled forehead. I want to gently ask what causes his huge dark eyes to look so sad. This is gorgeous and I hope there is a matching Kirk at the turn of a page. Sadly, there is not – but that doesn‘t diminish my admiration for this piece.	Kirk is here in this picture – unseen – he and the love his friend holds for him is captured in Spock‘s expression. I know from the uniform Spock has recently returned from Gol, so I am able to read into this masterpiece all that is necessary."|from issue #8, Pat Cash -- "It is nothing short of amazing to me how anyone can draw a portrait. How can an artist with a pen or pencil manage to capture the essence of a person in a way that a camera can only hint at? It isn‘t often that it happens, but certainly this is one of those instances. This is Spock. I want to touch the gleaming hair on his slightly wrinkled forehead. I want to gently ask what causes his huge dark eyes to look so sad. This is gorgeous and I hope there is a matching Kirk at the turn of a page. Sadly, there is not – but that doesn‘t diminish my admiration for this piece.	Kirk is here in this picture – unseen – he and the love his friend holds for him is captured in Spock‘s expression. I know from the uniform Spock has recently returned from Gol, so I am able to read into this masterpiece all that is necessary." from The K/S Press #139 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8===
 
 
 
==Issue 9==
Nome 9 was published in May 1986 and contains 380 pages. It was edited by Victoria Clark and Barbara L. Storey.
From the editorial: 
Also from the editorial: 
Also from the editorial: 
* Intermezzo by Mary Suskind Lansing, art by Caren Parnes and Pat Cash. A/U: ("After Spockʼs death and the destruction of the Genesis planet, Kirk takes McCoy to Vulcan to release Spockʼs katra.") (6)
* River of Light by Jean Chabot, art by Roo (35)
* Coming to Terms by Janna Silverstein. ("Saavik comes to terms with Spockʼs death and rebirth.") (36)
* A Different Dream by Jean Chabot, art by Roo (45)
* Mirror Allegiance (a preview) by Flora Poste (M/U:" Kirk contemplates leaving Vulcan after Spock is unable to convince the Conculium of Kirkʼs sincerity to join them." Prequel: "Mirror Antecedents" in issue #8. Sequel: "Mirror Allegiance" in issue #10.) (also in Mirror Universe Alternates) (46) 
* Courts of Honor Sonnets by Flora Poste, thirty-two full-page images by Suzan Lovett (see this story and those images here (61)
* 180 Degrees by Mary Suskind Lansing, art by Marilyn Cole (132)
* Never and Always, "What are Friends For? and "When Legends Meet" by Elwyn Conway, art by Elwyn Conway ("Kirk and Spock are now together but still need to resolve Spockʼs fear of injuring Kirk during his next pon farr and Kirkʼs fears due to being raped by the "Roman" proconsul." Prequel: "And Never Parted, part 3" in issue #8. Sequel: "Touching and Touched" in issue #10.) (238)
* Never and Always Art Portfolio by Elwyn Conway & Caren Parnes (378)
* Now for Something Completely Different, "Mirror Awfulness" a parody of her own series, by Flora Poste (380)
Artwork
* Caren Parnes (front and back covers)
* Suzan Lovett (Courts of Honor art portfolio)
==Flora Poste's Sonnets and Suzan Lovett's Art for Courts of Honor==
This zine contains 37 sonnets written by Flora Poste for Courts of Honor. These sonnets were accompanied by Suzan Lovett's art.
* The Decision | The Request | Lessons | The Consultation | The Galhawk | The Confrontation | The Seekers | Rho | The Reprieve | Aggression | Learning to Fly | Onion | Picnic | On Veith | Remembrance | The Challenge | In Limbo| The Rescue | The Signal | Recollection | Defiance | Heroes | The Deserted Bridge | Culpability | Kaimos Lucas | Retrospective | The Fortress | Prescription | The Tirzen | Renewal | O'Neill | Comparisons | The Wanderer | Evidence | Nocturne | The Parting | Summation 
Below is an art sample. Art is included at the publisher's request. 
File:Nome9lovett.jpg|One of the thirty-two full-page illos by Suzan Lovett for Courts of Honor, to see them all, click 
File:Nome9art1.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Caren Parnes. This illustration for the story "Intermezzo" was used in Enterprising Women
File:Nome9art2.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Pat Cash
File:Nome9art3.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Roo
File:Neverandalways3.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Elwyn Conway
File:Neverandalways2.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Elwyn Conway
File:Nome9art6.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Marilyn Cole
File:Nome9art7.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Marilyn Cole
File:Neverandalways4.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Caren Parnes
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9===
==Issue 10==
thumb|front cover of issue #10, Caren Parnes
Nome 10 was published in July 1987 and contains 374 pages. Art by Gayle F, Caro Hedge, Caren Parnes (front and back covers), Suzan Lovett, Chris Soto, Pat Cash, and Elwyn Conway. 
The last ten pages were compiled and added after the initial printing. See Touching and Touched for details.
It was edited by Victoria Clark and Barbara L. Storey.
From the editorial, a focus on the role of LoCs and of Elwyn Conway's fiction saga: 
* My Vulcan by Ruth Kurz (inside front cover, poetry and art)
* Multiplicative Proclivities by Editor (4)
* LoCs (6)
* Epic by Judi, art by Caro Hedge (10)
* Ampersand by Michele Arvizu, art by Caren Parnes (Through the night of a diplomatic reception, Spock comes to understand his friendship with fellow crewmembers and with Kirk. Introspective study of Spock's attempts to communicate with his human associates.) (11) 
* Octave by Camille Lang, art by Caro Hedge	(56)
* Against Simplicity by Flora Poste (57)
* Sea Change by Barbara L. B. Storey, art by Caren Parnes and Caro Hedge (After bringing the whales to their time, Spock helps Gillian understand the whales through a mindmeld, while trying to understand his feelings starting to break free about Kirk.) (58)
* Life and Loss by Jean Schnedler, art by Suzan Lovett (121)
* Untitled by Camille Lang, art by Suzan Lovett (123)
* One More Door by Ellen Morris, art by Chris Soto (As Spock and Kirkʼs daughter prepares to leave for Starfleet, Kirk must tell his bondmate of the potentially fatal disease he has contracted.) (125)
* Untitled by Liz Darcy (153)
* McCoy by Judi, art by Caro Hedge (154)
* Truce by Camille Lang (156)
* Sight Unseen by Caren Parnes (157)
* Faith by Judi, art by Gayle F (159)
* An Easier Time by Michele Arvizu, art by Pat Cash (After the fal tor pan, Spock has dreams of his pon farr on the Genesis planet, deals with Spock's efforts to regain his personal memories.) (160)
* Unanswered by Flora Poste, art by Caro Hedge (198)
* Unspoken by Flora Poste, art by Caro Hedge (199)
* Mirror Allegiance, part 1b by Flora Poste, art by Suzan Lovett (M/U: Kirk is unable to give his trust to Spock until Spock offers him a mindmeld. Prequel: "Mirror Antecedents" in issue #8. Sequel: "Mirror Allegiance, part 2" in issue #11.) (200) (also in Mirror Universe Alternates)
* Vow by Flora Poste, art by Caro Hedge (305)
* Touching and Touched by Elwyn Conway, art by Conway (Now together, Kirk and Spock discover a deeper meaning to their relationship through the intervention of a "seer." Prequel: "Never and Always" in issue #9. Sequel: "Genesis Aftermath" in issue #11.) (306)
* Touch by Toni Cardinal-Price, art by Caro Hedge and Caren Parnes (inside back cover)
There is a vast amount of art in this issue. Below is a sample. Art is included at the publisher's request. 
File:Nome10art1.jpg|interior page from issue #10, Elwyn Conway
File:Nome10art5.jpg|interior page from issue #10, Caren Parnes
File:Nome10art6 .jpg|interior page from issue #10, Suzan Lovett for "Life and Loss"
File:Nome10art7.jpg|interior page from issue #10, Chris Soto for "One More Door" -- "This is a gorgeous illo! A close-up side view of Kirk and Spock in a meld; bare arms and shoulders. Spock's hands are on Kirk's face and you can see that Kirk is looking slightly away from Spock's eyes. I'm awed by that detail alone. It looks exactly like them as they appeared in the early movie arc. It could nearly be a photo. I envy the owner of the original illo. I had to make a copy of this pic before giving the zine back to my friend. It's one of the best drawings of K&S I have ever seen. I also enjoyed reading the story that accompanies this drawing: "One More Door," by Ellen Morris. An unusual but very poignant story." from The K/S Press #57 
File:Nome10art8.jpg|interior page from issue #10, example of how poem and art were created together as one
File:Nome10art9.jpg|interior page from issue #10, Gayle F for "Faith"
File:Nome10art10.jpg|interior page from issue #10, Pat Cash for "An Easier Time"
File:Nome10mirror1.jpg|interior page from issue #10, Suzan Lovett for "Mirror Allegiance"
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10===
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10: Some 1988 Meta on the State of K/S Fiction===
One fan, Jane Carnall, used the LoC as an opportunity for meta, discussing the stories in Nome #10 as examples of the way 1980s fanfiction represented K/S. These letters was written six years before The Wave Theory of Slash, but essentially describes a slash fandom stuck in the first wave, with fic writers "still trying to rationalize and justify." She also pointed to some issues in the way K/S fic treated homosexuality: 
 
 
==Issue 11==
Nome 11 was published in June 1988 and contains 384 pages. Art by Pat Horowitz (front cover), Caro Hedge, and Lee Wyatt. 
It was edited by Victoria Clark and Barbara L. Storey. 
From the editorial: 
The editors comment on the long-running Elwyn Conway series: 
* Home is Not a Place by Vicky Netzley (inside front cover)
* Multiplicative Proclivities x 11 by Editor (4)
*LoC Column by Various (6)
* Lie Down with Love by Eve Stewart.A female security guard and her lover have trouble dealing with a male-dominated society and how Kirk and Spock react to it in regards to their own relationship. (10)
* Night Fire by Ellen Morris (29)
* Thinking About Slash/Thinking About Women by Edi Bjorklund (30)
* Son of Eridani Star by Vicky Netzley (39)
* Mirror Allegiance (part 2) by Flora Poste. Now bonded, Kirk and Spock test out a ship built for them by the Consortium by rescuing a Vulcan scientist missing on Earth for 10 years. Prequel: "Mirror Allegiance, part 1b" in issue #10. Sequel: "Mirror Afterthought" in issue #7. (40)
* So Great That Distance by Flora Poste (144)
* What Else Now by Flora Poste (145)
* Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks by Lindsey Young, art by Lee Wyatt (146)
* Medical Mind by Mary Ann Drach. Gen: On a colony to update medical procedures, Spock and McCoy help out when the planet is hit by an earthquake. (152) (reprinted from Maine(ly) Trek #2)
* Pas de Deux by James Alberty. (Gen: Spock and McCoy discuss Kirkʼs upcoming birthday as Spock prepares to leave for the cadet training mission. (191)
* A Different Reality by Jo Ann Sides (198)
* Just as the Twig is Bent by Barbara L.B Storey. M/U: After Kirk is taken from his home and sent to Starfleet Academy, he meets a Vulcan upperclassman with whom he has a deep and instant affinity. (200)
* Through Which I Could Not Touch by Flora Poste (233)
* Genesis Aftermath by Elwyn Conway. McCoy is drawn to Kirkʼs apartment and is unknowingly used by Kirk to be with his lover again. Prequel: "Touching and Touched" in issue #10. (234)
* Spock Rising by Vicky Netzley (295)
* Heartstrings by Terry Todzonia (297)
* To Toni Cardinal-Price by Jean Schnedler (298)
* Untitled by Toni Cardinal-Price (299)
* No Greater Gift by Toni Cardinal-Price, art by Pat Horowitz. On Vulcan to receive an award, Spock is arrested for the murder of T'Pring after inexplicably going into pon farr and going to T'Pring instead of to his bondmate, Kirk. (300)
* To Possess the Wonder by Toni Cardinal-Price (inside back cover)
 
Art is included at the publisher's request. 
File:Nome11art1.jpg|inside art from issue #11, Lee Wyatt
File:Nome11art2.jpg|inside art by Pat Horowitz
File:Nome11art3.jpg|title page for the last chapter of Elwyn Conway's saga
File:Nome11art4.jpg|one of many poems written by fans in memory of Toni Cardinal-Price
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 11===
==Issue 12==
Nome 12 was published in July 1991 and contains 286 pages. The binding is bold bound. Arleen Geller is the front cover artist. There is no interior art. 
It was edited by Victoria Clark and Barbara L. Storey.
From the editorial: 
* Multiplicative Proclivities by Editor (3)
* Flights of Fancy by Jane Terry (4)
* Two Blind Mice by Lois Welling (22)
* A Man of Integrity by Jane Carnall (72)
* In Halka's Wake by Emily Ross (108)
* Turnabout by Anonymous (111)
* The Tantalus Syndrome by Ellen Morris (162)
* Hand to Hand by Ellen Morris (174)
* Simply Love by Camille Lang (206)
* Double Dare by Camille Lang (209)
* Dreaming in Code by Ellen O'Neill (210) (also in T'hy'la #11)
* Before the Day by Ellen O'Neill (212)
* I Dream Again by Anita Livings (214)
* The Haunting by Victoria H. Clark (215)
* Take These Broken Wings by Lorelei (216)
The stories and poems below are reprints of works by Toni Cardinal-Price. The editors called this section "Heartstrings," and it is in memory of Toni.
* A Change of Mind by Toni Cardinal-Price (219) (also in Companion #1 and Cheap Thrills)
* A Matter of Approval by Toni Cardinal-Price (234) (also in Companion #1)
* Sand Castles by Toni Cardinal-Price (248) (also in Companion #2)
* Apotheosis by Toni Cardinal-Price (252) (also in Companion)
* Coming Home by Toni Cardinal-Price (253) (also in Companion #2)
* Till the Night Comes In by Toni Cardinal-Price (270) (also in Companion)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 12===
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1979 Zines
Category:1980s Zines
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