. . . this is a literary love-in, baby . . . books, literature, fiction of all shapes and sizes, these things we discuss . . .

. . . shamelessly promote your book in this group, and i will come to your house and drink all your scotch, duct-tape you to a yoga ball, and read my first novel aloud to you-- and it fucking stinks! . . . feel free to reference your work in the context of discussion, just don't be a douchehammer about it . . . if you're wondering what the hell dorkapalooza is all about, just ask . . . oh, and please dialogue, don't make lists unless you absolutley have to . . .

. . .we humbly request only one more thing of you: don't flame other posters . . . we prefer dialogue grounded in mutual respect to mudslinging . . . make yourself at home, check out past threads, and please don't hesitate to use your voice . . . you will meet wonderful people here, no need to fear them (i hope) . . .

. . . to navigate this board, check out our index of threads (maintained by patty):

Dewey's Index to the Fiction Files

. . . and if you're looking for a good resource, or just feeling voyeuristic, check out our index of over 3,000 threads from the older, bigger group:

Archive to the original Fiction Files


. . . also, here are links to some spin-off groups in the dorkapalooza network:

Backspace: Essays From the Fiction Files

. . . a venue for posting narrative non-fiction, moderated by ms. egret

Art Met Philosophy in a Bar and...

. . . just what it sounds like, except philosophy is still sober, as far as i can tell . . . or i'm just really drunk, because some of this stuff goes right over my head . . . .moderated by danielle . . .

Films that Inspire Intellectual Thought

. . . couldn't be more self-explanatory (although i think i started a roadhouse thread), moderated by by y.c.h.m.i.n

Merchant Ivory Films and More

. . . this is our dear kerry's group devoted to merchant ivory films . . .

hifi/lofi

. . . a venue for music discussion, with a decided skew toward rock and roll moderated by greg i . . .

. . . also, greg's lit discussion forum with a philly slant:

Philly Book Geek

. . . and patty's new poetry discussion forum:

Nice Ifs Of Lit