Introducing...

Zendom. A mailing list. A webzine (via Diaryland). A way of life.

We did agree it was a way of life, right?

Oh.

Well, it's a mailing list and a webzine, and we'll get back to you on the way of life part.

Zendom is a multi-fandom mailing list, designed more for discussion about fandom than the posting of fanfic. Some of our members have been burnt by fandom, with all its petty disputes. Others continue to play well with others, and look on with concern as the first group get out the toasting forks.

We are not here to bash fandom. We are certainly not here to bash individuals, or to point out every single flaw in a series. We choose to avoid mindless criticism but revel in the fact that we're not bitter old fic queens (yet).

We are, however, here to cast a critical eye (several, in fact) over fandom, fanfic and everything contained in those categories. Recs, reviews, rants and alliteration ... it's all here.

What we are doing:

Interviews with fanfic authors

Articles

Reviews (only Enterprise, so far, but others may follow)

Recs

Deep Thoughts About Fandom

And anything else that seems appropriate.

So stick around. Put your feet up, but don't drink all the beer. Join the mailing list, but brace yourself for advanced irony.

And always remember: the sound of one fan griping can be surprisingly loud. And objects in mirror are closer than they appear to be.

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Liz Barr has been a fanfic writer since she was 15, and would like to apologise for some of the crimes against quality committed before 1999. She is the individual responsible for this site, and has posted the introductor message because she was here, it needed to be done, and she likes the sound of her own voice.