If you don't see yourself in mass media, sometimes you have to invite yourself in. That's where fanworks come in. “Fanworks are a huge part of what holds fandom together,” says fanwork creator “here’s ...

For as long as there’s been an internet, fans have used it to connect with like-minded fans, first through fledgling services like Usenet and email lists, and more recently, on sites like Tumblr and ...

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Long gone are the days when fan fiction was treated as a guilty pleasure, exclusively consumed on a glowing iPad screen under the covers at night and never to be discussed outside of Tumblr. We’re ...