Search Results Format If you select "Full," ratings, warnings, and categories will be shown in the search results. If you select "Limited," those items will be omitted, but everything else will be shown (e.g., pairing, sequels and prequels, notes). If you select "Short," only title, size, and author/artist name will be shown.
Title Enter all or part of a story or artwork title. Search is not case-specific. You can search for stories that are part of a series by entering the series name in the "Notes" field, below.
Title Range Select a range of story or artwork titles to return. Stories and art are listed under the first letter of the first word of their official name, including a, an, and the; for example, "The Promise" is listed under "T".
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Author Enter all or part of an author or artist name. Search is not case-specific. There are no periods after initials ("JM Sherwood" not "J.M. Sherwood"; "O Yardley" not "O. Yardley").
Author Range Select a range of author or artist names to return. Authors and artists are listed under the first letter of the first word of their name; for example, Fanny Adams is listed under "F".
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Pairing If you would like to limit your search to specific pairings, please select the pairings you would like to see. You may select more than one. Gen stories have a pairing of "none," though keep in mind that the line between gen and pre-slash (which may have a pairing listed) is often unclear and subjective. For more information see about the archive .
Pairings To Exclude If you would like to exclude certain pairings from your search result, please select the pairings you do not want to see. You may select more than one. For example, to limit your search to slash stories, select "none" and all the pairings that include "F".
Rating If you would like to limit your search results to stories or art with specific ratings, please select the ratings you would like to see. You may select more than one. Ratings are entirely subjective. For more information see about the archive .
Ratings To Exclude If you would like to exclude stories or art with certain ratings from your search results, please select the ratings you do not want to see. You may select more than one.
Category If you would like to limit your search results to stories in a particular category, please select the category you would like to see. You may select more than one. Crossover fandoms (e.g., The Chief, Ladder of Swords) are identified in the Notes field, as are true (100-word) drabbles. For more information see about the archive .
Categories To Exclude If you would like to exclude stories in one or more categories from your search results, please select the categories you do not want to see. You may select more than one.
Warnings If you would like to limit your search results to stories with specific warnings, please select the warnings you would like to see. You may select more than one. Keep in mind that warnings may be subjective. "Death" refers solely to stories in which Bodie or Doyle dies. For more information see about the archive .
Warnings To Exclude If you would like to exclude categories with certain warnings from your search results, please select the warnings you do not want to see. You may select more than one.
Original Publication To search for stories or art originally published in a particular zine or during a particular year, enter the year and/or all or part of the zine name, or "Paper Circuit." Only those files that match all words will be returned. For example, entering "Chalk" will return archived stories from all Chalk and Cheese zines, but entering "Chalk 5" will only return archived stories from Chalk and Cheese 5 (if any). For more information see about the archive .
Original Publication Date You may limit your search to items originally published within a certain date range. Keep in mind that this is not precise, as the date of original publications for many items (including some zines) is unknown. These items will not appear in your search results.
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Notes Enter keywords to look for in the notes (for example, crossover fandoms, series names, or keywords from the story summary, if any. True 100-word drabbles are identified with the keyword phrase "True drabble" ). Only those items that match all keywords will be returned.
Date Archived You may limit your search to items uploaded within a certain date range. Note that this is the upload date, not the date of original publication. Use the "Original Publication Date" field to search by date of original publication. All stories in the archive as of 31 December 2003 - i.e., prior to its October 2004 overhaul - show that date as their upload date. To see only items new to the overhauled archive, select "New Since Overhaul." To see only stories on archive prior to overhaul, select "Archived Before Overhaul." For more information see about the archive .
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Size Range Select a range of story sizes to return.
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Sort By Use this field to select how you would like your search results sorted ("Date" refers to date archived). The default is date archived.
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Number To List Select the number of items you would like listed on each page of search results.
