Discovered In A Letterbox/Issues 16-20

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==Issue 16==
Discovered In A Letterbox 16 was published in December 2000 and contains 50 pages.
* the discussion topic is "Why is Pros fandom still picking up fans nearly 20 years after the show ended?"
* a fan dislikes the use of acronyms: 
* a fan is glad to know more about Pros history as it relates to other fandoms and comments on a comment from an earlier issue: 
* one fan writes about another fan's expectations about the ability to find slash online: 
* a number of fans comment on the new show of the time, The Sentinel—some fans enjoyed the show, and the fiction, one fan pronounced one of its stars unattractive: 
* Another fan writes of the Sentinel fiction: 
* another fan writes that she does not enjoy the actual show, The X-Files, as it is too gory, but she likes Mulder/Skinner slash very much : 
* the recent spate of mainstream articles mentioning slash makes one fan wonder: 
* a fan remembers the heated panel discussion on character development at the first Pros con in 1982 which she calls Weekendcon, and she says some fans hadn't even seen all the episodes yet as they were aired at different times in different countries—she also writes that: 
* a fan responds to the discussion topic and writes that the show is still popular because the stars are attractive, the two characters have within them things that women may feel like "taming" despite that fact that that is "naughty," and that she suspects some fans like the lack of graphic violence (by 2000 standards) in the show.
* a fan asks about purchasing three books she saw on a Wayward Books flyer: "Thanks for the Wayward Books flyer. I've a number of silly questions to ask. So here goes silly question number one - are The Sorcerer's Web, Paper Flowers and Kind Hearts fanzines rewritten by their fanfic authors? Silly question number two - are these novels only available on the internet?" The editor answers that: "... the novels are rewritten zines, but that the names have been changed to protect the innocent -- that is, the heroes are not Bodie and Doyle anymore!"
* a fan who paid for The Bisto Kids six months ago wonders if the zine has been completed She'd have to wait another six months to get her copy, as that zine was published in July 2001.
* fans comment on the article reprinted from "The Guardian" in the previous issue: the subject is women and erotica and "Black Lace's" "Wicked Words" series
* this issue of the letterzine reprints the articles Web fantasies: Female world of 'fanfic' thrives and Hard Soap
Stories:
* The One Where Bodie Makes a Choice by Castalia
* Red Christmas by Cassie Ingaben
==Issue 17==
Discovered In A Letterbox 17 was published in the Spring of 2001 and contains 43 pages.
* a fan comments on RPS: 
* a fan writes: 
* an American fan recounts meeting a Pros fan idol at a con—she remembers saying: 
* more on long hair: 
* the cyclical argument of grammar/spelling and the ability to tell a good story has been a subject and a fan writes: 
* more on the complaint of "fans today" expecting having no patience: 
Stories:
* Glenmorangie by The Hag - 4 pages
* Number Crunch by Tish - 2 pages
* On the Waterfront by Felicity M. Parkinson - 2 pages
* The Day War Broke Out by POM - 1 page
==Issue 18==
Discovered In A Letterbox 18 was published in the Summer of 2001 and contains 40 pages.
* the discussion topic for this issue is in response to a fan's disgust with RPS: "What makes you go 'ugh' in fanfic?"
* the editor proposes a DIALzine, one that would reprint fiction that had been published in earlier issues of the newsletter
* many fans weigh in on the discussion topic—some sample "ughs" are death stories, Cowley slashed with either Bodie or Doyle, too-weepy Doyle, either man being described as "boyish," fics where half of CI5 happens to be gay, stories written by Jane of Australia, bestiality, "golden showers" ("It seems so unhygienic."), child abuse, rps, rpf, "stories that aren't about anything," Mary Sues, photo manipulations of the actors (especially explicit ones), rape, men dressing in women's clothing, domestic discipline, men crying, excessive torture, and smarm
* a fan asks "Are we ever going to get Injured Innocents in a nice clean zine with all the lines intact?"
* one fan, echoing many others, writes that she dislikes RPF of any sort: 
* a fan doesn't like excessive torture in fiction: 
* no long-term het romance: 
* a fan dislikes deathfic: 
* Another fan writes: 
* a fan doesn't like threesomes: 
* a fan draws the line at crossovers: 
* mpreg: 
* a fan says she can only write about shows that have ended: 
* this fan dislikes the new form of fanart that is becoming more prevalent: 
* a fan gives her opinion about domestic discipline stories: 
* a fan writes: 
* this issue has a reprint of the newspaper article The E-Files; Mad for Mulder? Got a Jones for Buffy? Juiced by 'JAG'? In the Fanfiction Realm, You Can Make the Plot Quicken and a reprint of Fandom's Final Frontier: Homoerotic Literature and a reposting of Life in the Commune
* there is an ad for the next cassette tapes for two chapters of The Larton Chronicles
* a review of the circuit story, Call it What You Like, see that page
* a review of the zine, Life Goes On, see that page
Stories:
* 10p Plus VAT by Barbie - 3 pages
* Subterranean Homesick Blues by Alice - 3 pages
Art:
* frontispiece by Castalia of Bodie and Doyle
* drawing by Skirt of Doyle
* drawing by Joey Rodrigues of Bodie
==Issue 19==
Discovered In A Letterbox 19 was published in the Autumn of 2001 and contains 56 pages.
* the discussion topic is "Is the golden age of Pros fanfic long gone?"
* some fans comment on Call it What You Like
* there is much heated response to a comment in an earlier issue about whether there are more Pros stories being written "where nothing happens"
* a fan has been thinking about older trends: 
* a fan explains that she stays in a fandom until there's nothing new left to read: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes about the fannish topic, the same old story: 
* a fan takes a different stance than long-time fans who complain that older fic was "better" than the fic being written today: 
* about The Good Old Days: 
* fan who admits she still enjoys fanfic but is sick of fandom writes: 
* a fan writes of disappointing fiction: 
* a fan passes on a long-time fan's opinions about "where have all the long-time Pros writers gone?": 
* more on the golden age of Pros fic: 
* a fan recounts something she learned about domestic discipline: 
* a fan writes about manips: 
* regarding the discussion topic: 
* another fan writes of her disgust regarding RPS: 
* on crying men: 
* when a fan was told that some fanartists used photos of gay porn to use as a model for traditional, hand-drawn fanart, she wrote: 
* a fan writes of a long-awaited zine: 
* this issue has a reprint of the article And now, ladies, just for yourselves... When Harry met Garry
* this issue has a reprint of the article Gay "Trek"
* this issue has a reprint of the article Harry Potter 'slash' writers take children's book characters into a new realm
* this issue has a long review of the story by Sebastian called "Vivamus, Amenus" that had recently appeared "via the wonderful email library"
Stories:
* Now or Never by Nell Howell - 4 pages
* Finger-Lickin' Good by O Yardley - 9 pages
* Invasion of the Bottom Pinchers by Lizzie - 3 pages
* Just a Few Minutes Now by NH - 3 pages (reprinted in Collected Professionals)
Art:
* drawing by Castalia of Bodie
* drawing by Joey Rodrigues of Doyle
==Issue 20==
Discovered In A Letterbox 20 was published in the Winter of 2001 and contains 53 pages.
* the discussion topic is "Which stories stick in your mind and why?"
* a fan writes about art and a fan's comment in the last issue regarding artists who use other's photos and illos as a guide for their own art: 
* an artist also comments on the hot new topic, manips: 
* a fan artist writes that of course fan artist use other photos and pictures as guides for their art, asking fans: 
* a fan writes that as long "as long as I'm informed up front that the piece is based on or taken from another source, I'll play happily. The culture is ours as fans to do with as we desire." But she has a problem not knowing in advance: 
* another fan writes: 
* a fans explores the balance between technically perfect fiction and that which has more errors and writes that sometimes the fiction that engages the heart and mind isn't always the most perfectly edited: 
* many fans comment on the golden age of fandoms, Pros specifically: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan comments: 
* more on the golden age: 
* another fan writes: 
* another fan feels the hot breath of the quality-control police: 
* a fan comments on what she perceives to be a different fannish culture online: 
* a fan writes of RPS and visibility: 
* a fan comments on the quality, and quantity, of online fic: 
* a fan named [C] has an essay called "Resistance is Futile: You Will Be Assimilated ... " which was a basis for a panel/talk she gave at WriteTime—the opening paragraph: 
* a fan writes a side-by-side analysis of two "On Heat" stories written by two authors—it starts with: 
* fan comments at length about the article What to Do About Harry Potter Porn, see that page
* this issue has a reprint of the article Porn - for the rest of us
* this issue has a flyer for Roses and Lavender #5 and for Priority A-3 #3
Stories:
* Join the Queue by Lizzie - 6 pages
* A Lever to Move the World by Kitty Fisher - 2 pages
* Metamorphosis by Laura - 2 pages
* Skye Blues by O Yardley - 2 pages
* Educated Moggies by Cassie Ingaben - 2 pages
Art:
* colour portrait of Bodie by Castalia
==References==
Category:The Professionals Slash ZinesCategory:2000Category:2001