BitBard's Library: The Dig

The Dig
The best of Usenet Past

Updated 1/4/98: 1995 reviews added, August and September 1998 top 20s added bringing the dig Current and complete.

Since 1995 Celeste801@aol.com has reviewed the stories publised to alt.sex.stories. Dejanews has been storing a copy of everything published to usenet since 1996. When you put Celeste's "Top 20" lists together with the massive Dejanews database you get a table of contents for the very best stories ever published to Usenet.

Since 1996, some of the authors featured in this compilation have died or have moved on to other activities, yet their work lives on for you to enjoy. This archive features over 900 links to over 500 stories. Each story has a review so you'll always know what you're getting into.

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