The People's Republic of Interactive Fiction

  • January 2026 Post Mortem

    The People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction convened on Monday, Wednesday, January 21, 2026 over Zoom. Mike Stage, Matthew Griffin, Doug Orleans, Hugh, Michael Hilborn, anjchang, Stephen Eric Jablonski (with special guest Milo) , welcomed newcomers John Domenico (JD) Calvelli, Allyson and Vince Kotchian. Warning: What follows is probably not proper English, but just a log of…

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  • October 2025 Post Mortem

    The People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction convened on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 over Zoom.  JP Tuttle, Hugh,  Matt Griffin, zarf, Josh Grams, Michael Stage attended. Note: Thank you to Michael Stage for taking the notes and photo (edited by Angela). A somewhat impromptu October meeting was held on the 27th, with several members able to attend: JP Tuttle, Andrew Plotkin, Matthew Griffin,…

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  • November 2025 Post Mortem

    The People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction convened on Thursday, November 20, 2025 over Zoom. Stephen Eric Jablonski, Hugh,, Josh Grams, Michael Stage,   Matt Griffin, zarf,, Cidney Hamilton, Doug Orleans, David J Hall, and anjchang, welcomed newcomers and Monica Storss. Warning: What follows is probably not proper English, but just a log of notes from the meeting to…

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  • January meeting (online)

    The Boston IF meetup for January will be Wednesday, January 21, 6:30 pm Eastern time. We will post the Google Meet link to the mailing list on the day of the meeting.

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  • December meeting (online)

    The Boston IF meetup for December will be Monday, December 15, 6:30 pm Eastern time. We will post the Google Meet link to the mailing list on the day of the meeting.

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  • November meeting (online)

    The Boston IF meetup for November will be Thursday, November 20, 6:30 pm Eastern time. We will post the Google Meet link to the mailing list on the day of the meeting. (Yes, there was an October meeting. It was Oct 27th, but I failed to post the link. Apologies!)

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  • PR-IF September 2025 Post-Mortem

    The People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction convened on Monday, September 29, 2025 over Zoom. Doug Orleans, zarf,  David J Hall, Hugh, JP Tuttle,  Josh Grams, anjchang, and Stephen Eric Jablonski welcomed special canine guest Milo (not pictured) Warning: What follows is probably not proper English, but just a log of notes from the meeting to jog people’s memories. …

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  • PR-IF August 2025 Post-Mortem

    The People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction convened on Wednesday, August 28, 2025 over Zoom. JP Tuttle,  Stephen Eric Jablonski, Mike Stage, zarf,  anjchang, Josh, and Hugh, welcomed newcomer but long time IF player David J Hall. Warning: What follows is probably not proper English, but just a log of notes from the meeting to jog people’s memories.  We started off talking about exploring…

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  • September meeting (online)

    The Boston IF meetup for September will be Monday, September 29, 6:30 pm Eastern time. We will post the Google Meet link to the mailing list on the day of the meeting.

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  • July 2025 PR-IF Post Mortem

    July 2025 PR-IF Meeting Attendees The People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction convened on Monday, July 21, 2025 over Zoom. JP Tuttle, Doug Orleans, Mike Stage, zarf,  anjchang, Josh,  Matt Griffin (with special guest Gussie), and Hugh,  welcomed newcomer. Brad. Note: Thank you to these meeting notes written from notes by both Josh and Mike Stage. NarraScope Impressions Discussion Topics Videotome and Visual NovelsJosh referenced…

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