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THE 2026 PHIXIE AWARDS! Nominations Are HERE!

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2025 was an incredible year for  soapy text-based drama! THE PHIX FILES has worked hard reading, loving, and keeping track of all the stories the  Web-Serial realm gave us last year . Let it be known, the current crop of  storytellers gave us  everything we want in a good soap, AND MORE ! From shocking baby switches & paternity cases  to a killer brainwashing scheme. A riveting murder mystery to an emotional cancer survival story. There were classic disastrous weddings,  secret lovers, new friends and new enemies! There were a few corporate take-overs,  villains back from the dead, & loved ones that died.  And yes, I'd be remiss not to mention that chaotic witch trial! Now...We CELEBRATE the very best in Web-Serial Storytelling! Congratulations ! Nominees announced 2/2/26 Winners announced 2/9/26 THE MOST ANTICIPATED EVENT * *WINNER** TOWN & COUNTRY -- Lenny & Elijah's Wedding BARRACUDA BLUE -- Season Two GLENDALE -- Chr...
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NOVEMBER SWEEPS

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COVER STORY ONE DAY AT A TIME DANGEROUS DAWN One Day at a Time  is known for its incredibly intricate and wild storylines that bring nostalgia from the good 'ol days of 1990's daytime & primetime dramas. Those were the empirical days of baby switches, secret identities, mind control evil twins and just about anything under the soap opera sun that would give viewers a thrill. ODAAT has cornered this market, and  so, nothing is off limits in Twin Peaks.  Which leads us to what's going down with Cheresa and Dawn. The couple have been through A LOT and now is no different. As we recall, Cheresa and Dawn’s relationship hit a rough patch when Dawn left town and Cheresa began to see Chantel. Dawn soon returns and Cheresa reunites with her leaving Chantel out of luck. From there Dawn began receiving threatening text messages from what everyone believed was a jilted Chantel only for everyone to discover Chantel was actually missing and possibly dead (they found her severed foo...
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LA CONNECTIONS + THE EpiGUIDE GENERATION

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COVER The PhixSix WITH Writer/Creator ANDY ECKLES Much like the longed for good-ol-days of televised soap operas (arguably the 80s and early 90s) there was also once a golden age of WebSerials. And one of these series is always at the top of the list of BEST OF THE BEST:  THE BLACKTHORNES ! This iconic serial, filled with delicious Hollywood glamor, desire and every scandal you can think of, kept readers hooked from day one and starting this September, we're lucky enough to get a fantastic reboot and I've been given the incredible privilege of reading the first 2 episodes.  Writer/Creator  Andy Eckles  joined me on THE PHIX SIX to give us all the details of his new series,  L.A. CONNECTIONS .  THE PHIX :  Hi Andy! I have to say this is quite exciting to speak with you about The Blackthornes Universe. Since I discovered the WebSerial community, your series was always top of the list of the best of the best! What's one of your fondest memories of the ori...
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