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The Critters Queue
Manuscripts themselves are here.
Queue of manuscripts out or to be sent (dates are estimated,
depending on number of mss. sent out, which depends on number of
members; probabalistically, the end of the queue is usually about
a month away):
Title Author
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Week of 28-Jul-2010 (Crits due 4-Aug-2010):
SF Locked Out [mpc] Thomas Beck -#18492
F Little Evil Carl Alves -#18493
F In the Ink, Pearls Mary Catelli -#18494
F My Confused Dog Russell Adams -#18495
SF The Dust of Antique Time Karl Bunker -#18496
SF Edge of Time David Smullen -#18497
SF Row, Row, Row Your Spaceship [@] Chet Gottfried -#18498
SF Legacy Soldier Ch 17 Rob Gilliam -#18499
SF Trees Charity June -#18500
H A Fallen Tree Chris Bauer -#18501
F Grave Knight Ken Wells -#18502
SF Light From A Distant Sun Paul Crawford -#18503
F Willowleaf's Quest or a Quick Study in the Managerial Methods of Spirits Aidan Fritz -#18504
H The Horror in Cell 18 Michael Intromasso -#18505
SF The Waterhole Madison Henderson -#18506
F From the Ashes Alec Williams - Murray -#18507
SF Alien Contact for Idiots, chapter 1 [@] Ed Hoornaert -#18508
SF Not in My Bar J. C. Rawelth -#18509
F The Choice Chapter 1 Sue Wylie -#18510
SF Dim Reckonings, Chapters 1-3 Chris DeFillippi -#18511
SF Jeremiad David Barron -#18512
SF Twin Mediums Tammy Theriot -#18513
SF Faces of a Coin, Chapter 1 Laurie Colson -#18514
SF If you could see it coming Henry McFarland -#18515
SF The scent of ajira flowers Sonja Launspach -#18516
SF Medic! Adam Perin -#18517
SF Artefact Nouveau Screenplay Gareth D Jones -#18518
Week of 4-Aug-2010 (Crits due 11-Aug-2010):
SF The Long Trip [@] Ken Liu
F Knights of magi Chris Pike
SF Dickson's Misconceptions Olaleye Jeremiah
F The Giant's Last Meal (A Fable) J.P. Hooper
H Hunger Emily Teng
SF Solace for Sanity Vaughn Cowart
F Lili Chapter 1 and 2 Danni-Louise Fender
SF The Virtual Resort, version2, Ch 1-2 Rene L. Saucedo
SF Eye of the Beholder Graham Debenham
F The Jongurian Mission, Chapter 0 Greg Strandberg
F Ring of Trust Dionisios Efkarpidis
SF Coherence, Chapters 1-4 Carter Bowles
F I'm Not The Chosen One Sarah Gibbel
H Witches are Tricky; Ask the Villagers Christopher White
F Darkphire Prologue Part 1 Mario Rodgers
SF Tokyo Haze Michael Banker
F Antumbra, chapters 0-5 Ashleigh Rutherford
SF The Wolf With the Silver Blue Hands Eric Ellert
SF The Restless Desires of the Living and the Dead Victor Eremita
SF Guan Alan Cooper
SF A World Without Cats Brad Baughman
F The Pick-Up Justin R. Lawfer
SF Better Than a C+ Education Michael i Roberts
H Forever Man Chapters 1 - 3 Brian W. Matthews
H Childhood Fear Allison Sands
F The Oracle's Revenge Greg Fields
SF One Woman Army - part 1 M. I. Burton
F The Sailor and the Apple King, chapter 1 Janet Haigh
F Blizzard Season Jonathan David Lim
SF The Forever Friends Tim Jordan
F Downlander, Chapter 2 Emma Madden
Week of 11-Aug-2010 (Crits due 18-Aug-2010):
F Clockwork Jack John Battenfeld
SF The Waking of Sleeping Beauty Sarina Dorie
F The Taking of Margham Quint David Ferrington
F In the Still of the Night Jim Cue
SF Plenus Luna Ryan K. Howington
F The Two of Wands: Dominion Nerine Dorman
F Green Island Chapter 12 Anne Nicholson
H A Girl Named Stephanie Lawrence Vernon
F The Retriever--Chapter 12B A.K.Karam
SF The Extravagant Vagabonds, Chapters 11-14 A.M. Cole
SF The Gift - Chapter Three Brian Fischer-Giffin
F The Tale Michael Bondies
F Bronze Raiders: A tale of Ancient Troy Part 5 Dan Bracewell
SF Buzz Steve Everett
F Demon Master RunningStream Annette
SF Lingham 22 M.R. Zuchniak
F Monsters Scott Malabarba
F Relic of Knowledge, Chapters 2-3 Terry C. Simpson
SF Xenophobia, Prologue - Chapter 1 Chelsea
SF Mongolian Barbecue Carl Frederick
SF Chana Ieva Melgalve
SF Bodyguard L Young
F Last Rites David Haws
F The Great and Cacklin' Glakin Jason Hauser
H I Am Berith Rob Jacobsen
SF Mr. Walters Evan Witt
SF The First Grave John Dowden
SF The Omega Protocol Part I Jonden Chickeness
F The Secret of Time Joel Dunham
SF The Delicate Master Ogilvie Tim Rohr
Week of 18-Aug-2010 (Crits due 25-Aug-2010):
H The First Day of the Last of My Life Greg Burch
F The Morning House Dennis Sun
H Mother's Night Paul M. Frazier
SF Earthchange - revised opening Susan Jelly
H Wishes and Curses Ed Kratz
F I Like your Lamp Amy Green
SF Bless Your Heart Susan Boye-Lynn
SF Tribal Flyer Jibril Michael Andre-Driussi
F The Sorcerer Within Will Rice
F The Prince's Guardian, Chapter 1 Erin Sullivan
F Lady Silver: Warlock Chronicles, Book One, Ch. 1-2 Bobbie Felder
F The Book of Jack Karl Sundsvold
SF Zaftan Entrepreneurs Hank Quense
F Hybrid Kurt
F The Basket Laura Eschbaugh
SF The Frontier World of Luna Chong Shang Shan
SF The Tooth Fairy Kevin M White
H Big Bad Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
SF Lost Gods, 19-20 with brief synopsis David Anthony
SF The Weatherman Eileen Rhoadarmer
F Exit 163 - Satan's Gas Station Sarah Appleyard
F The Threat of Tyranny Sean Guzman
F Making Arrangements Carrie Cuinn
SF Legends - the Beginning, Prologue/Chapter 1/Outline Mohamed Moshrif
H Book of Shadows, Chapters Twenty-Six and Twenty-Seven A. R. Braun
SF Inkwater Josh English
H Beads of Darkness, Chapters 1-2 Robert A. Robles
F The Neck P.E. Zimmerman
SF Deep Within Lay Humanity Alex J. Kane
F Journey to Calinth Michael Vella
F Morning Star, Chapters 1-4 Jason Rush
SF Pygmalitron Tom Greene
F Lovemachinist Ben Godby
F Church Mouse Stephanie Pace
SF Farshift - Chronicles of a Wayward World, Chapters 1-3 Mike Carambat
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(Note, if the last week above looks abnormally large, it probably
needs me to add a new week, a task I do manually when I get around
to it. Future critique dates are approximate and subject to change.)
[@] - Pro [SFWA/HWA] author
[*] - Extra week(s) for holidays/aburt-out-of-town.
[mpc] - Most Product Critter Award winner
[!] - Special non-Wednesday dates because Critter Captain will be out of town
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
F The Three of Wands â€" Virtue Nerine Dorman [18-Aug-2010]
F The Four of Wands: Completion Nerine Dorman [?]
F Five of Wands: Strife Nerine Dorman [?]
F Six of Wands: Victory Nerine Dorman [?]
F The Dead of Night Nerine Dorman [?]
F A Pearl for Anel Nerine Dorman [?]
H The Lucky Ones Leonard Dawson [?]
H Snakecharmer Nerine Dorman [?]
F A Covenant With Darkness Nerine Dorman [?]
F Green Island Chapter 13 Anne Nicholson [18-Aug-2010]
F Green Island Chapter 14 Anne Nicholson [?]
H In the Forest of the Mountain Wolf (2nd Revision) Lawrence Vernon [18-Aug-2010]
F Green Island Chapter 15 Anne Nicholson [?]
F Green Island Chapter 16 Anne Nicholson [?]
H A Piggish Nightmare Lawrence Vernon [?]
H At Three Past Midnight (3rd Revision) Lawrence Vernon [?]
F Serpent's Heart Donald Jacob Uitvlugt [25-Aug-2010]
SF To Sail the Winds of Song Donald Jacob Uitvlugt [?]
H Over the Threshold Donald Jacob Uitvlugt [?]
SF The Extravagant Vagabonds, Chapters 15-18 A.M. Cole [18-Aug-2010]
H On A Foggy Day (2nd Revision) Lawrence Vernon [?]
H Patrick's Halloween Party Lawrence Vernon [?]
F The Hour of the Rat Donald Jacob Uitvlugt [?]
F Green Island, Chapters 17,18 Anne Nicholson [?]
F Green Island, Chapter 19 Anne Nicholson [?]
F Green Island Chapter 20 Anne Nicholson [?]
F Green Island Chapter 21 Anne Nicholson [?]
H The Gift - Chapter 4 Brian Fischer-Giffin [18-Aug-2010]
H The Gift - Chapter 5 Brian Fischer-Giffin [?]
H The Zeva Project Lawrence Vernon [?]
SF In The Frying Pan Steve Everett [18-Aug-2010]
H The Vampire at the Dealership [?]
SF The Orphan Steve Everett [?]
H Oil Slicks Lawrence Vernon [?]
F Witch, Prologue and Chapters 1&2 Diana Lai [?]
SF The Video Michael Bondies [18-Aug-2010]
SF Legacy Soldier Ch 18 Rob Gilliam [4-Aug-2010]
SF Legacy Soldier Ch 19 Rob Gilliam [?]
H Untitled Short Story M. R. Zuchniak [18-Aug-2010]
H Outside, the Quiet Darkness Brooded Brian Fischer-Giffin [?]
SF Knights Of Magi Betrayl chris pike [11-Aug-2010]
H The Spyglass Rob Jacobsen [18-Aug-2010]
SF The One I Remember Russell Adams [4-Aug-2010]
H Shadows (2nd Revision) Lawrence Vernon [?]
F Things Might Turn Out OK After All David Ferrington [18-Aug-2010]
H The Take Christopher White [11-Aug-2010]
F The Retriever--Chapter 1 A.K. Karam [18-Aug-2010]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
SF A Girl Named Charlotte Logan Evans [29-Jun-2010]
H Never Bitten Chris Narbone [29-Jun-2010]
SF An Elbow to Break Rob Queen [29-Jun-2010]
F The Spirited Adventures of Abby Pink Tales Rachelle Kaufman [29-Jun-2010]
SF Old Photographs Donnalise Caruana [29-Jun-2010]
SF Walk in the Shadows Chapters 1&2 Vanessa Knipe [29-Jun-2010]
SF The Girl's Story Roxanne P. Johnson [21-Jul-2010]
F Bloodstone Kyle Griswold [28-Jul-2010]
F Sandman Bryan Thomas Schmidt [28-Jul-2010]
SF The End of the 8 Planets Andrew McLennan-Murray [28-Jul-2010]
F Bridge Over the River Why James McLendon [28-Jul-2010]
SF Legends - the Beginning Mohamed Moshrif [28-Jul-2010]
SF Truthspeaker Andrew Rula [28-Jul-2010]
F The Woods of Wistman's Grove Tyson Young [28-Jul-2010]
SF Earth's Last Cry Michael Rosado [28-Jul-2010]
F The Manda, Chapters 1-5 Sian Chapman [28-Jul-2010]
SF She Could Be You Shara Shatley [28-Jul-2010]
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>> Note 1: Held manuscripts are removed after four weeks on hold and
>> must be resubmitted.
>> Note 2: It is the *author's* responsibility to notify Aburt when
>> they have brought up their critique count and want their ms. sent out.
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