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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 22-Feb-2012 (Crits due 29-Feb-2012):
SF Chimera [mpc] Michelle Goldsmith -#20907
H The Finger [mpc] Justin Key -#20908
H A Vintage Possession [mpc] Gavin Ireland -#20909
SF Walk Not By Sight [mpc] Jack Dowden -#20910
SF Knowbodies Fred Obermeyer -#20911
SF Flybird Liza O'Connor -#20912
F Who Let the Worms in? Ken Thomas -#20913
SF The Voyage of The Jules Verne Gregg Macklin -#20914
SF Autonomick Jack Calverley -#20915
SF Pulse T. K. M. Morgan -#20916
F Canaries of Washita County Sara Mattox -#20917
F Caring Joseph Argento -#20918
SF Tel'Mak rena zayit -#20919
F Dark Circles chs1-3 Anna Dickinson -#20920
F Stone's Fall: A Dinner Tale Steven Adamson -#20921
H Control Nancy G. Wahler -#20922
SF Great Demon of the Graveyard World Christopher Blake -#20923
H Dirt Man Jason Shayer -#20924
SF Moreau's Daughter Holly Messinger -#20925
H Them Mountains Michael Wehunt -#20926
SF Desperate Upload Basil James Baye -#20927
SF Truth David Shelley -#20928
Week of 29-Feb-2012 (Crits due 7-Mar-2012):
H From The Black Widow With Love Lawrence Vernon
SF BTU Corey Brown
SF Eleena and Elliss-The ViNarian Protectorate Robert D Philbrook
F Transitions Greg Kurzawa
H Jessica G. Gregory
SF A spoiled hunt Mike Alix
F Untitled Stephanie Pace
SF Arc Ken Liu
SF Good Luck, Liberator F. Pierce Skinner
SF El BotÃ"n Mat Gordon
F Ogre Tristan Gregory
F Clockwork Leah Cypess
SF My Best Friend Nearly Killed Me at Sector 52-b Jen Veldhuyzen
F The Druids Cycle: Chapters 1-5 Adam Robbie
SF Not Their Cup of Water Nicole Andrews
F OUt of the Steppes Chap 9_10 Sue Kesler
F Carrier of All Spirits, Chapter 1 Shanon D. Huston-Willis
SF The Clinic Joy Hounsell
H Azaleas C. J. Overend
Week of 7-Mar-2012 (Crits due 14-Mar-2012):
F Stranger Karin Ott Kristensen
SF Fiery Volcano Ale, Chapters 1-2 Thomas Shaner
SF Dismiss Humanity Brandon Bradshaw
F The Goddess and the Golden Sunflower Nessma A. El-ssawy
H Hi Honey, I'm Home! Gavin Ireland
SF The Walking, Weeping Prototypes Michael Andre-Driussi
SF Protecting Chel Erin Neusbaum
SF With Apologies to Douglas Adams Allen Weinstock
SF Changing the Game Jo-Anne Odell
F The Assembly of Darkness, Chapters 1-2, Levin Lian
H The Artist Darrell Cain
SF Heat Seekers Jonet Greene
SF Native Tongue Sean Green
SF Guerilla Adam Perin
SF Maat's Feather P.E. Zimmerman
F The Guardian, Chapter 1 GJ
SF Natural Police Todd Sullivan
F Rebel of Castuenda, Chapter 1 Eve Nielsen
SF The Blood Stone Tabitha Taylor
F It Won't be Like Before Dustin Walker
Week of 14-Mar-2012 (Crits due 21-Mar-2012):
SF Meeting Nieva Mark Niemann-Ross
SF Botanicaust chapter 2 Tam Schlies Linsey
F The Interecession, Ch1 REVISION Stacey Nilsen
F The Girl Who Went Away to Fairyland Jon Hooper
SF Fire. Escape. Darusha Wehm
SF Retribution Greg Tracii
SF Ask Your Doctor About Toxagondia Today! Scott Malabarba
SF Lost and Found: Arrival, chapter 1 David Rempel
SF Courting Corporal Coogan, 3 & 4 Cynthia Echterling
SF Friendly Invasion, Scenes 1-3 Daniel Turner
F The Guardian Chapter 1 1/2 Dianna O'donal
F Hatchling Phil Quayle
H Iris & Her Mother Learned Foote
F Savior Amanda Schroder
F Crucify the Strange, Chapters 1-2 Chelsea Pitcher
F Elflings, Chapters 21-23 M L Sawyer
H Ghost of the Bay Heddy Johannesen
F And I Have Lost the Way Home Hugo Xiong
SF abendau's children jo disley
H Bloodline Samara Lo
Week of 21-Mar-2012 (Crits due 28-Mar-2012):
SF Death of a Mistake, Chapter 2 REVISED Alix Stuckel
F Leda, the Interview Russell Adams
SF The Treatment Vidal Cid
H Emma's Present Adam LaRusic
F The Transplant Michael McCarthy
F Nandi and the Renewal of Serenity V.C. Stone
SF The Plague Clear Menser
SF Consumption Joseph Silverzweig
F Linked, chapter 1 Heather Martin
SF For Elysion Steven Thomas Howell
F The Blood Queen, prologue and Chapter 1 Stacey Schebel
SF Tough Crowd H.Smith
SF There Are Rules Bill Stiteler
H The Lazarus Child Brian W. Matthews
SF Sent the Strife John Rodrigues
F Rise of the Hellblades Chapter 1 B.C. Hill
SF Diadema Will Lockwood
SF Captive L Young
SF The Searcher George W. Tiller
SF Remember Prometheus Eleanor Wood
F The Years of the Dragon, Prologue _Chapter 0_ Sarah Kaplan
F Alannian and the Sword of Azallyan Matthew Mallicoat
SF The Wager Curtis Jewell
SF Traveler in the Dark Tim Sibiski
F Determination Force Stephan Heard
SF The Battle of Ganymede Mark Suplinskas
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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]"):
SF Vengeance David Shelley [29-Feb-2012]
F The Fear David Shelley [?]
F Carrier of All Spirits, Chapter 2 Shanon D. Huston-Willis [7-Mar-2012]
F Heir of Wizardry _part 1 of 2_ Allen Weinstock [14-Mar-2012]
YA Enchanter RFDR E. B. Pike [?]
F After the Storm Ken Thomas [29-Feb-2012]
SF Uploaded: The Singular Life of Barry Leishmann Joseph Silverzweig [28-Mar-2012]
F The Curse of Aliyah Kana Joseph Silverzweig [?]
SF Lost and Found: Arrival, Chapter 2 David Rempel [21-Mar-2012]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F The Dragons Call, Chapters 1 K.W. McCabe [21-Dec-2011]
SF An Accidental Immortal, 19 pages Medda Z. [21-Dec-2011]
F The Stone Guardian, chapters 1-5 Theresa McClinton [21-Dec-2011]
SF Dark Discoveries Tanya Harrison [04-Jan-2012]
SF Rise of the Regime, Chapters 2-5 Andrew Iddon [04-Jan-2012]
SF Tennessee Whiskey Thomas Shaner [11-Jan-2012]
SF Genesis Erik Blomain [18-Jan-2012]
SF True Dedication Brent Nichols [18-Jan-2012]
H The Wolf With The Silver Blue Hands Eric Ellert [18-Jan-2012]
F Hero of the Flame - Chapter 1 Julien Laporte [25-Jan-2012]
SF The Clay Man Mike Evan Johnson [25-Jan-2012]
SF The Hydra Club Andrew J Proverbs [25-Jan-2012]
F Excerpt Danielle R. Broadway [25-Jan-2012]
SF The Wanting Seth Z. Herman [01-Feb-2012]
SF Chapter 1 - Waking David Clarke [01-Feb-2012]
F Tattoo Magic, Chapter 1 [mpc] Jean Cline [15-Feb-2012]
SF The Magic Cloak Heddy Johannesen [15-Feb-2012]
F Bermuda Disgorged Jeremy W. Pardue [15-Feb-2012]
F Blue - Red - Grey R. J. Hughes. [15-Feb-2012]
SF Eagle's Cry chap. 1 Clarissa Schmidt [22-Feb-2012]
SF The End John Webb [22-Feb-2012]
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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.
[Click here to see the queue including archival data from 1995.]