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 14-May-2008 (Crits due 21-May-2008):
H Bitter Sweet Darkness [mpc] Tabatha Schroeder -#15432
SF Memories of Childhood [mpc] Dwayne Minton -#15433
SF Bummers [mpc] Tom Huber -#15434
F Lera Longine [mpc] Eric Ellert -#15435
SF The Nth Estate: Syrens [mpc] Shelley DeLange -#15436
F Dwarfen Vigilantes Hank Quense -#15437
SF The Words that Made the City Fred Obermeyer -#15438
H Khepera Rising Nerine Dorman -#15439
F Heather Berry 2 Michael Stone -#15440
F Witch Dick's Trackdown Norm Gillespie -#15441
H You can't Keep everything Nicole Andrews -#15442
SF Amia's Other, chapter 8, Change Tobias D. Robison -#15443
SF Dog Dreams Mary Mitchell -#15444
SF Cohort Benjamin Crowell -#15445
F Storm Dancer, Chapter 1 Christine Rayne Hall -#15446
F The Corpse Herald Simon Cooper -#15447
F Behind Every Great Mage Regina Patton -#15448
SF Union Man Nathan Wilcox -#15449
F Exit Interview Terry S. Kidd -#15450
SF The Nesting Instinct Jo Thomas -#15451
SF The Curse (working title) Karen Crumley -#15452
F The Wormstalls of Glahynne Stuart Allison -#15453
F Thin Air Euan Harvey -#15454
SF Emotion Inhibiting Wristband Alan -#15455
SF The Messenger Tim Ross Piper -#15456
SF Alien Cafe, The Disconti Incident Russell J. Fellows -#15457
SF An Eye For An Eye, Chapters 4-6 Ian Bott -#15458
SF Death & Taxes RFDR Galen Surlak-Ramsey -#15459
SF The Call of the Frontier Brett Byers -#15460
F Guardian of the Small, Chapter 1 Jodie Wells-Slowgrove -#15461
SF Iv1.07 Tyler Trawick -#15462
SF Dark Wishes Alexis R. Kaylor -#15463
F Faolin's Fiddle - Book 1: The Demon, Chapters 1-5 Ronnie "Gus" Gustaveson -#15464
SF The Heretic Tree Ward Crockett -#15465
Week of 21-May-2008 (Crits due [*] 4-Jun-2008):
SF Among the Shattered and Debris [mpc] Michael Andre-Driussi
F The Last Symphony of Master Yu [mpc] Colum Paget
SF Lost in Transition Aidan Doyle
SF Jovian Beauty Lost Cheryl McCreary
SF Time Traveler's Anonymous Sarah Tytler
F Ginevra Mary Catelli
SF Copperton Zach Lee
SF Pawns, Chapters 1,2 Douglas J. Rhodes
SF Progen. Dempsey Wilson
SF Vendel Rising 2 Lindy Winter
H Warabe Rick Farnsworth
SF The Amma Chuck Glenn
SF The Last, Prologue Scott Williams
F Lacerations, chapters 1-2 Bryce Grantham
F Keverynn - Path of the Warrior, Chapters 1-3 Melissa Stone
F Our Lady of Perpetual Spring Christian Roberts
F Rapture Jim Leach
F Penalty Rates Lee Aaronssen
F Waking Lazarus Michael Teasdale
SF Severed Dreams Jerry Gordon
F A Fairy Tale Janice Tiburcio
SF A Safe Place Rebecca Carter
SF The Interpreter Roger Thibault
H a strange journey Evelyn Rainey
SF Chewing Barbed Wire Kevin McClintock
SF Gard Dog Ike Quigley
SF Wouldn't It Be Nice? David R. Matteri
SF So Much Joy I'll Run Screaming to Join Them Rupert Merkin
H Love Burial James R. Kristofic
SF Obsolete Dorine Ratulangie
H Innocence Fueled John Michaelson
F Falstaff, Vampire, Chapters 1-7 Lynne Murray
SF Yellow Bellow Jakob Drud
SF A Desolate Orbit Michael Anthony
SF The Perfect Crime Emma Spencer
SF Infomercial Darien Hallado
SF Good Water Tracey Bjorksten
F The Severed Earth: RDR request Chris Presta-Valachovic
SF The Magapetra Thieves Adam Miller
F Island Conspiracy Lily Grant
F Firez Standing Enoch Kuo
H The Vagabond Douglas Ryan
SF Taxbell Zvi Zaks
H Demon Psychology P.J. Payne
H Double Flash Barbara Bates
Week of 4-Jun-2008 (Crits due 11-Jun-2008):
SF Old Town, Old Man, New Man, New Town Jeff Soesbe
F Flamethrower Seth Herman
F Just my Luck Graham Fielding
SF Stardust Robert Graf
F Credit Due Justin R. Lawfer
H The Cost of Property Philip Driver
H Zombie Love Song Adam Lowe
F Festiz Playground Kelly D. Tolman
F The Demon Gold! David Gilbert
F A Cart of Antiques Scott Davis
F Kingdom Under Stone ch6 Wanda Mooney
SF Make us Dark as Night, Dark as Death Adam Klugiewicz
SF Cladogenesis- Chapters 1 to 5 Jared Page
H The Portraitist Tim McWilliams
F Healing the Elder, Chapter 1 Shiloh Carroll
SF Remi's war part 2 Andy stephenson
H Lazybones Cristian Townsend
F The Beast Alan Delaney
F No title yet Archie Pacamara
SF Echo Transfer Alexander Moore
SF The Shortest Straw Jason Halstead
SF The Siren Hunters Amy Randolph
H Almost Home Peggy Nuckles
F My Enemy My Love Hazel Ong
H Drinking at the Whitebear Charles Jones
SF The Cursed Addition Engine Steve Donnelly
F La Gazza Ladra Chuck Rothman
SF The Rocks John Lawless
SF The ROE: Rules of Orbital Engagement John Loonam
F Avatar Linda Rooks
Week of 11-Jun-2008 (Crits due 18-Jun-2008):
SF Demon in the Den (chapter 2 of A Time and a Place) Joe Mahoney
H Coda Joe Burchett
SF Mind Forms Dal Jeanis
F In the Name of Duty Donna Dickens
SF Out of the Picture Linda Lindsey
SF Goat Sucker Robert Sullivan
H Nightmare - Chapter 1-4 Maurica King
F Fact or Fable Trisha Shufelt
SF Ra-Gho-Zu Boris Layupan
H Lisa Got Squashed Jodi MacArthur
SF Licensed to Kibble Sheila Crosby
H The Gloaming Jennifer Thibodeaux
SF Martians Love Cranberries Zain Shah
SF BUTTERFLY GRAVES Leona Wisoker
F Mr. Amazing Goes to Therapy Tracy Morris
F Rosewood: Memories of the Fallen Angel chapter 6-10 Cindy Therenciel
SF Gossamer Veronica Kosyakov
SF The Ballad of Llewellynn Bob Rowen
SF Stutter Stepping Through Time David Smullen
SF Big Game Hunting Christian Bech Astrup
F Phantom Limbs Embrace Simon Johansson
F Malkus John E. Andrews
F ANGEL Jo Jaquinta
H The Killing Clock Annette Hamilton
F The Trouble with Trapping Demons Mary J. Daley
F Night Warrior Mik Bennett
F Golem Games (formerly Ashes to Ashes) Don Oestreicher
Week of 18-Jun-2008 (Crits due 25-Jun-2008):
F Winter's Discord, Chapters 1-5 John Zeleznik
F Conjurations James Hart
SF Terrible Things Will Happen Joe Feehan
H Disturbed Sharon Close
SF Harrigahn's Rock Jim Houston
SF Europa Song Jenn Brissett
H Fully Automatic Weapon Joe Latessa
H Night Night Brett Cryer
SF The Imposter, Chapter 5 Georgia March
SF Prelude to Battle Gwen Williams
F The Oak Trees Mark McLaren
SF Self Love John W. S. Marvin
F Thrulls Adam Burton
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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.)
[@] - 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 Confinement Justin R. Lawfer [11-Jun-2008]
F the wisdom of merthyr tydfil Evelyn Rainey [4-Jun-2008]
H she's come back Evelyn Rainey [?]
F Issues of Discussion Justin R. Lawfer [?]
SF The Hand Dryer Justin R. Lawfer [?]
H Chattering Kevin McClintock [4-Jun-2008]
SF Sweet Revenge Roger Thibault [4-Jun-2008]
F Dragon in Distress Roger Thibault [?]
SF Lilith at the Red C Robert Sullivan [18-Jun-2008]
SF Continuity Dal Jeanis [18-Jun-2008]
SF Counting Martians Dal Jeanis [?]
F The Soul Chasers Kelly D. Tolman [11-Jun-2008]
F Fallen Prophecy Chpt 1-2 David Gilbert [11-Jun-2008]
F Fallen Prophecy Chpt 3-5 David Gilbert [?]
F Fallen Prophecy Chpt 6-8 David Gilbert [?]
SF Fallen Prophecy Chpt 9-11 David Gilbert [?]
F Fallen Prophecy Chpt 12-15 David Gilbert [?]
F Fallen Prophecy Chpt 15-17 David Gilibert [?]
F Fallen Prophecy Chpt 18-20 David Gilbert [?]
F Fallen Prophecy Chpt 21-end David Gilbert [?]
H A Labyrinth of Entrails Adam Lowe [11-Jun-2008]
H The Will Sharon Close [25-Jun-2008]
H The Ointment - Little shop of wishes Sharon Close [?]
F The Birth of Ilya [?]
H A Witch's Heart Mari Mitchell [21-May-2008]
SF Fingerprints Brett Byers [21-May-2008]
SF ECE Evelyn Rainey [?]
F Faolin's Fiddle - Book 1: The Demon Chp. 6 - 12 Ronnie W. Gustaveson [21-May-2008]
SF Stock Market Tips Terry S. Kidd [21-May-2008]
F Approaching the Limit (a Matt story) Sarah Tytler [4-Jun-2008]
SF But is it Halaal Nerine Dorman [21-May-2008]
SF Eleven to Seven Scott Davis [11-Jun-2008]
F Storm Dancer, Chapter 2 Christine Rayne Hall [21-May-2008]
F Kingdom Under Stone, ch 7 Wanda Mooney [11-Jun-2008]
SF Asylum Jo Thomas [21-May-2008]
F The Time Thief Sarah Tytler [?]
H The Howling Caves of Bobcat Hills David R. Matteri [4-Jun-2008]
H Drastic Measures Brett Cryer [25-Jun-2008]
F The Golden Key Nicole Andrews [21-May-2008]
SF Holo Priest Dorine Ratulangie [4-Jun-2008]
F Urban Growth Euan Harvey [21-May-2008]
SF Corporate Wolf Terry S. Kidd [?]
SF Nanny Rust Mary J. Daley [18-Jun-2008]
F Storm Dancer, Chapter 3 Christine Rayne Hall [?]
SF Catching Rays off Pretty Beach Mary J. Daley [?]
SF Choice Blind Terry S. Kidd [?]
SF An Eye For An Eye, Chapter 7 Ian Bott [21-May-2008]
F Hope Jo Thomas [?]
F Voices in the Night Tom Huber [21-May-2008]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F Demonic Matt Gannon [23-Apr-2008]
H The Day the World Ended Brad Davis [23-Apr-2008]
SF Just a Dream Rudis Muiznieks [30-Apr-2008]
SF (looking for title) - first chapter (in progress) Robert Pallman [30-Apr-2008]
F Communion Adam Klugiewicz [30-Apr-2008]
SF Podclusters Jared Page [30-Apr-2008]
F Uncle Zino's Mysterious Encyclopedia, Chapter 1 Michael J. Patrick [30-Apr-2008]
F Iron Heart Ashley List [30-Apr-2008]
SF Priscilla Paris Perez [30-Apr-2008]
F Painting Beauty Vatche Yousefian [30-Apr-2008]
SF The Rim of Sorrows Terrie Leigh Relf [07-May-2008]
H Man's Best Friend Damien Navillus [07-May-2008]
H Nightmare, Chapters 1-4 Maurica King [07-May-2008]
SF A Seperate Light Mike Johnson [14-May-2008]
F The Spell of the Heart-Eater Susan Thompson [14-May-2008]
F Irene's Dog Kenneth Temple [14-May-2008]
F The Evil WIthin Jennifer Dawson [14-May-2008]
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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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