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 8-Oct-2008 (Crits due 15-Oct-2008):
 F   The Changeling King, Chapters 3-5  [mpc] Nasrullah Anwar -#16011
 SF  Monster A Go-Go                    [mpc] Douglas Kolacki -#16012
 F   Dark Earth                         [mpc] Jason Halstead -#16013
 H   Camdeboo Nights chapters 1 to 3    Nerine Dorman -#16014
 F   Eye of the Falcon                  Cary A. Conder -#16015
 SF  Avenger of Baghdad (A.D. 1258)     Michael Andre-Driussi -#16016
 H   Snuff, Chapters 1-3                Andrew Richardson -#16017
 SF  Stolen Breaths                     Leah Cypess -#16018
 F   The Bundle                         Kimberly C. Lundstrom -#16019
 SF  How Larry Golfed His Way Off the Asteroid  Steve Donnelly -#16020
 SF  Stock Market Tips V2               Terry S. Kidd -#16021
 F   The Shape of the Wind RFDR         Amy Treadwell -#16022
 F   A Soldier for The Sorceress        J. L. Judd -#16023
 SF  The Eyes Have It                   Lydia Krenkoff -#16024
 SF  The BloodBeast ch 1                MorvaShepley -#16025
 F   Kanaeda and The Tower of Heaven    M. A. Ligocki -#16026
 H   Elm                                Kevin T. Lauria -#16027
 F   Fantasies Within                   Ethan Nahte' -#16028
 F   The Devil's Graveyard              Aidan Doyle -#16029
 H   Day of the Deceased                Sandra Wickham -#16030
 F   Curse You, Dingerland              Rhonda Porrett -#16031
 F   The Life in Death                  Maegan Bergstrom -#16032
 SF  metamorphosing                     Jason White -#16033
 H   Woodshop After Math                Mark Tullius -#16034
 SF  Latency                            Neil M. Sheldon -#16035
 F   Mirror Mirror (working title), Chapters 1-3  Katee Robert -#16036
 SF  The Mark Of the Beast              Duane C. Huffman -#16037
 SF  Lights of the Periodic Table       Erica Pederson -#16038
 SF  The Breaking of Bread              Norman Reynold Fuller -#16039
 F   Blades of the Fallen, Chapters 1-4  Gavin Cramblet -#16040

Week of 15-Oct-2008 (Crits due [*] 29-Oct-2008):
 SF  Dream Keys                         Sharon Betts
 SF  The Automatic Pen                  Boris Layupan
 H   The Apothecary's Daughter, Chapter 1  Angela R. Hill
 F   Oasis pt. 1                        Ronald Gustaveson
 H   The Hangman's Vendetta             David R. Matteri
 SF  The Disconnected                   David Steffen
 H   Mummy Rot                          Michael Dinolfo
 SF  Legacy Soldier, Chapter 1          Rob Gilliam
 F   Blood and Healing Prolog           April Fahey
 SF  Where Streets Are Paved With Gold  Jim Cobb
 H   Victim of Love                     Dylan Moonfire
 SF  The Long Logout                    Tom Greene
 F   Dinner with the Judge              Rosalind Nelson
 H   What Lurks Between Moans           Charles Staeven
 H   The Time Capsule                   Colm Mc Geever
 SF  Stefan's Tweak                     Beth Zurkowski
 H   Legend Has It . . .                Adam Gifford
 F   Evil by Choice, chapters 4-5       Erin Kacerovskis
 F   The Tongues of Men                 Jon Hooper
 SF  Cleansing Flames                   Kurtis Winters
 F   Belief                             Staci L. Myers
 F   Moon Over Donamorgh                Marlene Dotterer
 SF  The Savage O                       Bob Nadal
 SF  Beta Panic                         Joseph Lewis
 F   Revenge is a Bitter Dish           Rochelle Summers
 F   The Desert and the Darkness, Chapters 1-4  Aaron Franklin
 SF  Paul and Linda Egg                 Johannes Climacus
 F   Cry Wolf                           Mark Freeman
 H   A curious omission                 AJ Valliant
 SF  Returning to the Flesh             Cath Haftings
 F   There Are No Children On the Playground At Night  Eric J. Juneau
 F   Guardian of the Core, Chapter 2, Prince Hydro  Mike Thies
 SF  Fallen Prophecy Chpt 9-11          David Gilbert
 F   Sinew and Bone                     Kevin McClintock
 H   Here Be Dragons                    Euan Harvey
 F   Tutootsy The Cave Elf Chapter 2    Samuel E Martens
 F   Unrequited                         Jennifer Campbell-Hicks
 SF  And Other Assorted Duties as Needed  Richard Zwicker
 SF  Reaper Kelstarus                   Michael Singho
 SF  A Second Life Obsession            Norman C. Stoker
 SF  Dream Trap                         Amanda Philbeck-Keener
 F   Fairytale Country                  jakobdrud@hotmail.com
 F   A Man and the Use of His Hands     Holly Pierson
 F   Untitled                           Jason Hudson
 SF  RAG & MUFFIN: Terrorist Dance Party, Part 1  Douglas Davidson

Week of 29-Oct-2008 (Crits due 5-Nov-2008):
 F   Dead Letter Office                 Mike Huck
 SF  A Phantasmagorical Prediction      Chris Bujalski
 SF  Frankie's Joynt                    Jim Cue
 SF  Falsely Accused                    David L. Erickson
 F   Rat of the Stone Soldiers          Melody Steiner
 F   999 Chapters 1-5                   Kelly Calabrese
 SF  A Gunfight                         Barry Shrapnel
 SF  Escape From Farside                Tom Briggs
 H   Six Hours                          David Seigler
 SF  Crazy Johansen                     David Smullen
 F   The Saga of Beowulf, Chapter 5     R. Scot Johns
 SF  Guardian Angel                     Colum Paget
 SF  Locked Room, second half           John Derderian
 H   Twitch                             Tabatha Schroeder
 H   The Haunting House                 Robert Sullivan
 H   Mayella's Revenge Dr Yes           Nicole Andrews
 F   Subconscious Demons                Kevin Vorshak
 H   The Gift of the Bouda              Rick Farnsworth
 F   Gilded Voices: Prologue, Ch 1-3    Jackie Lynne Sheppard
 SF  Rebirth                            Scott Davis
 H   A Sacrifice at Blue House          Lawrence Vernon
 F   The Tongue Lashers                 Mary J. Daley
 SF  Blaze of Glory                     Edward Muller
 F   The Afterknight                    Jared Gullage
 SF  The Verses of Ely-Anor Ch 1        R.F. Harris
 H   Of Pumpkins and Aliens             John Joseph Soffel
 H   The Dispossessed and the Possessed  Adam La Rusic
 F   Not Drowning                       Regina Patton
 F   Oberon at the End of the World     Ben Cairns
 F   Faerea, Chapters 1-3               John-John Reyes

Week of 5-Nov-2008 (Crits due 12-Nov-2008):
 F   Breaking the Accords               AP Jansen
 SF  A Trail of Dead Guys...            Matthew Wimmer
 F   Never                              Brendan Carson
 H   Hail The New Flesh                 Lucy Swan
 F   Asterion                           Omer Anwar
 F   The Stone Maker, Chapters 4-7      Nicholas C. C. Moore
 SF  Journey to Lusabee                 Stephen L. Moody
 F   Royal Street, Chapters 1-5         Suzanne Johnson
 H   Plague Godfathers                  Reyna Yslas-Farris
 SF  Money Doesn't Grow On Trees        Nigel G Mitchell
 F   Distress                           Justin R. Lawfer
 F   Charity                            Jo Thomas
 SF  The Morning after Yesterday        Kurt Rey
 SF  The Ballad of Llewellynn Chapter 3  Bob Rowen
 H   The Back of Screams                Julie Bockes
 SF  Agent Hammer: Licenced to Kibble   Sheila Crosby
 H   The Movie                          Graham Fieidng
 F   The Changeling King, Chapters 6-7  Nasrullah Anwar
 F   For Eve                            Douglas Kolacki
 F   The Truthsayer #2                  Shiloh Carroll
 SF  Zircon's Last Stand                Rupert Merkin
 SF  What Makes An Elvat Glide?         Kari Naso
 SF  Courting Sam                       hank quense
 SF  Tangieran Dream                    Christopher Lopez
 SF  Clean                              Alexandra Capell Hughes
 SF  Parolevertizing                    Fred Obermeyer
 F   Original Ice Cream                 Allen Mitchell
 F   The Pipes of Silenaeus             Andrew Cooper
 SF  Those Who Live by the Sword        Joseph Baxter
 F   The Dreams Were Back Again         Anthony Collins
 SF  Chameleon Cuckoo                   Alice Sabo
 SF  Triage                             Hannah Dahl
 SF  Kei 2                              Kay Richardson
 F   Love                               Lori L. Ludwig
 H   First Light: Introduction, Chapter 1  Michael Bennett
 SF  Jack Liberty's Son                 David Miles
 F   The Goddess Renewed                Michell Plested
 F   In the Beginning Intro & Ch.1      Carl Alves
 SF  The Lynch Mob                      Angel Leigh McCoy
 H   Ellie Mae Loses Weight             Kevin Sheridan
 F   It's Always Darkest, Chapter 2     Erin Sullivan
 SF  In the Depths of the Darkness      D. D. Tannenbaum
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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   Fallen Prophecy Chpt 12-15         David Gilbert [29-Oct-2008]
 F   Fallen Prophecy Chpt 15-17         David Gilibert [?]
 F   Fallen Prophecy Chpt 18-20         David Gilbert [?]
 F   Fallen Prophecy Chpt 21-end        David Gilbert [?]
 F   The Birth of Ilya [?]
 H   Monstrous                          Kevin McClintock [29-Oct-2008]
 H   Rusty Cage                         Kevin McClintock [?]
 F   The Saga of Beowulf, Chapter 4     R. Scot Johns [29-Oct-2008]
 H   Death Sucks                        Kevin T. Lauria [15-Oct-2008]
 H   A Girl With Vision                 Kevin T. Lauria [?]
 F   Between the Toes                   Justin R. Lawfer [5-Nov-2008]
 SF  Choice Blind                       Terry S. Kidd [15-Oct-2008]
 H   The Driving Dead                   Robert Sullivan [29-Oct-2008]
 H   Performance Review                 Robert Sullivan [?]
 H   Camdeboo Nights chapters 4 to 6    Nerine Dorman [15-Oct-2008]
 H   13 Rooms at Paradise Lodge: Annihilation  Nerine Dorman [?]
 F   Blood and Mist                     MorvaShepley [15-Oct-2008]
 F   Blood and Healing - original chptr 1  April Fahey [22-Oct-2008]
 F   Blood and Healing Prologue         April Fahey [?]
 H   Honour at Stake                    Nerine Dorman [?]
 H   Don't Blink                        Steve Donnelly [15-Oct-2008]
 F   Leggy Lanore                       Sandra Wickham [15-Oct-2008]
 H   Camdeboo Nights chapters 7 to 9    Nerine Dorman [?]
 SF  The Day the Sun Went Out           Duane C. Huffman [15-Oct-2008]
 H   Angels Outrank Saints              Bob Nadal [22-Oct-2008]
 F   Oasis pt. 3 - Chapter 4 & 5        Ron Gustaveson [22-Oct-2008]
 F   Oasis pt. 4 - Chapters 7 & 8       Ron Gustaveson [?]
 F   Oasis pt. 5 - Chapters 9 & 10      Ron Gustaveson [?]
 SF  Cowboys and Moon Men               Jennifer Campbell-Hicks [29-Oct-2008]
 SF  Legacy Soldier, Chapter 2          Rob Gilliam [22-Oct-2008]
 F   Blood and Healing - chap 1         April Fahey [?]
 SF  When the Chips Are Down            Bob Rowen [5-Nov-2008]
 F   Healing Mage                       Eric J. Juneau [29-Oct-2008]
 F   Fairy Kingdom                      Eric J. Juneau [?]
 SF  Before Adam                        Terry S Kidd [?]
 F   Camdeboo Nights chapters 10 to 12  Nerine Dorman [?]
 SF  Afterlife, Chapter One             Joseph Lewis [22-Oct-2008]
 F   Through Me, The God                Euan Harvey [29-Oct-2008]
 SF  Moon Spirits                       Beth Zurkowski [22-Oct-2008]
 F   THE DEAD ALSO RISE                 Euan Harvey [?]
 F   Hunger's Fulgent Heart             Euan Harvey [?]
 F   Bernadette the Strange             Maegan Bergstrom [15-Oct-2008]
 SF  Stolen Face                        Terry S Kidd [?]
 SF  Among the Shattered and Debris     Michael Andre-Driussi [15-Oct-2008]
 H   Camdeboo Nights chapters 13 to 15  Nerine Dorman [?]
				-+-

Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):

 SF  Monster Report                     Alexander Moore [17-Sep-2008]
 F   The Ring of Time                   Shirley Martin [17-Sep-2008]
 SF  The Boring Life of Harry Hodgson   Michael Miller [17-Sep-2008]
 SF  The Suffering Know-it-all          Kia K. Matthews [17-Sep-2008]
 SF  tales From the World Of Tagair     zach Chmael [17-Sep-2008]
 SF  FaeryTales: VISIONS                Kristen J Jansen [17-Sep-2008]
 F   The Blood Sirens, Chapter 1        Daniel Cardona [24-Sep-2008]
 F   Fallen Prophecy Chpt 6-8           David Gilbert [24-Sep-2008]
 SF  Marvel Girl                        Ally Bishop [24-Sep-2008]
 F   The Broken Sword                   Sean Johnston [24-Sep-2008]
 SF  Harper: Fire & Ice (Part 4)        David K Davey [01-Oct-2008]
 F   The Saga of Beowulf, Chapter 3     R. Scot Johns [01-Oct-2008]
 H   The Darkness                       Lou Anne Randolph [01-Oct-2008]
 F   ELLE                               Harold D. Romulus [01-Oct-2008]
 F   Abnormal Circus in the City of Dreams Ch 1  Yun Yang [01-Oct-2008]
 SF  Anathema, Chapter 1                Cal Belliappa [01-Oct-2008]
 H   It's All In Your Head              N.S. Mounts [08-Oct-2008]
 SF  In Contrast to Lilu                Julie Bockes [08-Oct-2008]
 F   Raymond Carley Chinese Bandit      Jerry Conners [08-Oct-2008]
 F   The Magician                       Lee Crawford [08-Oct-2008]
 SF  Life Code from Brooklyn            Lawrence Chiaramonte [08-Oct-2008]
 F   Bug Bitch and Gross-Out Girl       Jason Heller [08-Oct-2008]
 SF  Flying Lessons                     Garth Upshaw [08-Oct-2008]
 H   56 North                           Terri L. Goble [08-Oct-2008]
 SF  Ballad of Llewellynn chapter 1     Bob Rowen [08-Oct-2008]
 F   The Birth of Fear                  'Lin Jessa [08-Oct-2008]
 H   The Confession of the Panther Woman  Mischa KK Bagley [08-Oct-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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