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 25-Jun-2008 (Crits due [*] 9-Jul-2008):
H Dirty Money [mpc] Tabatha Schroeder -#15602
SF Insufficient Memory [mpc] Colum Paget -#15603
SF Stupid Manuscripts [mpc] Antha Ann Adkins -#15604
SF The Truthsayer's Companion [mpc] Shiloh Carroll -#15605
F Fortune's Favor [mpc] Matt Larkin -#15606
F The Merchant of Venison Hank Quense -#15607
H Creeping Death Carl Alves -#15608
SF Elemental Rhonda Wright -#15609
F Fruit of the Word Fred Obermeyer -#15610
F Felix Gary J Beharry -#15611
F Milo Scarlet K Green -#15612
F The Golden Key Nicole Andrews -#15613
F The Old Lady and the Demon Shelley DeLange -#15614
SF Vicesteed, Chapter 14 Abra Staffin Wiebe -#15615
F Out Of This World Robin Matheson -#15616
F The Plight of the Domesticated Troll Regina Patton -#15617
F the wisdom of merthyr tydfil Evelyn Rainey -#15618
SF Blood on the Ice Norm Stoker -#15619
F The Very Definition of a Scandal Mark Freeman -#15620
H Der Fuhrer's Bunker Kevin McClintock -#15621
F Urban Growth Euan Harvey -#15622
SF Dogs in Clogs Alan -#15623
SF Dwight Garth Upshaw -#15624
F Final Battle Jacelya A Jones -#15625
SF Angel Race, Chapter 1 James S. Ragan -#15626
SF I See Her Face Matthew Wimmer -#15627
SF Done Before John Derderian -#15628
SF Memento Nora (Chapters 1-7) Angie Smibert -#15629
F Dinner with Lord Ku Kevin N. Haw -#15630
SF Lee Marvin, Dupree's Girl and Excalibur Nick Cole -#15631
F Second Coming, Prologue Omer Anwar -#15632
SF Regeneration, and Other Ghosts Dylan Fox -#15633
F Sol Brier, Chapter 3 Dean Pearson -#15634
F The Heart of a Woman Rhonda Porrett -#15635
SF Dogged Resolution S. R. Dantzler -#15636
SF Cycle of Revenge Nigel G Mitchell -#15637
H The Red House Colm Mc Geever -#15638
F RFDR: The Stone Maker Nicholas Moore -#15639
F Wednesday's Child Alyssa Aikman -#15640
F Credit Card Debt Seanna Catron -#15641
SF Fathers Scott Heyden -#15642
H Casith's Call Sean Wilt -#15643
Week of 9-Jul-2008 (Crits due 16-Jul-2008):
F A Certain Soldier's Daughter [mpc] Eric Ellert
F A Song for Aika [@] Leah Cypess
SF Sweet Revenge Roger Thibault
F Fallen Prophecy Chpt 1-2 David Gilbert
F Approaching the Limit (a Matt story) Sarah Tytler
H The Howling Caves of Bobcat Hills David R. Matteri
SF Holo Priest Dorine Ratulangie
F Traps Michael Teasdale
F Glitter and Gleam, Sparkle and Sheen Mary Catelli
SF Precious Cargo Cheryl McCreary
H Waraabe2 Rick Farnsworth
SF The Martian Diaries Lee Aaronssen
SF Incommunicado (V2) Christian Roberts
F With the Sound of Thunder, I Run James R. Kristofic
SF The Persos are Coming! Rupert Merkin
H 56 North Terri L. Goble
F Dragon's Guilt, A Severant Worlds Chronicle Michael David Treubig
F Avatar Eric Juneau
F A Choice, the Wind, and One Dead Bird Dan Smyth
H The Vagabond Douglas Ryan
H The Guardians of Elatia Michael Anthony
SF The Serum Peter Michael Gray
SF Just Rock Nick Pappafotis
H Lilies in the Mud JA Howe
SF Maxwell's Equations Marten Kemp
SF Touch of Blue Craig Davis
F Roses in December Jack Waddell
SF Press Credentials Darien Hallado
SF Cure for the Common Cold Steve Szalai
F Change of Profession Jakob Drud
Week of 16-Jul-2008 (Crits due 23-Jul-2008):
F One Brown-Haired Girl With A Stick Norm Gillespie
F Research, Chapters 1-5 Kristin Anthony
SF Ensnared David Seigler
SF Aliens on Welfare Bill Powell
SF Fear Itself RC Higgins
F Sugar Renee Dekenah
F Eira's Enigma, Prologue and Chapter 1 Tamara Kelson
SF Buffalo Rhetoric Jeremy Bristole
F Summer Dream Carolyn Blake
SF The Other Side of a Singularity Adam Mann
F Confinement Justin R. Lawfer
F The Soul Chasers Kelly D. Tolman
H A Labyrinth of Entrails Adam Lowe
H The Will Sharon Close
SF Eleven to Seven Scott Davis
F Kingdom Under Stone, ch 7 Wanda Mooney
F Hope Jo Thomas
F Tirra Lirra by the River Hazel Ong
SF Breaking Through Jeff Soesbe
SF Moral Issues Aside Aidan Doyle
F Letter in The Sand/chapter 1/Soul Mate Joni Smothers
F Lead and Flame Justin Lowmaster
F Mages In Twilight Chapter One Lisa Taylor
F How the Sala Sen Learned to Speak Sarah Henderson-Sharon
SF Stella Delfina Thomas Williams
F Fighting The Plague Paddy Howard
H Searching for Heidi Stein - Chapter One Rick Alan
SF Tired of Death Neil
SF The Price, ch. 1-4 Ben Crowell
Week of 23-Jul-2008 (Crits due 30-Jul-2008):
F Joslin's Story - Chapter 1 Brian Nucci
SF Asylum of the Lambs Alan D. Gaskell
SF The Last Monument Chuck Rothman
SF Aqua Vitae Therese Arkenberg
H Dead Line - My Search for Elvis Peggy Nuckles
F Stricken Alan Delaney
H Solitude Kevin T. Lauria
F A Time to Build J. R. Tomlin
F The Halo Paul Swan
SF Endgame Jim McLaughlin
H Behind Glass Jonathan Perry
F The Saga of Beowulf, Chapters 0-1 R. Scot Johns
SF Smith Adam Callaway
SF Thelion Joshua Patrao
F Old Magic Anthony Sullivan
F Raphael Story Sarah K Brown
SF Lilith at the Red C Robert Sullivan
SF Continuity Dal Jeanis
SF Nanny Rust Mary J. Daley
SF Clouds of Revolution Veronica Kosyakov
SF In The Shadow of the Nebula Christian Bech Astrup
F Charon in Tahiti Leona Wisoker
SF Potions and Proms Boris Layupan
F The story of an Indian techie Ram Bondalapati
SF Ship of Dreams susan hiland
F Merlin's Wish Deborah Phelps
SF Chasing Rosaline, Chapters 0-3 Ian McCaig
SF Psi Adam Turner
H Seems Fair to Me Andy Echevarria
Week of 30-Jul-2008 (Crits due 6-Aug-2008):
F Rails Across the Dragonlands Helen E. Davis
F Japan, 1988 Michael Andre-Driussi
SF Primordial Arnie Christianson
SF Hell's Rebellion, 1,2 Alan Ashworth
SF Collectors Chapter 1 John Beaumont
F Magical Hazmat Cath Morris
SF Anamnesis_Version 2 Nick Tchan
SF Sweet Seconds Sean Davis
F Birthday Party Tim McWilliams
F The Rise and Fall of Mr. Jonas Greer Brenton Haerr
F It's Always Darkest Erin Sullivan
F The Enchanter's Heir, Chapter 1 Stacy Wais Seretto
SF The Pravus, Chapter 1 Cheryl O'Keefe
F Alex And The Gnome Chapter 1& 1/4 June Sorensen
H Drastic Measures Brett Cryer
SF Corporate Wolf Terry S. Kidd
F Storm Dancer, Chapter 3 Christine Rayne Hall
SF The Rebirth Xenophon Zales
SF Harper: Fire & Ice (Part 2) David K Davey
F Telephone Ted Joe Latessa
F Voices in the Night Tom Huber
F Evil by Choice Erin Kacerovskis
SF Personal Space Graham Fielding
SF The Traveler, Chapters 1-3 Peter Krausche
F Empire of Blood, Segments 0-4 Sarah Kaplan
F The Book of Grimoire, Ch. 2-3 Erin Elizabeth Long
F Golgoath Part One, 'Renaissance En Vie' Chapters 1~10 Philip E Tinsley
F Bright Lady's Chosen Doris Elledge
F The Eternal Link, Prologue and Chapter 1 Jennifer M. Azantian
H The Mound, Chapters 0-8 Andrew Richardson
SF Animal Adjustment, Chapters 1-2 Elizabeth Cota
F Two Men and a Sword Robert E. Keller
SF In Love and War Arthur Dorrance
F Vernal Equinox Celeste Bocchicchio
H Hellhounds Michael Henry
F Knight of Decision D. X. Logan
SF Marvel Comics: Spiderman Joe Swope
SF Venus Doom Ivan Sun
F Based on Real Life (formerly Golem Games) Don Oestreicher
F A Man and the Use of his Hands Holly Pierson
SF William Hainline William Hainline
SF Playgel Riser Frank Dutkiewicz
SF City (working title) Michael Miller
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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]"):
H she's come back Evelyn Rainey [9-Jul-2008]
F Issues of Discussion Justin R. Lawfer [23-Jul-2008]
SF The Hand Dryer Justin R. Lawfer [?]
F Dragon in Distress Roger Thibault [16-Jul-2008]
SF Counting Martians Dal Jeanis [30-Jul-2008]
F Fallen Prophecy Chpt 3-5 David Gilbert [16-Jul-2008]
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 The Ointment - Little shop of wishes Sharon Close [23-Jul-2008]
F The Birth of Ilya [?]
SF ECE Evelyn Rainey [?]
F The Time Thief Sarah Tytler [16-Jul-2008]
SF Catching Rays off Pretty Beach Mary J. Daley [30-Jul-2008]
SF Choice Blind Terry S. Kidd [6-Aug-2008]
SF The dealing room Dorine Ratulangie [16-Jul-2008]
H You can't Keep Everything resub yes Nicole Andrews [9-Jul-2008]
H The Black Kevin McClintock [9-Jul-2008]
H Upstairs Kevin McClintock [?]
F Sinew and Bone Kevin McClintock [?]
H Monstrous Kevin McClintock [?]
H Rusty Cage Kevin McClintock [?]
F Hanuman's Bridge Euan Harvey [9-Jul-2008]
SF Harper: Fire & Ice (Part 3) David K Davey [6-Aug-2008]
SF Harper: Fire & Ice (Part 4) David K Davey [?]
SF Baba Yaga and the Story of Valentine and the Dark Night Veronica Kosyakov [30-Jul-2008]
SF The Book of Adam Angie Smibert [9-Jul-2008]
F The Swan, the Crow, and the Sparrow Jack Waddell [16-Jul-2008]
H George's Death David R. Matteri [16-Jul-2008]
F Complaints Department Terry S. Kidd [?]
SF Stranger Among Us Dylan Fox [9-Jul-2008]
H Love You to the Bones Douglas Ryan [16-Jul-2008]
SF Junkyard Kevin T. Lauria [30-Jul-2008]
SF Two Into One Won't go Colum Paget [9-Jul-2008]
F The Saga of Beowulf, Chapter 2 R. Scot Johns [30-Jul-2008]
F The Saga of Beowulf, Chapter 3 R. Scot Johns [?]
F The Saga of Beowulf, Chapter 5 R. Scot Johns [?]
F The Saga of Beowulf, Chapter 4 R. Scot Johns [?]
F Silent Song Jo Thomas [23-Jul-2008]
SF Letters found in an Orbital Mausoleum Colum Paget [?]
SF Clair's Touch Scott Davis [23-Jul-2008]
H Elm Kevin T. Lauria [?]
SF The Lost Mariachi Norman C. Stoker [9-Jul-2008]
SF Big T Jakob Drud [23-Jul-2008]
H The Hand Gary J Beharry [9-Jul-2008]
SF A Dose of Reality Tabatha Schroeder [9-Jul-2008]
H Twitch Tabatha Schroeder [?]
F Normally Everafter Tabatha Schroeder [?]
F Something to Shoot Tabatha Schroeder [?]
H Cured Tabatha Schroeder [?]
SF Prologue to "The Reality Engineers William Hainline [6-Aug-2008]
F A Certain Soldier's Daughter Chapter 2 Eric Ellert [16-Jul-2008]
SF Still Beating Heart Rupert Merkin [16-Jul-2008]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F Flamethrower Seth Herman [04-Jun-2008]
H The Cost of Property Philip Driver [04-Jun-2008]
F The Demon Gold! David Gilbert [04-Jun-2008]
SF Cladogenesis- Chapters 1 to 5 Jared Page [04-Jun-2008]
F No title yet Archie Pacamara [04-Jun-2008]
H Coda Joe Burchett [11-Jun-2008]
H Nightmare - Chapter 1-4 Maurica King [11-Jun-2008]
F Rosewood: Memories of the Fallen Angel chapter 6-10 Cindy Therenciel [11-Jun-2008]
H The Killing Clock Annette Hamilton [11-Jun-2008]
SF Harrigahn's Rock Jim Houston [18-Jun-2008]
H the Witch Dillan Mabillard [18-Jun-2008]
F Lemuria's Last Hope Carmen Viera Laster [18-Jun-2008]
H Debits & Obits Mike Morell [25-Jun-2008]
SF A Breed Apart - Chapter 16 - Out of Body, Out of Mind Carl Andrew Johnson [25-Jun-2008]
SF World on the Edge of Time, Chapter 1 Benjamin Shank [25-Jun-2008]
SF Harper: Fire & Ice (Part 1) David K Davey [25-Jun-2008]
F Kanaeda and The Tower of Heaven M. A. Ligocki [25-Jun-2008]
SF Pure Pop Fiction: An Album for People Who Like to Read Curt Berry [25-Jun-2008]
SF Have You Seen Me? Derek J. Goodman [25-Jun-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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