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Critters is 25!
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The Critters Queue
Submission files 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 24-Feb-2021 (Crits due 3-Mar-2021):
SF Burning Alexandria [mpc] Adeline J. Schultz -#29767
F Chaoticum : Prelude - Chapter 6 Charles Gull -#29768
SF Enemy Mate Sean Masters -#29769
F Flowers on the Wall Douglas Ryan -#29770
SF Muse Jennifer Scott -#29771
H The Candle Man Dakota Smith -#29772
H Fetch, Chapters 1-2 Conor McBrien -#29773
F The Gift of Giving Gary Owens -#29774
F Oak Grove Cemetery: Prologue, Chapter 1 Maria D'Antonio -#29775
SF Accelerator Accident Alex Villepique -#29776
SF Tell It Like It Is Justin Wu -#29777
Week of 3-Mar-2021 (Crits due 10-Mar-2021):
F The Founder's Eyes Marley Nox
H The Lure New Revision Jim Keane
SF The Birthright Stone, Chapter 6 John Christopher
SF Emotive, Chapter 8 Jeff Naylor
SF Demon's Orbit Kevin Stadt
F A Soul With Fight Kendra Lusty
F Hallowed Beasts, Chapters 9-10 Katelyn Sullivan
F The Stone Tower David Morel
SF The Sticks, Chapters 1-3 D. Austin Walker
SF Saturday Afternoon Aaron Fried
F Powers of the universe sai phani
SF Avalanche Anastasia Shalunkova
F The Wise and the Beautiful Susan Wilbanks
F A Love Song for the Mockers, Ch. 1 Tim Nall
Week of 10-Mar-2021 (Crits due 17-Mar-2021):
H Let the Darkness Rise and Titans Play Erin Ko
SF The Engineer and the Witch Doctor Ray N. Franklin
SF Shiva Amit Gupta
SF MagnitudeCh2-3 Victor Jimenez
H Faces Matthew J Olson
SF A Neurological Study of Temporal Events, Part Two of Two Alia Atwell
H Wrong Place, Wrong Time Douglas Kolacki
SF Courtesy of Unlimited Desalination Chris Owens
SF 1-Up Clayton Niehaus
F The Captain Thunderegg Arc Jordan Chase-Young
H Oyster Shells Siri Alderson
SF Perfect Score Leila Martin
F Purgatory Linda Gould
SF Please Stand By Pete Koziar
Week of 17-Mar-2021 (Crits due 24-Mar-2021):
SF Interstellar Tall Tales: William the Pecostian Jacob Swift
SF Once a Soldier Nicholas Theodore Narbutovskih
F The Story Withheld Robin Eliot
SF House scottt godfrey
SF The War, Chapter 1 and Synopsis Charles Botsford
H The Mysterious MrGraves Troy Adams
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapter 42 Eric Wilson
SF The Angels' Lighthouse Joe Follansbee
F Used To Be Dale W. Glaser
F Mississippi Missing Ch. 1 Revised Laura Engelhardt
F Creatures and Cons, Chapter 1 Diana Taylor
SF The Way of the Warrior Boris Layupan
H Christmas in Pandemonium John Willems
SF The Escape Room H .D. Grande
SF Die, Howard, Die! Ch. 1 Samantha Snow
H The Decider Adam Pitts
SF How To Catch a Finch v2 Michael Stevens
SF A Noble Profession Paul Leser
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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.)
Symbols:
[@] - 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
[ERROR!] - This means there is a problem and your manuscript will NOT be
sent out - Contact the Critter Captain ASAP if you see this by your name.
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
SF Role of Law Wayne Martin [?]
F Cloud Tracker Kaitlyn Mattson [?]
F Chaoticum : Prelude - Chapter 7 Charles Gull [3-Mar-2021]
SF Her Desher scottt godfrey [24-Mar-2021]
SF The Qwulne scottt godfrey [?]
SF Prey scottt godfrey [?]
SF Mites scottt godfrey [?]
SF La'Sann scott Godfrey [?]
SF Roland Darleigh Scott Godfrey [?]
SF The Worlds of the Black Sun Scott Godfrey [?]
SF The Wendigo Scott Godfrey [?]
H Praying for Sunrise NEW VERSION Jim Keane [10-Mar-2021]
H The Portal Jim Keane [?]
SF Cell Phone James Keane [?]
F Chaoticum : Prelude - Chapter 8 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 1 & 2 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 3 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 4 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 5 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 6 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 7 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 8 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 1 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 2 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 3 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 4 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 5 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 6 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 7 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 8 Charles Gull [?]
SF Praise the-- Adam Pitts [24-Mar-2021]
H The Midnight Train Murders 3rd Revision Jim Keane [?]
H Cattywampus Adam Pitts [?]
SF Don't Touch My Stuff Adam Pitts [?]
SF Emotive, Chapter 9 Jeff Naylor [10-Mar-2021]
SF Emotive, Chapter 10 Jeff Naylor [?]
F Homecoming Charles Botsford [24-Mar-2021]
F The Birthright Stone, Chapter 1 John Christopher [10-Mar-2021]
H Let's Hop in the DeLorean Justin Wu [3-Mar-2021]
H Vector of Infection Kevin Stadt [10-Mar-2021]
F Teacher Errant Anastasia Shalunkova [10-Mar-2021]
H Skunk, Grease, and Ghost Justin Wu [?]
F Ellica and the Runic Sword Anastasia Shalunkova [?]
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 43-44 Eric Wilson [24-Mar-2021]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F Immolation Vincent Francica [09-Dec-2020]
SF The Unbound Cut Daniel Chao [09-Dec-2020]
F Watcher and Wanders, Chapters 1-3 Joseph Freer [09-Dec-2020]
SF 1/2 _half of 1_ Kaira S [23-Dec-2020]
F Claws, Fangs & Broomsticks: Blood Secrets David V. Pyle [06-Jan-2021]
SF The Reaper Boys, Chapter 1 Sam Robinson [13-Jan-2021]
SF The Sunrunner Chronicles Chapter 1 Douglass Calmes [27-Jan-2021]
SF Guiding Star of Mall Patroller 4u-012 [@] Eric Schwitzgebel [24-Feb-2021]
F In the Sorcerers' Society Chris Piatti [24-Feb-2021]
SF The Sunrunner Chronicles Chapters 3-4 Douglass Calmes [24-Feb-2021]
SF The Boy and the Bob Sam Rubin [24-Feb-2021]
F They Make a Desolation and they Call it Peace Will Milner [24-Feb-2021]
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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.]