Reading Excuses

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1. Email List and Submission Dates

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   By Silk, August 29, 2011
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   • kais
   • Monday at 02:09 AM

2. Alpha Readers Thread

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   By Mandamon, August 1, 2013   

   • alpha readers
   • reading group a
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   • Mandamon
   • December 22, 2019

3. Let's talk about pronouns!

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   By kais, June 29, 2016
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   • industrialistDragon
   • November 5, 2019

4. Welcome to Reading Excuses

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   By Silk, December 15, 2011   

   • rules
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   • Robinski
   • May 24, 2019

5. 20191230-The Kraken's Daughter-Astrid's Children-5790 words

   By The Kraken's Daughter, December 30, 2019
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   • lizbusby
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6. Robinski - 200120 - TCC Chapter 18 (24) rewritten - 3280 words (L)

   By Robinski, 19 hours ago   

   • tcc
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   • Mandamon
   • 6 hours ago

7. Robinski - 191216 - TCC Chapter 16 (22) - 3208 words (LV)

   By Robinski, December 16, 2019   

   • tcc
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   • Robinski
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8. 20200120 - Fall of the Imperium Ch6 - 2884 words - Sub 6

   By Mandamon, Monday at 02:15 PM
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   • Mandamon
   • 12 hours ago

9. Reading Excuses - 20200106 - industrialistDragon - Untitled (horses) - 2350 words

   By industrialistDragon, January 6
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   • Turin Turambar
   • Yesterday at 12:21 AM

10. 20200113 - Fall of the Imperium Ch5 - 4903 words - Sub 5

    By Mandamon, January 13
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    • kais
    • Monday at 02:04 AM

11. Robinski - 200113 - TCC Chapter 17 (23) rewritten - 3371 words (LV)

    By Robinski, January 13   

    • tcc
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    • lizbusby
    • Saturday at 11:50 PM

12. Lounge II (The Lounge Strikes Back)

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    By kais, May 20, 2017
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13. Robinski - 200106 - TCC Chapter 18 (24) - 3893 words (L)

    By Robinski, January 6   

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    • Robinski
    • Thursday at 12:48 PM

14. 20200106 - Fall of the Imperium Ch4 - 2894 words - Sub 4

    By Mandamon, January 6
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    • Mandamon
    • January 15

15. Reading Group A

    By JamesW, July 5, 2012
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    • Robinski
    • January 15

16. 20191230 - Fall of the Imperium Ch3 - 4720 words - Sub 3

    By Mandamon, December 30, 2019
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    • Mandamon
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17. Robinski - 191230 - TCC Chapter 17 (23) - 3129 words (L)

    By Robinski, December 30, 2019   

    • tcc
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    • Robinski
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18. 20191223 - Fall of the Imperium Ch2 - 5170 words - Sub 2

    By Mandamon, December 23, 2019
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    • Mandamon
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19. 191224 - lizbusby - Winter Fog

    By lizbusby, December 24, 2019
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    • lizbusby
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20. 20191216 - Fall of the Imperium- 3661 words - Sub 1

    By Mandamon, December 15, 2019
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    • Mandamon
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21. Robinski - 191211 - TCC Chapter 15 (21) - 3925 words (LV)

    By Robinski, December 11, 2019   

    • tcc
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    • Robinski
    • December 29, 2019

22. Who are you?

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    By Aminar, January 9, 2012
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    • kais
    • December 29, 2019

23. SarahB 12-16 Deep Woods

    By Sarah B, December 16, 2019   

    • reading excuses
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    • kais
    • December 29, 2019

24. Robinski - 191126 - TCC Chapter 14 (20) - 3323 words (LVG)

    By Robinski, November 26, 2019   

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    • Robinski
    • December 20, 2019

25. Robinski - 191113 - TCC Chapter 13 (19) - 3827 words (L)

    By Robinski, November 13, 2019   

    • q&m
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    • Robinski
    • December 20, 2019

26. Reading Excuses -12/9/19 - Turin Turambar - When Cats Intercede - 869

    By Turin Turambar, December 8, 2019
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    • Ace of Hearts
    • December 13, 2019

27. Reading Excuses - 12/03/19 - aeromancer - Stranger in a Foreign Land Pt.3 (V,G) - 5500

    By aeromancer, December 3, 2019
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    • kais
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28. Reading Excuses - 11/25/19 - aeromancer - Stranger in a Foreign Land Pt.2 (V,G) - 5012

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    • The Kraken's Daughter
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29. Reading Excuses - 11/11/19 - aeromancer - Stranger in a Foreign Land Pt.1 - 5106

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    • Lightbearer
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30. Robinski - 191105 - TCC Chapters 12 (18) - 4261 words (L)

    By Robinski, November 5, 2019   

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    • Robinski
    • November 20, 2019

31. Robinski - 191028 - TCC Chapters 0F,10,11 (15,16,17) - 5215 words (L)

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32. Robinski - 191016 - TCC Chapter 0E (14) - 4770 words (L)

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    • November 13, 2019

33. Robinski - 190930 - TCC Chapter 0C (12) - 3546 words (L)

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34. Robinski - 190924 - TCC Chapter 0B (11) - 3313 words (L)

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35. Robinski - 191008 - TCC Chapter 0D (13) - 4546 words (LGs)

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36. 09/30/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 4 (again), (3875 words) (L)

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    • Ace of Hearts
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37. Robinski - 190916 - TCC Chapter 0A (10) - 4394 words (LG)

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38. Junk Junction Sub 9 (Ch. 13)_9302019_2063 words (V)

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39. Junk Junction Sub 8(Ch. 11 part 2 and Ch. 12)_9162019_4274 word

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40. 09/23/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 3 (AGAIN), (4723 words) (L)

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41. 09/16/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 2 (AGAIN), (1565 words) (L, V)

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42. 09/09/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 1 (AGAIN), (4602 words) (L)

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43. 09/30/19 - Turn of Ages 10 - hawkedup - 4500

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44. Robinski - 190909 - TCC Chapter 09 - 3556 words (L)

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45. Robinski - 190902 - TCC Chapter 08 - 5124 words (LG)

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46. Robinski - 260819 - TCC Chapter 07 - 5982 words (L)

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47. Reading Excuses_Junk Junction Sub 7 (Ch 11) _ShatteredSmooth (2697 Words)

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48. 20190826 - Mandamon - Cyberpunk Episode 1 V2 - 4500 Words

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49. 9/10/19 - Turn of Ages 09.5 - hawkedup - L

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50. 20190902 - The World To Me - 319 Words

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51. Robinski - 171226 - TMM Extract and Submission info - 5035 words (L)

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52. Robinski - 190819 - TCC Chapter 06 - 4777 words (LSr)

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53. Junk Junction Sub 6 (chapter 10) (4107 words) (V) Sept. 2 2019

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54. Junk Junction Sub 5 Chapter 8 and 9 (5264 words)_8262019 (g?)

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55. 9/2/19 - Turn of Ages 09 - hawkedup - 2200 - L

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56. 08/26/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 9, (3815 words) (L)

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57. Junk Junction Sub 4_(Ch. 7)_ShatteredSmooth_Aug19 (3466 Words)

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58. Robinski - 190806 - TCC Chapter 05 - 4273 words (L)

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59. 08/26/19 - Turn of Ages 08.5 (resub) - hawkedup - 5300

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60. Robinski - 190728 - TCC Chapter 04 - 4948 words (LVG)

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61. 20190819 - Mandamon - Cyberpunk Episode 1 - 3304 Words

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62. 08/19/19 - Turn of Ages 08 - hawkedup - 4600

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63. Junk Junction Sub 3_(Ch. 5 & 6)_ShatteredSmooth_(4597 words)

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64. 7/29/19 - Alderant - Shattered Expectations ~Chapter One~ - 5,560 words

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65. 08/05/19 - The Turn of Ages 07 - hawkedup - 4900 - LSV

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66. Junk Junction Ch. 3 & 4_July 29 2019_(4628 words)

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67. ShatteredSmooth_July 22, 2019_Junk Junction Ch. 1-2 (4684 words)(G?)

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68. Robinski - 190715 - TCC Chapter 03 - 4680 words (L)

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69. 07/22/19 - The Turn of Ages 06 - hawkedup - 4800 - L

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70. 7/22/19—JWerner—Greek Confederates Ch. 4—4129—L, V, G

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    • Robinski
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71. Robinski - 190708 - TCC Chapter 02 - 4542 words (LSr)

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72. 7/15/19—JWerner—Greek Confederates Chapter 3—5,863 words—L, V, G

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73. 07/15/19 - Turn of Ages 00 - hawkedup - 2200 - LV

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74. 190522 - The Red and The Black (redux) - Robinski - 3763 words - S,D,SV,BF,L

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75. RECon 2019 (aka WorldCon 2019)

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76. Reading Excuses_Blood and Glass_ShatteredSmooth_June 8 2019_510 words

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77. 7/8/19 - JWerner - Greek Confederates, Chapter 2 Revised (L, V, G) - 5,577

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    • kais
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78. 7/8/19 - M is for Monster - hawkedup - 2200 - LV

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    • shatteredsmooth
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79. 07/01/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 8, (4459 words) (L,S)

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80. 20190701 - Facets of the Nether Ch 21 & Epilogue - 6094 words - Sub 20

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81. Robinski - 190701 - TCC Chapter 01 - 3690 words (LSr)

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82. 07/01/19 - Turn of Ages 5 - hawkedup - 4500 - L

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83. 20190624 - Facets of the Nether Ch 20 - 5990 words - Sub 19

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    • Robinski
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84. 20190701-The Kraken's Daughter-The Oneirophage Part 2-4500 (V)

    By The Kraken's Daughter, July 2, 2019   

    • novelette
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    • hawkedup
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85. Drafting Process

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    • Robinski
    • July 5, 2019

86. 6/24/19—JWerner—Greek Confederates, Chapter 2—4,175—(L, V, G)

    By JWerner, June 24, 2019
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87. 06/24/19 - Turn of Ages 4 - hawkedup - 4000 - L

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88. 06/17/19 - Turn of Ages 3 - hawkedup - 4300 - LV

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    • The Kraken's Daughter
    • July 1, 2019

89. 20190616--The Kraken's Daughter--The Oneirophage Part 1--4200 (V)

    By The Kraken's Daughter, June 17, 2019   

    • novelette
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    • shatteredsmooth
    • June 30, 2019

90. 6/17/19—Greek Confederates Prologue 1—JWerner—4114 words (L, V, G)

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    • shatteredsmooth
    • June 29, 2019

91. 6/17/19 - Alderant - Expectations Shattered ~Prologue~ (V) - 2702 words

    By Alderant, June 17, 2019
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    • shatteredsmooth
    • June 28, 2019

92. 20190616 - Facets of the Nether Ch 19 - 5398 words - Sub 18

    By Mandamon, June 17, 2019
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    • June 24, 2019

93. 06/10/19 - Turn of Ages 2 - hawkedup - 4100 - L

    By hawkedup, June 9, 2019
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    • hawkedup
    • June 20, 2019

94. 2019-06-10 - The day Max Corwell unleashed magic upon Earth (L) - Flash - 998 words

    By molah, June 9, 2019   

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    • kais
    • June 20, 2019

95. 06/10/19—JWerner—The Scarlet Saber, Chapter 2—5701—(L, G)

    By JWerner, June 10, 2019
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    • Alderant
    • June 19, 2019

96. 20190610 - Facets of the Nether Ch 18 - 4164 words - Sub 17

    By Mandamon, June 10, 2019
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    • Mandamon
    • June 18, 2019

97. 190527 - TMM - Chapter 1 +Synopsis - 3,538 words - LLLL

    By Robinski, May 27, 2019   

    • tmm
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    • Robinski
    • June 12, 2019

98. 20190603--The Kraken's Daughter--Star Light, Star Bright (4500, V)

    By The Kraken's Daughter, June 3, 2019   

    • short story
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    • shatteredsmooth
    • June 11, 2019

99. 20190603 - Facets of the Nether Ch 17 - 5070 words - Sub 16

    By Mandamon, June 3, 2019
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    • industrialistDragon
    • June 10, 2019

100. 6/3/19 - hawkedup - Turn of Ages 1 (resub) - 4k words -LV

     By hawkedup, June 3, 2019
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     • Robinski
     • June 9, 2019