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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2. Welcome to Reading Excuses

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   By Silk, December 15, 2011
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3. Alpha Readers Thread

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   By Mandamon, August 1, 2013   

   • alpha readers
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4. Let's talk about pronouns!

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   By kais, June 29, 2016
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5. 9/10/19 - Turn of Ages 09.5 - hawkedup - L

   By hawkedup, Wednesday at 06:35 AM
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6. 09/09/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 1 (AGAIN), (4602 words) (L)

   By kais, September 9
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   • hawkedup
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7. Reading Excuses_Junk Junction Sub 7 (Ch 11) _ShatteredSmooth (2697 Words)

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8. 20190902 - The World To Me - 319 Words

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   • songwriting
   • song lyrics
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   • Silk
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9. Lounge II (The Lounge Strikes Back)

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

    By Robinski, December 26, 2017   

    • tmm
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    • Silk
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11. Robinski - 260819 - TCC Chapter 07 - 5982 words (L)

    By Robinski, August 26   

    • tcc
    • q&m
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    • hawkedup
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12. Robinski - 190819 - TCC Chapter 06 - 4777 words (LSr)

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    By Robinski, August 20   

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

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

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    • q&m
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15. Junk Junction Sub 5 Chapter 8 and 9 (5264 words)_8262019 (g?)

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16. 9/2/19 - Turn of Ages 09 - hawkedup - 2200 - L

    By hawkedup, September 2
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    • Robinski
    • September 9

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

    By Robinski, September 2   

    • q&m
    • tcc
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18. 20190826 - Mandamon - Cyberpunk Episode 1 V2 - 4500 Words

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

    By kais, August 26
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20. Junk Junction Sub 4_(Ch. 7)_ShatteredSmooth_Aug19 (3466 Words)

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

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    • tcc
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22. 08/26/19 - Turn of Ages 08.5 (resub) - hawkedup - 5300

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

    By Robinski, July 29   

    • tcc
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24. 20190819 - Mandamon - Cyberpunk Episode 1 - 3304 Words

    By Mandamon, August 19
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    • hawkedup
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25. 08/19/19 - Turn of Ages 08 - hawkedup - 4600

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

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27. 7/29/19 - Alderant - Shattered Expectations ~Chapter One~ - 5,560 words

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28. 08/05/19 - The Turn of Ages 07 - hawkedup - 4900 - LSV

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

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

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

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32. 07/22/19 - The Turn of Ages 06 - hawkedup - 4800 - L

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33. 7/22/19—JWerner—Greek Confederates Ch. 4—4129—L, V, G

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

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35. 7/15/19—JWerner—Greek Confederates Chapter 3—5,863 words—L, V, G

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36. 07/15/19 - Turn of Ages 00 - hawkedup - 2200 - LV

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37. 190522 - The Red and The Black (redux) - Robinski - 3763 words - S,D,SV,BF,L

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38. RECon 2019 (aka WorldCon 2019)

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39. Reading Excuses_Blood and Glass_ShatteredSmooth_June 8 2019_510 words

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40. 7/8/19 - JWerner - Greek Confederates, Chapter 2 Revised (L, V, G) - 5,577

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41. 7/8/19 - M is for Monster - hawkedup - 2200 - LV

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42. 07/01/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 8, (4459 words) (L,S)

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43. 20190701 - Facets of the Nether Ch 21 & Epilogue - 6094 words - Sub 20

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

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45. 07/01/19 - Turn of Ages 5 - hawkedup - 4500 - L

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46. 20190624 - Facets of the Nether Ch 20 - 5990 words - Sub 19

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47. 20190701-The Kraken's Daughter-The Oneirophage Part 2-4500 (V)

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48. 06/24/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 7, (5030 words) (L)

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49. Drafting Process

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50. 6/24/19—JWerner—Greek Confederates, Chapter 2—4,175—(L, V, G)

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51. 06/24/19 - Turn of Ages 4 - hawkedup - 4000 - L

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52. 06/17/19 - Turn of Ages 3 - hawkedup - 4300 - LV

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53. 20190616--The Kraken's Daughter--The Oneirophage Part 1--4200 (V)

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54. 6/17/19—Greek Confederates Prologue 1—JWerner—4114 words (L, V, G)

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55. 6/17/19 - Alderant - Expectations Shattered ~Prologue~ (V) - 2702 words

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56. 20190616 - Facets of the Nether Ch 19 - 5398 words - Sub 18

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57. 06/10/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 6 (redo), (4858 words) (L)(S)

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58. 06/10/19 - Turn of Ages 2 - hawkedup - 4100 - L

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59. 2019-06-10 - The day Max Corwell unleashed magic upon Earth (L) - Flash - 998 words

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60. 06/10/19—JWerner—The Scarlet Saber, Chapter 2—5701—(L, G)

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61. 20190610 - Facets of the Nether Ch 18 - 4164 words - Sub 17

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62. 190527 - TMM - Chapter 1 +Synopsis - 3,538 words - LLLL

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63. 20190603--The Kraken's Daughter--Star Light, Star Bright (4500, V)

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64. 20190603 - Facets of the Nether Ch 17 - 5070 words - Sub 16

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65. 06/03/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 6, (3876 words) (L)(S)

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66. 6/3/19 - hawkedup - Turn of Ages 1 (resub) - 4k words -LV

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67. 20190527 - Facets of the Nether Ch 16 - 5462 words - Sub 16

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68. Valuable Resources for a Realistic Fantasy

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69. Robinski - The NEU Oblivion v4-0 - 5768 words - (VL)

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70. 05/27/19 - hawkedup - The Turn of Ages - 3100 (L,V)

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71. 05/20/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 5, (4621 words) (L)

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72. 20190520 - Facets of the Nether Ch 15 - 3334 words - Sub 14

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73. 5/20/19 - JWerner - The Scarlet Saber, Chapter 1 (~3670) (L, V, G, S)

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74. 5/27/19—The Scarlet Saber Chapter 1 (Revised)—4154 words—L,V,G

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75. 20190513 - Facets of the Nether Ch 14 - 5678 words - Sub 13, SV, BF

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76. 05/20/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 3 (resubmit), (3260 words) (L, V)

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77. Mindless Nine Sub 3_3196 words (LVG)

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78. 05/13/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 4, (3260 words) (L, V)

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79. The Mindless Nine Part 2_Sara Codair (shatteredSmooth) (4836 words)(LVGD)

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80. 05/06/19 - kais - Queen, Chapters 2-3, (4904 words) (L, V)

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81. May 6 2019_Mindless Nine Rewrite Part 1 4932 words (V)

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82. Who are you?

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83. 190508 - The Red and The Black - Robinski - 3234 words - S,D,SV,BF,L

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84. 20190506 - Facets of the Nether Ch 13 - 3297 words - Sub 12

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85. 22-04-2019 - A Blue Shield - Flash Fiction - 461 words

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86. 04/29/19 - kais - Queen, Chapter 1 (3895 words) (L, V)

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87. 20190429 - Facets of the Nether Ch 12 - 2704 words - Sub 11

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88. 20190422 - Facets of the Nether Ch 11 - 4299 words - Sub 10

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89. 20190415 - Facets of the Nether Ch 10 - 3221 words - Sub 9

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90. 15-04-2019 - The Trickster Girl and the Living Cape - Short Story - 2399 words

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91. 2019-04-22 - Choice (LV) - Short Story - 3975 words

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92. Question

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93. 20190318 - Facets of the Nether Ch 5 - 5418 words - Sub 5

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94. 20190408 - Facets of the Nether Ch 8&9 - 4578+ words - Sub 8

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95. 20190401 - Facets of the Nether Ch 7 - 3868 words - Sub 7

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96. 02/04/19 - kais - Dandelions, Chapters 2-4 (5066 words) (L)

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97. 01/28/19 - kais - Dandelions, Chapter 1 (4180 words)

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98. March 18 2018_Evanstar Chronicles_ (5500 words) (LS)

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99. 25.03.2019 - The Scent of Magic - Short Story - 2300 words

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100. 20190324 - Facets of the Nether Ch 6 - 4540 words - Sub 6

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