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Alchemist, v. 2, issue 1, Autumn 1946
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oak forest. He said I probably thought[[?]] I'd find him living in an old southern mansion, but I said I knew authors very seldom get rich. He is about 75 and is still very active. He lives with a niece and her daughter. He still writes books but has given up stf as he thinks it has gone to the dogs. (He must have seen the recent Amazings) He also does wood work, paints, and experiments with plants. He, of course, has a number of archaeological objects that are very interesting. He was in secret service work in World War I and had some interesting things to tell about that as ell as of his Central and South American trips. As a souvenir he gave me the original jacket of his book "My Jungle Trails". He is a man very much worth knowing and I'm glad to have had the opportunity to meet him. I will make a few comments on both the fmz and pros in this column. During the summer I received very few fmz but I imagine things will puck up now. For my money the best general fmz recently has been the Sciencefictionist put out by Henry Elsner. The most enjoyed single issue recently was Lynn Bridges FAPAzine Inspiration for April. That contained his opinions on all the stf and pros published through last year. Of the more specialized ones E. E. Evans The Time Binder and Tucker's LeZombie are the best, the former for serious thought and the latter for humor. Going to the pros, the October issue of Astounding was a little below average in my opinion. Van Vogt's serial appears interesting though there is little in it that is new. Chaos Coordinated was rather weak I thought. The earthman always overcoming the insurmoun-
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oak forest. He said I probably thought[[?]] I'd find him living in an old southern mansion, but I said I knew authors very seldom get rich. He is about 75 and is still very active. He lives with a niece and her daughter. He still writes books but has given up stf as he thinks it has gone to the dogs. (He must have seen the recent Amazings) He also does wood work, paints, and experiments with plants. He, of course, has a number of archaeological objects that are very interesting. He was in secret service work in World War I and had some interesting things to tell about that as ell as of his Central and South American trips. As a souvenir he gave me the original jacket of his book "My Jungle Trails". He is a man very much worth knowing and I'm glad to have had the opportunity to meet him. I will make a few comments on both the fmz and pros in this column. During the summer I received very few fmz but I imagine things will puck up now. For my money the best general fmz recently has been the Sciencefictionist put out by Henry Elsner. The most enjoyed single issue recently was Lynn Bridges FAPAzine Inspiration for April. That contained his opinions on all the stf and pros published through last year. Of the more specialized ones E. E. Evans The Time Binder and Tucker's LeZombie are the best, the former for serious thought and the latter for humor. Going to the pros, the October issue of Astounding was a little below average in my opinion. Van Vogt's serial appears interesting though there is little in it that is new. Chaos Coordinated was rather weak I thought. The earthman always overcoming the insurmoun-
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