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Centauri, issue 4, Summer 1945
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A FEW CHOICE COMMENTS Don't yell quite so loud, brother fan! I fully realize that Centauri is supposed to operate on a quarterly schedule ---- that this particular number was originally projected for publication way back in '44 (September, to be exact) -- and that it has now assumed the status of Nova and the other bi-monthlies and quarterlies appearing as annuals. I know all about it; and I'll gladly say I'm sorry, but I shall not try to justify my utter lack of ambition with excuses and apologies. They just wouldn't be sincere, so, instead, I think I shall try to clarify the position I enjoy within the miniature domain of the fandom of science and fantasy fiction. Fandom, for me, as with most of you, is a hobby. Not a great crusade for some impossible idealistic cause nor a little cosmos within itself, but a pleasant and interesting diversion from a sometimes monotonous daily grind, and one that I consider wholely worthwhile. Few avocations, I believe, can rival it in actual educational value , or, for that matter, in enjoyment received. I enjoy all contacts I've made within fandom; I may have met a fan that I disagreed with on something or the other, or even laughed at, but never one I couldn't help liking. That is my point. As a hobby, i thoroughly enjoy fandom, and I don't want to overdo it. No sense in slaving away on a magazine you put out for fun until all the fun is gone or in beating your typewriter until you give up in disgust as others have, burning your letter files and fanmags behind you. I value the hobby
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A FEW CHOICE COMMENTS Don't yell quite so loud, brother fan! I fully realize that Centauri is supposed to operate on a quarterly schedule ---- that this particular number was originally projected for publication way back in '44 (September, to be exact) -- and that it has now assumed the status of Nova and the other bi-monthlies and quarterlies appearing as annuals. I know all about it; and I'll gladly say I'm sorry, but I shall not try to justify my utter lack of ambition with excuses and apologies. They just wouldn't be sincere, so, instead, I think I shall try to clarify the position I enjoy within the miniature domain of the fandom of science and fantasy fiction. Fandom, for me, as with most of you, is a hobby. Not a great crusade for some impossible idealistic cause nor a little cosmos within itself, but a pleasant and interesting diversion from a sometimes monotonous daily grind, and one that I consider wholely worthwhile. Few avocations, I believe, can rival it in actual educational value , or, for that matter, in enjoyment received. I enjoy all contacts I've made within fandom; I may have met a fan that I disagreed with on something or the other, or even laughed at, but never one I couldn't help liking. That is my point. As a hobby, i thoroughly enjoy fandom, and I don't want to overdo it. No sense in slaving away on a magazine you put out for fun until all the fun is gone or in beating your typewriter until you give up in disgust as others have, burning your letter files and fanmags behind you. I value the hobby
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