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Spacewarp, v. 5, issue 4, whole no. 28, July 1949
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"The Isher Explanation" 2 1/2 pages devoted to retelling the machinations of one of the corniest time-travel gimmicks I have ever forced myself to endure in order to get the good out of the other segments of a story. Is it the supreme implausibility of time travel that makes stf hacks turn to it again and again, or do they just run dry of ideas? Why don't they have a little respect for the dead and bury that concept? In other words, "BAH! " "ONE SHOT" Good. "SYMPTOMS" Good. "ELSIE" Piss poor. "Quien Sabe?" Why don't you call this column WHAT THE "HELL" or some such thing. Not one fan in fifty, I'll bet, knows what "Quien Sabe?" means. Yerz, RAY NELSON Dear Art: The April-May covers were accurate to a gnat's eyelash as far as synchronizing the hectoing with the mimeoing. I don't know how you do it, but my method would be to mimeograph the cover first, ink in your colors on one of the mimeographed copies, and use that for your hectograph master. If you match your master sheet along two sides (a corder) of your hecto tray, you have national guides for laying your copy sheets down exactly.. No doubt there are small details I have overlooked, but that is my guess as to how it's done. Your May cover, incidently, shocked hell out of my stepmother. That cover obviously has its points, but Art--Gee Whiz! Ya wanna get banned from the mails or sumpin'? Outstanding pieces in the April ish were the two poems by Pvt. Schaumburger. Yes, they were even better than the editorial (which is usually top on my list). You must get Joe to fill a whole issue with his poetry someday. "File Thirteen" lost favor with me after those three long pages of open letter. The last page was up to standard, but I wish Boggs would have used his open letter to Mr. Derleth as a separate article and sent it to some fanzine that I don't get. "Stf broadcasts Again!" offered a number of chukles. Was horrified to learn that Redd Boggs wrote Chapter 3 since I was positive he was the author of the second part. I hated to see von Heine depart from the living cast, but I still hold a hope or two in my throbbing little heart that some kind hearted fan will bring him back to life. Von Heine's last words threw me into hysterics. Since I was reading it in the presence of a fair-sized crowd of people, it was most embarrassing. "Dimensional Gate:?" should have had more question marks behind it. (??????) Was readable, but I would have preferred a little more humor in it. MAY: "Problem in Ornithology" went over big with me. This is something I'll be able to read over and over again. Give Gregg a small medal or something. The book review on "Sinister Barrier" was an interesting piece about an interesting story. I especially liked the ending of the review: 'twas sheer genius. "STF Broadcasts again!" Conner wrote chapter five. It couldn't have been anybody else! (But that's what I said about Boggs on chapter two, wasn't it.) The plot has thickened unbearably. I rather enjoy seeing you show up again in the story. it must be firghtening to be at the mery of a fan author. I hope you don't summer too muhc. (Not as long as I hold the blue pencil")) "Quien Sabe?" comes out darn good. You must do a lot of cutting to get the letters to come out sans sludge. (Or shouldn't I judge others
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"The Isher Explanation" 2 1/2 pages devoted to retelling the machinations of one of the corniest time-travel gimmicks I have ever forced myself to endure in order to get the good out of the other segments of a story. Is it the supreme implausibility of time travel that makes stf hacks turn to it again and again, or do they just run dry of ideas? Why don't they have a little respect for the dead and bury that concept? In other words, "BAH! " "ONE SHOT" Good. "SYMPTOMS" Good. "ELSIE" Piss poor. "Quien Sabe?" Why don't you call this column WHAT THE "HELL" or some such thing. Not one fan in fifty, I'll bet, knows what "Quien Sabe?" means. Yerz, RAY NELSON Dear Art: The April-May covers were accurate to a gnat's eyelash as far as synchronizing the hectoing with the mimeoing. I don't know how you do it, but my method would be to mimeograph the cover first, ink in your colors on one of the mimeographed copies, and use that for your hectograph master. If you match your master sheet along two sides (a corder) of your hecto tray, you have national guides for laying your copy sheets down exactly.. No doubt there are small details I have overlooked, but that is my guess as to how it's done. Your May cover, incidently, shocked hell out of my stepmother. That cover obviously has its points, but Art--Gee Whiz! Ya wanna get banned from the mails or sumpin'? Outstanding pieces in the April ish were the two poems by Pvt. Schaumburger. Yes, they were even better than the editorial (which is usually top on my list). You must get Joe to fill a whole issue with his poetry someday. "File Thirteen" lost favor with me after those three long pages of open letter. The last page was up to standard, but I wish Boggs would have used his open letter to Mr. Derleth as a separate article and sent it to some fanzine that I don't get. "Stf broadcasts Again!" offered a number of chukles. Was horrified to learn that Redd Boggs wrote Chapter 3 since I was positive he was the author of the second part. I hated to see von Heine depart from the living cast, but I still hold a hope or two in my throbbing little heart that some kind hearted fan will bring him back to life. Von Heine's last words threw me into hysterics. Since I was reading it in the presence of a fair-sized crowd of people, it was most embarrassing. "Dimensional Gate:?" should have had more question marks behind it. (??????) Was readable, but I would have preferred a little more humor in it. MAY: "Problem in Ornithology" went over big with me. This is something I'll be able to read over and over again. Give Gregg a small medal or something. The book review on "Sinister Barrier" was an interesting piece about an interesting story. I especially liked the ending of the review: 'twas sheer genius. "STF Broadcasts again!" Conner wrote chapter five. It couldn't have been anybody else! (But that's what I said about Boggs on chapter two, wasn't it.) The plot has thickened unbearably. I rather enjoy seeing you show up again in the story. it must be firghtening to be at the mery of a fan author. I hope you don't summer too muhc. (Not as long as I hold the blue pencil")) "Quien Sabe?" comes out darn good. You must do a lot of cutting to get the letters to come out sans sludge. (Or shouldn't I judge others
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