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Fantasite, v. 1, issue 4, July 1941
Page 26
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THE FANTASITE 26 that the preceding issue had a lot of outstanding stuff,and this is something of a letdown. However, it's far from bad. And Tom Wright's frontispiece is some of the best work he's yet done on stencil. Of the material, I liked best Jacobi's article, although it suffers from the same fault as most of my stuff: he has too much to say in too little space, and so many loose ends are left, and the trains of thought aren't followed out as they might be. I've been thinking some thoughts on the subject myself, and hope to get them on paper soon: probably I'll pester you with it when I get it done. (( We'd like to mention here that any material submitted to this magazine may be up to 5000 words in length. Anything exceeding that sum of wordage cannot be used unless good enough to merit printing in two or more installments.)) Saari's biography excellent--pretty soon there won't be a pro writer whose case history isn't in print somewhere. And the MFS Notes fine. Humor not quite so hot; Brazier best. Pome fair. Once more, I enjoyed Tucker's review, and hope he goes right on and on in them, even if you have to buy him stf. books to read and review! Among the Hams and Pros seemed a bit overly long tome. However, as long as Jinx looks with favor on Spaceways I'll not complain! Letters fine, editorial well worth reading, and even the ads worth looking at. 303 Bryan Place, Hagerstown, Maryland. PHIL SCHUMANN I am certainly pleased that you took time off to learn the machine thoroughly before publishing the mag. The cover shows clearly the results of your efforts. ((Morrie stenciled the pic and I handled the lettering.)) The cover pic was a fine job of stenciling. I must say the art stenciling for this issue is about the best I've ever seen, in or out of fandom. Roses to you or whoever stenciled them. Get more Dollens. The fellow's good, and I guess you don't need me to tell you. The back cover is another masterpiece of good art. I'm glad to see that both covers are symbolisms instead of actual illustrations of some stuff between covers. That is a sign of a good publication. Jones is a swell artist also. What's this? More for our money? Yes, there seems to be writing of some sort between the covers. Hmmmm. The Science[?]-Weird Controversy. Well, he's right. The article is well written, and you may consider yourself a lucky fellow for having authors around you who can write well about good topics. Some fellows write well about bad topics, and some fellows write bad about good topics. Know what I mean? THe biogs are an interesting feature and deserve continued space in Fanty. MFS notes are interesting too. Of course, I suppose they are most interesting to the members who helped make the history that appears in them, but they still interest others, insasmuch as we like to hear about a society that is being run as it should--and believe me, the MFS's name is sure going the rounds. I liked Donn's story. I liked it even before it was completed. I have told the old boy to try for the pros, but he thinks he stinks,which ain't so.((We're with you 100% on that, pal!)) The only thing that caught my interest in the Columbia Camp poem (?) was my wondering as I read it if the fellows who wrote it ever read it themselves. And if they are still healthy. It stinks, and brother, I ain't woofin'. Ackerman's dreamanunscript, tho not as interesting as the last one strikes an old familiar chord. Funny how everything in a dream is completely logical and sane, except when you wake up and remember it. Me, I always have dreams, and when I wake up, what I remember of them is always insane and illogical. Have you ever had this experience of being chased by an overpowering horror? I have. You try to run and you can't. Either the sun is in your eyes, or they are watering, or they just refuse to function. Then when it is just upon you, always a vague outline, you try to scream, but nothing
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THE FANTASITE 26 that the preceding issue had a lot of outstanding stuff,and this is something of a letdown. However, it's far from bad. And Tom Wright's frontispiece is some of the best work he's yet done on stencil. Of the material, I liked best Jacobi's article, although it suffers from the same fault as most of my stuff: he has too much to say in too little space, and so many loose ends are left, and the trains of thought aren't followed out as they might be. I've been thinking some thoughts on the subject myself, and hope to get them on paper soon: probably I'll pester you with it when I get it done. (( We'd like to mention here that any material submitted to this magazine may be up to 5000 words in length. Anything exceeding that sum of wordage cannot be used unless good enough to merit printing in two or more installments.)) Saari's biography excellent--pretty soon there won't be a pro writer whose case history isn't in print somewhere. And the MFS Notes fine. Humor not quite so hot; Brazier best. Pome fair. Once more, I enjoyed Tucker's review, and hope he goes right on and on in them, even if you have to buy him stf. books to read and review! Among the Hams and Pros seemed a bit overly long tome. However, as long as Jinx looks with favor on Spaceways I'll not complain! Letters fine, editorial well worth reading, and even the ads worth looking at. 303 Bryan Place, Hagerstown, Maryland. PHIL SCHUMANN I am certainly pleased that you took time off to learn the machine thoroughly before publishing the mag. The cover shows clearly the results of your efforts. ((Morrie stenciled the pic and I handled the lettering.)) The cover pic was a fine job of stenciling. I must say the art stenciling for this issue is about the best I've ever seen, in or out of fandom. Roses to you or whoever stenciled them. Get more Dollens. The fellow's good, and I guess you don't need me to tell you. The back cover is another masterpiece of good art. I'm glad to see that both covers are symbolisms instead of actual illustrations of some stuff between covers. That is a sign of a good publication. Jones is a swell artist also. What's this? More for our money? Yes, there seems to be writing of some sort between the covers. Hmmmm. The Science[?]-Weird Controversy. Well, he's right. The article is well written, and you may consider yourself a lucky fellow for having authors around you who can write well about good topics. Some fellows write well about bad topics, and some fellows write bad about good topics. Know what I mean? THe biogs are an interesting feature and deserve continued space in Fanty. MFS notes are interesting too. Of course, I suppose they are most interesting to the members who helped make the history that appears in them, but they still interest others, insasmuch as we like to hear about a society that is being run as it should--and believe me, the MFS's name is sure going the rounds. I liked Donn's story. I liked it even before it was completed. I have told the old boy to try for the pros, but he thinks he stinks,which ain't so.((We're with you 100% on that, pal!)) The only thing that caught my interest in the Columbia Camp poem (?) was my wondering as I read it if the fellows who wrote it ever read it themselves. And if they are still healthy. It stinks, and brother, I ain't woofin'. Ackerman's dreamanunscript, tho not as interesting as the last one strikes an old familiar chord. Funny how everything in a dream is completely logical and sane, except when you wake up and remember it. Me, I always have dreams, and when I wake up, what I remember of them is always insane and illogical. Have you ever had this experience of being chased by an overpowering horror? I have. You try to run and you can't. Either the sun is in your eyes, or they are watering, or they just refuse to function. Then when it is just upon you, always a vague outline, you try to scream, but nothing
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