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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 21, February 1942

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aware of it. The "Time-matron" is more at ease. The maiden's pose is also unsatisfactory; the left arm is thrown back too far by perhaps a good 1/4 inch in the reproduction (more in original); the standing on both toes pose is awkward and not the natural attitude to take when reaching forward and upwards (try it). Item, the time glass in back ground. The essence of such sand shifting devices is that they may be reversible. This, being permanently fixed, is naturally permanently useless, except possibly as a somewhat futile symbol. Futile because perpetually thwarted. It would be better as a symbol without any sand at all. " Let's look over the line up for and against the cover nudes. Pro, Joe Fortier (cites classic art, says nudity is not nakedness, and anyway the sensual element is a part of life); Phil Bronson (a woman's body is a thing of beauty); several others saying mostly just that they like nudes. Anti: Harry Warner (on the odd grounds of amteurism, he says the professioanl purveyors of pornography carry it further and more sensationally. He should remember that VOM is still by definition amateurism!); Tigrina, reasons not given; a couple of others, especially two not represented in this issue, to wit, Paul Spencer and Gertrude Kuslan, who want to defend purity of womanhood or something like that. " As far as I am concerned, the trouble with your new decovers is that few of the females depicted theron seem able to refrain from shedding their glamor when shucking their clothes. " Another great defect of the cover policy is that the covers have no relationship to the contents. Imagine the plight of your new readers, who eagerly turn to the inside and start reading the text. If they base their expectations on the cover, they are disppointed. (IF. Frankly we don't noe. In my opinion--4e speaking--fanmag covers rnt sposed to have any relation to their interiors. I mean, they never have had; I don't expect them to. The cover is just the place to put the best pic U can get, be it rocket, city, BEM or the scientist's dawter, without purporting to illustrate anything inside or be a cue to the contents, other'n that they're fantastic. But praps we can get some data. Moffatt--Tackett--Connor--Croutch, I blive U all were introduced to the Voice by a Vomaiden cover: Did U have any such reaction as Elarcy suggests? Or will anyone else in the audience speak up who considerd hiser first cover--if it was a Vomaiden--misleading?) -- Your contents page used to be amusing. Note past tense. I will second Fortier's recommendation you change to something fresher and less strained than this has now come to be. " You're among the extremely few people I have ever seen saw a woman in half, and the others were all professional magicians. But perhaps you have been taking lessons in demonology from Tigrina? " Some notes on devil worship:" An agnost, Elarcy disbelieves in supernatural forces, good or evil. Willing to concede possibly exist for sake of argument sez: assume devil exists, & few will deny that must imply god also, if only as check on devil. Devil--immortal--ipso facto wiser'n a human. In any bargain with a mortal--sale of hiser soul, frinstance-- d. will enter only if he noes he'll profit. Therefore futile to deal with the devil & hope to emerge winner. Individual delivering self over to satan for simple love of evil: devil-worshipper. Logicly, if the god supposedly reponsible for all cretion not worth worshipping, devil--or subgod in charge of dept of evil--not worth it either. True even if woud-be d.-worshipper prefers evil, heesh admitting it is evil. If the d.-w. claims for himer values are diffrent & evil is good, hiser case logicly is presented. But human race in general admits kindness, patience, love, loyalty, etc, are good; their opposites, evil. Clearly, advocates of "evil" as "good" advance doctrine actually tending to work to detriment of human race. "If, therefore, one believes in god and the devil, one should set about extirpating devil worshipers as thoroly as possible. From a strictly logical standpoint witch-burnings are quite reasonable, granted the preliminary premises. Since I am confident the premises are false, devil worshippers amuse and do not arouse me. But a religious fan like Moffat ought to feel it his duty to destroy Tigrina! No wonder she keeps her name secret! " Incidentally, I never could understand how sf. could br reconciled with religion. Would Moffat like to demonstrate? It would interest me. " (Bronson's) description of Cunningham at a sf. Convention amused me. I would enjoy assisting at the thumb twiddling process, because I don't happen to drink myself, and see no point in the consumption of liquor." Continues: Actually, just doesnt like the stuff, doesnt care either way about others' opinions of it. Nondrinker can argue iimpeccably heesh's quite capable enjoying self without resort to artificial stimulus. Look, sez Chauv; he can walk from one place to another, a cripple can't, so heesh uses a crutch & gets there just the same & LRC pitys himer not, 'cause noes heesh doesnt want it. Doesnt blame himer, woud do same in hers place. Can enjoy self without having to drink first; others can't; neither pitys nor blames 'em, for exactly similar reasons. LRC's filosofy's complete sans supernaturalitys; others' rnt; again, neither pity nor blame. Sez: "That's my angle. Does it start a war? That will be fun! " Please send a filing case. You say a thought strand from a tendril-less slan is acceptable. Tendril-less slans have no thought strands, and I am enclosing no thought strands. But it won't work." " Beyond dout, best letter Levy's--alone woud justify entire ish. Levy speaks admiringly & wistfully of Amerifandom, the while vilifys Australifandom harshly. Same ish, Widner roundly denounces Amerifandom, holds Anglofandom up as shining lite. Ironicly, DJDoughty then weighs in with English praise for Aussy's! Greener fields, etc. "We're al the same, and most fans like some and dislike others. This is a consequence of all fans being members of the human race. (Slan!:der!) The remedy is dark and doubtful. Only Tigrina would approve; nence, the remedy might better be left untried. (Note to curious people: Remedy for making fandom consist only of people you like is to remove from fandom all people you do not like.)"

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V-O-M 9 aware of it. The "Time-matron" is more at ease. The maiden's pose is also unsatisfactory; the left arm is thrown back too far by perhaps a good 1/4 inch in the reproduction (more in original); the standing on both toes pose is awkward and not the natural attitude to take when reaching forward and upwards (try it). Item, the time glass in back ground. The essence of such sand shifting devices is that they may be reversible. This, being permanently fixed, is naturally permanently useless, except possibly as a somewhat futile symbol. Futile because perpetually thwarted. It would be better as a symbol without any sand at all. " Let's look over the line up for and against the cover nudes. Pro, Joe Fortier (cites classic art, says nudity is not nakedness, and anyway the sensual element is a part of life); Phil Bronson (a woman's body is a thing of beauty); several others saying mostly just that they like nudes. Anti: Harry Warner (on the odd grounds of amteurism, he says the professioanl purveyors of pornography carry it further and more sensationally. He should remember that VOM is still by definition amateurism!); Tigrina, reasons not given; a couple of others, especially two not represented in this issue, to wit, Paul Spencer and Gertrude Kuslan, who want to defend purity of womanhood or something like that. " As far as I am concerned, the trouble with your new decovers is that few of the females depicted theron seem able to refrain from shedding their glamor when shucking their clothes. " Another great defect of the cover policy is that the covers have no relationship to the contents. Imagine the plight of your new readers, who eagerly turn to the inside and start reading the text. If they base their expectations on the cover, they are disppointed. (IF. Frankly we don't noe. In my opinion--4e speaking--fanmag covers rnt sposed to have any relation to their interiors. I mean, they never have had; I don't expect them to. The cover is just the place to put the best pic U can get, be it rocket, city, BEM or the scientist's dawter, without purporting to illustrate anything inside or be a cue to the contents, other'n that they're fantastic. But praps we can get some data. Moffatt--Tackett--Connor--Croutch, I blive U all were introduced to the Voice by a Vomaiden cover: Did U have any such reaction as Elarcy suggests? Or will anyone else in the audience speak up who considerd hiser first cover--if it was a Vomaiden--misleading?) -- Your contents page used to be amusing. Note past tense. I will second Fortier's recommendation you change to something fresher and less strained than this has now come to be. " You're among the extremely few people I have ever seen saw a woman in half, and the others were all professional magicians. But perhaps you have been taking lessons in demonology from Tigrina? " Some notes on devil worship:" An agnost, Elarcy disbelieves in supernatural forces, good or evil. Willing to concede possibly exist for sake of argument sez: assume devil exists, & few will deny that must imply god also, if only as check on devil. Devil--immortal--ipso facto wiser'n a human. In any bargain with a mortal--sale of hiser soul, frinstance-- d. will enter only if he noes he'll profit. Therefore futile to deal with the devil & hope to emerge winner. Individual delivering self over to satan for simple love of evil: devil-worshipper. Logicly, if the god supposedly reponsible for all cretion not worth worshipping, devil--or subgod in charge of dept of evil--not worth it either. True even if woud-be d.-worshipper prefers evil, heesh admitting it is evil. If the d.-w. claims for himer values are diffrent & evil is good, hiser case logicly is presented. But human race in general admits kindness, patience, love, loyalty, etc, are good; their opposites, evil. Clearly, advocates of "evil" as "good" advance doctrine actually tending to work to detriment of human race. "If, therefore, one believes in god and the devil, one should set about extirpating devil worshipers as thoroly as possible. From a strictly logical standpoint witch-burnings are quite reasonable, granted the preliminary premises. Since I am confident the premises are false, devil worshippers amuse and do not arouse me. But a religious fan like Moffat ought to feel it his duty to destroy Tigrina! No wonder she keeps her name secret! " Incidentally, I never could understand how sf. could br reconciled with religion. Would Moffat like to demonstrate? It would interest me. " (Bronson's) description of Cunningham at a sf. Convention amused me. I would enjoy assisting at the thumb twiddling process, because I don't happen to drink myself, and see no point in the consumption of liquor." Continues: Actually, just doesnt like the stuff, doesnt care either way about others' opinions of it. Nondrinker can argue iimpeccably heesh's quite capable enjoying self without resort to artificial stimulus. Look, sez Chauv; he can walk from one place to another, a cripple can't, so heesh uses a crutch & gets there just the same & LRC pitys himer not, 'cause noes heesh doesnt want it. Doesnt blame himer, woud do same in hers place. Can enjoy self without having to drink first; others can't; neither pitys nor blames 'em, for exactly similar reasons. LRC's filosofy's complete sans supernaturalitys; others' rnt; again, neither pity nor blame. Sez: "That's my angle. Does it start a war? That will be fun! " Please send a filing case. You say a thought strand from a tendril-less slan is acceptable. Tendril-less slans have no thought strands, and I am enclosing no thought strands. But it won't work." " Beyond dout, best letter Levy's--alone woud justify entire ish. Levy speaks admiringly & wistfully of Amerifandom, the while vilifys Australifandom harshly. Same ish, Widner roundly denounces Amerifandom, holds Anglofandom up as shining lite. Ironicly, DJDoughty then weighs in with English praise for Aussy's! Greener fields, etc. "We're al the same, and most fans like some and dislike others. This is a consequence of all fans being members of the human race. (Slan!:der!) The remedy is dark and doubtful. Only Tigrina would approve; nence, the remedy might better be left untried. (Note to curious people: Remedy for making fandom consist only of people you like is to remove from fandom all people you do not like.)"