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Paradox, v. 1, issue 2, Fall 1942
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16 PARADOX As Robert Avery says, perhaps the true answer to time-travel is in the mind. I think that is the only place it can occur. As a matter of fact, we already have time-travel of that sort. What else would you call weather-predicting? The meteorologist notes his "highs" and "lows" their direction, speed, etc., and projects his mind into the future, to tell us whether or not it will rain tomorrow. And a good percent of the time he is as right as if he had climbed into a complicated machine, twisted the myriad of dials, and pulled the banks of levers, arrived in tomorrow, stuck his hand out of the door, and pulled it in again, wet. In fact, anytime we can assemble all the factors or a majority of them in a given instance, and deduce by reasoning or experience, what is likely to happen because of the factors, we are time-travelling. now: Harry Jenkins, 2409 Santee Avenue, Columbia, S.C. If you're made of the same stuff that Gilbert and I are, you'll be panting and drooling all over yourself to know what everybody thinks of your brainchild. Rest at ease--I think it's good. I'm more than glad that you are going to shift to the mimeo, for, despite the attractiveness of colors obrainable via the hecto, I much prefer the mimeo. But, the hectoing is rather well done in #1, and there are no unreadable spots, which is an achievement in itself. The cover reminds me of something by Tom Wright in the #2 Fantasite, but it's far different. Wright's as I recall it,had two very, very stilted figures (hero & heroine) gaping at a machine, something akin to the Golden Egg. However, the cover isn't too bad, nor ist too good. The statement of ownership, etc. on the back of the cover is well-done so chalk up something on the credit side of the ledger. First editorials are extremely hard to write. I don't know whether you had trouble writing yours, but it certainly doesn't glare through the way my first one did. Ugh. As for suggestions: Please, don't feature time-travel exclusively. Variety is the spice of life, and all that there other sort of philosophy. A readers' department, if not overly long, will really add something to a fanzine. That is a prime prerequisite. "Sensations of a Time-Traveller" although not very clear, is a good piece of figure work, quite a commendable bit. Raym's article presents nothing new, but is rather interesting reading. The Addenda would have been much clearer with a small illustration. "voyage" isn't exceptional but the illustrations are funny. Congrats. "Problems of Time Travel" is a condensed version of what some people could write 16 and 20 pages on. Nothing exceptional. Fa' Time is very good. The headings and printing are exceptionally good--almost as good as the old master, Art Widner.
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16 PARADOX As Robert Avery says, perhaps the true answer to time-travel is in the mind. I think that is the only place it can occur. As a matter of fact, we already have time-travel of that sort. What else would you call weather-predicting? The meteorologist notes his "highs" and "lows" their direction, speed, etc., and projects his mind into the future, to tell us whether or not it will rain tomorrow. And a good percent of the time he is as right as if he had climbed into a complicated machine, twisted the myriad of dials, and pulled the banks of levers, arrived in tomorrow, stuck his hand out of the door, and pulled it in again, wet. In fact, anytime we can assemble all the factors or a majority of them in a given instance, and deduce by reasoning or experience, what is likely to happen because of the factors, we are time-travelling. now: Harry Jenkins, 2409 Santee Avenue, Columbia, S.C. If you're made of the same stuff that Gilbert and I are, you'll be panting and drooling all over yourself to know what everybody thinks of your brainchild. Rest at ease--I think it's good. I'm more than glad that you are going to shift to the mimeo, for, despite the attractiveness of colors obrainable via the hecto, I much prefer the mimeo. But, the hectoing is rather well done in #1, and there are no unreadable spots, which is an achievement in itself. The cover reminds me of something by Tom Wright in the #2 Fantasite, but it's far different. Wright's as I recall it,had two very, very stilted figures (hero & heroine) gaping at a machine, something akin to the Golden Egg. However, the cover isn't too bad, nor ist too good. The statement of ownership, etc. on the back of the cover is well-done so chalk up something on the credit side of the ledger. First editorials are extremely hard to write. I don't know whether you had trouble writing yours, but it certainly doesn't glare through the way my first one did. Ugh. As for suggestions: Please, don't feature time-travel exclusively. Variety is the spice of life, and all that there other sort of philosophy. A readers' department, if not overly long, will really add something to a fanzine. That is a prime prerequisite. "Sensations of a Time-Traveller" although not very clear, is a good piece of figure work, quite a commendable bit. Raym's article presents nothing new, but is rather interesting reading. The Addenda would have been much clearer with a small illustration. "voyage" isn't exceptional but the illustrations are funny. Congrats. "Problems of Time Travel" is a condensed version of what some people could write 16 and 20 pages on. Nothing exceptional. Fa' Time is very good. The headings and printing are exceptionally good--almost as good as the old master, Art Widner.
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