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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 24, August 1942

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12 VOICE OF THE 
[Drawing of three figures, the leftmost is a very frightened man looking to the right, the middle is a bored man with glasses and two-lobed hair looking to the left, and the rightmost is a tall, thin figure with a skull-like head, and pincers for hands, holding a spear. There are more spears flying through the air behind the odd figure. The drawing is captioned " "Don't look now, but I Think we've found The Marsians!" " The drawing is signed "GUS"]
on 'tother side of me-----. '' WIDNER: I am not a Christian Scientist. I am a Christian Scientifictionist. Some relegions are 90% twiddle. Christianity is not 90% twaddle (and 10% twiddle, 4E)!!! True Christianity is based on common sense & straight thinking. Fact is, a person can practically live a Christian life without ever hearing of any relegion. The New Testament is our guide. It doesn't give us enforced laws to obey. It gives us plainly stated rules to follow. '' Either: (one) Tigrina is a hoax, or (two) Widner is right concerning her & a real Black Mass, etc. I am more inclined to accept the latter as the truth. '' CHAUVENENT: The Inquisition Boys may have thought they were Christians by murdering non-believers but I'm afraid, chum, that the modern organized churches do not recognize these torturers as true Christians. No true Christian would kill anyone just because they (the 'anyone') do not believe in Christianity & are utterly evil in their ways. '' Concerning other worlds," Len blievs there's intelligent life on other planets. God didnt create sun, stars, et al, just so planet Tero coud have days & nites. Whether Satan's power also reaches to those other worlds, he dunno. Other-planetarians need not necessarily resemble human beings simply bcuz earthman was made in God's image; maybe on other world's He made 'em in difrent images. '' The ALL had to start from something--GOD. Tho God is "supernatural" to us, bcuz we cannot understand him, he is not supernatural to Himself, His Son or the Holy Ghost. Len douts stfans in general are nonreligious. ((Give us a sign, O Daw, that thou watchest out for the intrests of thy fellow atheistfans.)) '' "The VOMERMAID would not have been lewd, if she had not have been 'partially covered' by the lettering. What do I mean by a cleanude? The answer is on page 14 of the June ish of VOM. '' 'Twas a perfect drawing from the waist up. The lower limbs were not as well-drawn as Turner prob'ly could have done. Background excellent. '' Tigrina's cartoon was very funny. Very. and in extremely good taste, too, of course! Oh well------ '' BRING 'EM BACK, ALIVE!!! ("Alive" underlined 4 times) What? Why, the hoomer-us contents page, the FANDM editorials, the cartoons by Gifford, etc. '' Truly, Fojak must be a slan. Who, but a true slan, could decipher this tendrilike 'slan-writing'??? (There is not ruth to the rumor that Weaver Wright is doing the life of Ackerman, entitled I, Slan. If bk is successful, sequel is promist: Eyes Slant.)" "Renny" RENNISON, our most faithful & thorogoing commentator, in the course of 3 letters tween 10 May & 13 Jun, had this to say, from 82 Ramsgreave Dr, Blackburn, Lancs, Eng: "I like your corny cracks, and the prattle in VOM's pages, but let's have a little meaty material. The 'Professor' seems to have been well and truly panned. If it isn't a joke the fellow seems to have been well and truly panned. Plain straight forward nekedness is not 'vile' or 'filthy', unless you yourself have a filthy mind. I take it that Cunningham is anti-alcohol. Bronson says all I could say on the subject. Alcohol is okay if you can keep it within its proper limits. Liebsher's account of the MichiCon was very interesting, and informative. God! That super intellect Donald Raymond Smith actually condescends to write you a letter. You should be honoured - should have given him a page to himself, and Finlay illustrations. Name in lights and all that. The man will never be satisfied with having his letter printed among others. Roberts does exist. You will find mention of him in Aussie fanmags now and then. Erik Needham will probably have VOM grow on him. I had his sentiments when I first read it, but long ago changed my mind. 'IT'S BEEN GRAND KNOWING YOU...!' I'm afraid that I agree with SWINE (see FANTAST - Douglas Webster, 'Idlewild', Fountainhall Road, ABERDEEN, Scotland) on this subject. Why must people suddenly break out crying on one another's necks, and weep for the 'good old days' - when they never knew each other? From what I know of Frank Edward Arnold, he's just too, too divine. Levy's letter best in issue (Jan). I can appreciate his feelings. Sometimes you feel so dejected that you have to get a thing off your chest, and when you've done it you can probably endure the 'horror' or sorrow once more. From what little I know of Aussie fandom, I can pity him. Dennis Tucker actually discusses sfn.! For VOM that is miraculous. Howdy ECCO. Seems a nice guy. Writes a nice biog.. Croutch - always good. TALES OF TIGRANA blathers along nicely, She's either serious and screwball; or just screwball." Tucker interupts: W.y.p.a.i.V.t.I.a.a.r.f.f. PS!

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12 VOICE OF THE [Drawing of three figures, the leftmost is a very frightened man looking to the right, the middle is a bored man with glasses and two-lobed hair looking to the left, and the rightmost is a tall, thin figure with a skull-like head, and pincers for hands, holding a spear. There are more spears flying through the air behind the odd figure. The drawing is captioned " "Don't look now, but I Think we've found The Marsians!" " The drawing is signed "GUS"] on 'tother side of me-----. '' WIDNER: I am not a Christian Scientist. I am a Christian Scientifictionist. Some relegions are 90% twiddle. Christianity is not 90% twaddle (and 10% twiddle, 4E)!!! True Christianity is based on common sense & straight thinking. Fact is, a person can practically live a Christian life without ever hearing of any relegion. The New Testament is our guide. It doesn't give us enforced laws to obey. It gives us plainly stated rules to follow. '' Either: (one) Tigrina is a hoax, or (two) Widner is right concerning her & a real Black Mass, etc. I am more inclined to accept the latter as the truth. '' CHAUVENENT: The Inquisition Boys may have thought they were Christians by murdering non-believers but I'm afraid, chum, that the modern organized churches do not recognize these torturers as true Christians. No true Christian would kill anyone just because they (the 'anyone') do not believe in Christianity & are utterly evil in their ways. '' Concerning other worlds," Len blievs there's intelligent life on other planets. God didnt create sun, stars, et al, just so planet Tero coud have days & nites. Whether Satan's power also reaches to those other worlds, he dunno. Other-planetarians need not necessarily resemble human beings simply bcuz earthman was made in God's image; maybe on other world's He made 'em in difrent images. '' The ALL had to start from something--GOD. Tho God is "supernatural" to us, bcuz we cannot understand him, he is not supernatural to Himself, His Son or the Holy Ghost. Len douts stfans in general are nonreligious. ((Give us a sign, O Daw, that thou watchest out for the intrests of thy fellow atheistfans.)) '' "The VOMERMAID would not have been lewd, if she had not have been 'partially covered' by the lettering. What do I mean by a cleanude? The answer is on page 14 of the June ish of VOM. '' 'Twas a perfect drawing from the waist up. The lower limbs were not as well-drawn as Turner prob'ly could have done. Background excellent. '' Tigrina's cartoon was very funny. Very. and in extremely good taste, too, of course! Oh well------ '' BRING 'EM BACK, ALIVE!!! ("Alive" underlined 4 times) What? Why, the hoomer-us contents page, the FANDM editorials, the cartoons by Gifford, etc. '' Truly, Fojak must be a slan. Who, but a true slan, could decipher this tendrilike 'slan-writing'??? (There is not ruth to the rumor that Weaver Wright is doing the life of Ackerman, entitled I, Slan. If bk is successful, sequel is promist: Eyes Slant.)" "Renny" RENNISON, our most faithful & thorogoing commentator, in the course of 3 letters tween 10 May & 13 Jun, had this to say, from 82 Ramsgreave Dr, Blackburn, Lancs, Eng: "I like your corny cracks, and the prattle in VOM's pages, but let's have a little meaty material. The 'Professor' seems to have been well and truly panned. If it isn't a joke the fellow seems to have been well and truly panned. Plain straight forward nekedness is not 'vile' or 'filthy', unless you yourself have a filthy mind. I take it that Cunningham is anti-alcohol. Bronson says all I could say on the subject. Alcohol is okay if you can keep it within its proper limits. Liebsher's account of the MichiCon was very interesting, and informative. God! That super intellect Donald Raymond Smith actually condescends to write you a letter. You should be honoured - should have given him a page to himself, and Finlay illustrations. Name in lights and all that. The man will never be satisfied with having his letter printed among others. Roberts does exist. You will find mention of him in Aussie fanmags now and then. Erik Needham will probably have VOM grow on him. I had his sentiments when I first read it, but long ago changed my mind. 'IT'S BEEN GRAND KNOWING YOU...!' I'm afraid that I agree with SWINE (see FANTAST - Douglas Webster, 'Idlewild', Fountainhall Road, ABERDEEN, Scotland) on this subject. Why must people suddenly break out crying on one another's necks, and weep for the 'good old days' - when they never knew each other? From what I know of Frank Edward Arnold, he's just too, too divine. Levy's letter best in issue (Jan). I can appreciate his feelings. Sometimes you feel so dejected that you have to get a thing off your chest, and when you've done it you can probably endure the 'horror' or sorrow once more. From what little I know of Aussie fandom, I can pity him. Dennis Tucker actually discusses sfn.! For VOM that is miraculous. Howdy ECCO. Seems a nice guy. Writes a nice biog.. Croutch - always good. TALES OF TIGRANA blathers along nicely, She's either serious and screwball; or just screwball." Tucker interupts: W.y.p.a.i.V.t.I.a.a.r.f.f. PS!