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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 11, January 1941

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erals are hot on our trails. ' ' The blood seeped slowly out of his shirt and in a voice torn with 'Sweetness and Light.'  ' '  It came--without expectation--no, not a new baby, only Le Zombie.  ' '   Not once did he torture me, but many times, burning my brain with those horrible words, Do Your Read Amazing?   ' '   Ping Pong is a disgusting, stomach revolting, and fast dying game, so is Hoy.   ' '   Eagerly I tore open the dolled-up letter; I gazed upon its conents. I am writing this from heav--- er (censored).  [underlined] It has blood of an innocent fan on its hands. Le Zombie----J'accuse.  ' '   That lovely redhead with his exquisite write-up of his den takes first and only place. Yes Gilbert's article is authenatic, because---------- [underlined] I been.  ' '   Let Tucker torture me, let Kornbluth give me the honorable 'hottee-footee', let Ackerman hackermanese me, But Oh God! Dont throw me in the briar patch-----(Gilbert's puns)   ' '    I've seen an expert in Ackermanese! She's collosal, stupendous. Oh, boy! She's better than Ackerman. Who, my 7 year old sister.   ' '    Some people like the sun. Some people like the shade. Some people like it hot. Some people like it cold. But nobody likes 'Sunspots.'" (???--unquote.)

[introductory text underlined] [signed] Vomoswoth of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA (Del Monte", Kangaroo Point Road, Sylvania) rote on 15 Nov:  "Well, contrary to expectation, I'm still in Hospital with diabetes and shall be here for several months more! After having had nearly a litre of insulin pumped into my veins, the injections were stopped, and I had a relapse--on the day I expected to leave: Nov. 7th. So my sentence has been greatly increased. Last VoM rec'd and now I can definately say--'She ain't what she used to be!' Take a look at Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 and compare with the last few issues. No, Fojak, my humble advice is--go back quarterly. As to the actual content--Alan P. Roberts has risen in my estimation.  Tell me, how long would you have the average dramatic fan have stood vitriolic comment as cheerfully as did Al? Be frank, now, you'll agree--not many. One in particular would have gone moaning 'everyone's against me!' Another--but why go on. After being classed as a schizophenic, a dictionary-studdier and a cynic, and in numerous other ways necessarily insulted, he still bears malice towards none. What is so amazing in a well-studied, brilliant letter-writer? I'll warrant there's many chaps 15 who write as well as he does. At least, his stuff is better than super-Ackermanese.

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8 erals are hot on our trails. ' ' The blood seeped slowly out of his shirt and in a voice torn with 'Sweetness and Light.' ' ' It came--without expectation--no, not a new baby, only Le Zombie. ' ' Not once did he torture me, but many times, burning my brain with those horrible words, Do Your Read Amazing? ' ' Ping Pong is a disgusting, stomach revolting, and fast dying game, so is Hoy. ' ' Eagerly I tore open the dolled-up letter; I gazed upon its conents. I am writing this from heav--- er (censored). [underlined] It has blood of an innocent fan on its hands. Le Zombie----J'accuse. ' ' That lovely redhead with his exquisite write-up of his den takes first and only place. Yes Gilbert's article is authenatic, because---------- [underlined] I been. ' ' Let Tucker torture me, let Kornbluth give me the honorable 'hottee-footee', let Ackerman hackermanese me, But Oh God! Dont throw me in the briar patch-----(Gilbert's puns) ' ' I've seen an expert in Ackermanese! She's collosal, stupendous. Oh, boy! She's better than Ackerman. Who, my 7 year old sister. ' ' Some people like the sun. Some people like the shade. Some people like it hot. Some people like it cold. But nobody likes 'Sunspots.'" (???--unquote.) [introductory text underlined] [signed] Vomoswoth of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA (Del Monte", Kangaroo Point Road, Sylvania) rote on 15 Nov: "Well, contrary to expectation, I'm still in Hospital with diabetes and shall be here for several months more! After having had nearly a litre of insulin pumped into my veins, the injections were stopped, and I had a relapse--on the day I expected to leave: Nov. 7th. So my sentence has been greatly increased. Last VoM rec'd and now I can definately say--'She ain't what she used to be!' Take a look at Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 and compare with the last few issues. No, Fojak, my humble advice is--go back quarterly. As to the actual content--Alan P. Roberts has risen in my estimation. Tell me, how long would you have the average dramatic fan have stood vitriolic comment as cheerfully as did Al? Be frank, now, you'll agree--not many. One in particular would have gone moaning 'everyone's against me!' Another--but why go on. After being classed as a schizophenic, a dictionary-studdier and a cynic, and in numerous other ways necessarily insulted, he still bears malice towards none. What is so amazing in a well-studied, brilliant letter-writer? I'll warrant there's many chaps 15 who write as well as he does. At least, his stuff is better than super-Ackermanese.