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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 10, December 1940

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[introductory text is underlined] Letter from 2J40yr (10-X-40), 1836 - 39, OKland, Cali4nia; or, if U're allergic to algebra (& we woudnt particularly blame U), the translation reads: JJ Fortier (a fan, who rote us a letter on the 10th of October, 1940) from Avenue 39, Number 1836, Oakland, California; stating: "Dear Maggy; [underlining stops] I was sciencerly impressed with the latest issue of your daughter. I thought that the spirit fotos were quite full of Stf spirit and all such stuff which makes apparent hoaxes a lot of fun. ~~ I suppose that all have heard about the increased enrollment in [title underlined] Starlight Publications. Perhaps many have not as yet, so here are the interesting facts: Lou Martin is now a member publishing [title underlined] The Alchemist & The Denventioneer. Walter J. Daughtery is also a new member with his [title underlined] Rocket & Shangri-LA. [underlined] (Fortier typs in green, emfasizes in brown. We emfazise that such a color combination is buyable for your typryter for $1 ppd from our mailing addres.) We are nobly gunning for Damon Knight to complete our circuit of the top magazines and fans. We sincerely hope to have [title underlined] Snide under our wing by the time this is published and, perhaps we may. The other members are Tom Wright, Norman Epstein, and myself. We are publishing [titles underlined] The Comet, The California Mercury, The Cometeer, Dawn, Speed Devils, and, maybe, The Oscillator. The Starlighter, scheduled to appear sometime this year, will give complete details of what is going on. ~~ The Golden Gate Cometeers are completely organized now, that name being thought more suitable than the former Northern California Futurians insofar as Futurians binds us by name to the New York gang who persist in advocating such things as Technocracy, Michelism, the new movement, etc. ~~ I actually begin to believe that Northern California is becoming truly active in the sense of the word that Southern California applies to it. I almost forgot to say that Nicholas E. Kenealy is a new member of both groups and will publish [title underlined] The Cometeer as a supplement of [underlined] TCM as he is Publicity Manager of the GGC. ~~ I hope to see much more of [underlined] Stf-ette -- will I?
[response underlined] (It all depends: Will Pogo stick?) I believe it too valuable for the Stfandom world to lose, what say fan-friends? Originality counts and here it is. If she is interested (Pogo, I mean) contact either Tom or myself concerning [title underlined] Starlight Publications. ~~ Is there anyone who is interested in undertaking a 1941 venture with me? I would like to have someone who is fully acquainted with the ins and outs of science fiction, one who is an old-timer, one who has money to invest.

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4 [introductory text is underlined] Letter from 2J40yr (10-X-40), 1836 - 39, OKland, Cali4nia; or, if U're allergic to algebra (& we woudnt particularly blame U), the translation reads: JJ Fortier (a fan, who rote us a letter on the 10th of October, 1940) from Avenue 39, Number 1836, Oakland, California; stating: "Dear Maggy; [underlining stops] I was sciencerly impressed with the latest issue of your daughter. I thought that the spirit fotos were quite full of Stf spirit and all such stuff which makes apparent hoaxes a lot of fun. ~~ I suppose that all have heard about the increased enrollment in [title underlined] Starlight Publications. Perhaps many have not as yet, so here are the interesting facts: Lou Martin is now a member publishing [title underlined] The Alchemist & The Denventioneer. Walter J. Daughtery is also a new member with his [title underlined] Rocket & Shangri-LA. [underlined] (Fortier typs in green, emfasizes in brown. We emfazise that such a color combination is buyable for your typryter for $1 ppd from our mailing addres.) We are nobly gunning for Damon Knight to complete our circuit of the top magazines and fans. We sincerely hope to have [title underlined] Snide under our wing by the time this is published and, perhaps we may. The other members are Tom Wright, Norman Epstein, and myself. We are publishing [titles underlined] The Comet, The California Mercury, The Cometeer, Dawn, Speed Devils, and, maybe, The Oscillator. The Starlighter, scheduled to appear sometime this year, will give complete details of what is going on. ~~ The Golden Gate Cometeers are completely organized now, that name being thought more suitable than the former Northern California Futurians insofar as Futurians binds us by name to the New York gang who persist in advocating such things as Technocracy, Michelism, the new movement, etc. ~~ I actually begin to believe that Northern California is becoming truly active in the sense of the word that Southern California applies to it. I almost forgot to say that Nicholas E. Kenealy is a new member of both groups and will publish [title underlined] The Cometeer as a supplement of [underlined] TCM as he is Publicity Manager of the GGC. ~~ I hope to see much more of [underlined] Stf-ette -- will I? [response underlined] (It all depends: Will Pogo stick?) I believe it too valuable for the Stfandom world to lose, what say fan-friends? Originality counts and here it is. If she is interested (Pogo, I mean) contact either Tom or myself concerning [title underlined] Starlight Publications. ~~ Is there anyone who is interested in undertaking a 1941 venture with me? I would like to have someone who is fully acquainted with the ins and outs of science fiction, one who is an old-timer, one who has money to invest.