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Scientifictionist, v. 1, issue 4, April 1946

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the same pay-load of explosives. This changes Bridges plan very little. And the plan of attack would be the same. I might suggest another type of ship, tho. A bomber, similar to his space-carrier, only it would be filled with one-shot robot bombs. Each bomb would have a television set in its warhead, and would be guided by a man on the mother ship. The bomb could be made to explode on contact, or when the operator pressed a firing button. For a pretty good picture of what I mean see LIFE for Nov. 19. 1945. And the article 36 HOUR WAR. (Also a good view of our future cities.)
A large, over-ripe hunk of hen-fruit to dear old Wranek. Just what, Slanry, is the point of such articles! We fans know we are queer acting and that there are things wrong with stf, but will we change? Ha, not fans!
Tho I find Coslet's articles interesting, I'm afraid that I still do not see the point. I can add to his list a little. Ross Rocklynne did a number of ego-changing tales for [underlined] Planet Stories. I can remember only two. TASK OF LAHRI and SLAVE OF THE NINTH MOON. There was at least one other of the series, maybe two.
Your short article on what makes a classic set me to thinking. I ask myself what I thought made a classic. And for once I couldn't answer myself. For I can say that this or that thing makes a story better than others, and I doubt that many can say truly what it is. I know I did not find SLAN to have the great meaning that some seem to think it had. It was a swell story, but I have been stirred more by shorter stories. An example is NIGHTFALL by Asimov. I'm not saying SLAN wasn't a better story, for it was, but there was more...more...well, meaning in NIGHTFALL. 
I am afraid I did not see the point or reason for THE ART OF THE SUN. It was a lot of nice-sounding words that lead you on, and then merely say that if we lived in a Technocracy a painter could painted a better looking sun. 
I found more interesting things in DEDUCTION. Which was very good. Please keep having these short bits of humor, not too much, just a page like you have.
Letters were interesting. Always glad to see what other people think. -- Rick Sneary, 2962 Santa Ana St., South Gate, California.

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the same pay-load of explosives. This changes Bridges plan very little. And the plan of attack would be the same. I might suggest another type of ship, tho. A bomber, similar to his space-carrier, only it would be filled with one-shot robot bombs. Each bomb would have a television set in its warhead, and would be guided by a man on the mother ship. The bomb could be made to explode on contact, or when the operator pressed a firing button. For a pretty good picture of what I mean see LIFE for Nov. 19. 1945. And the article 36 HOUR WAR. (Also a good view of our future cities.) A large, over-ripe hunk of hen-fruit to dear old Wranek. Just what, Slanry, is the point of such articles! We fans know we are queer acting and that there are things wrong with stf, but will we change? Ha, not fans! Tho I find Coslet's articles interesting, I'm afraid that I still do not see the point. I can add to his list a little. Ross Rocklynne did a number of ego-changing tales for [underlined] Planet Stories. I can remember only two. TASK OF LAHRI and SLAVE OF THE NINTH MOON. There was at least one other of the series, maybe two. Your short article on what makes a classic set me to thinking. I ask myself what I thought made a classic. And for once I couldn't answer myself. For I can say that this or that thing makes a story better than others, and I doubt that many can say truly what it is. I know I did not find SLAN to have the great meaning that some seem to think it had. It was a swell story, but I have been stirred more by shorter stories. An example is NIGHTFALL by Asimov. I'm not saying SLAN wasn't a better story, for it was, but there was more...more...well, meaning in NIGHTFALL. I am afraid I did not see the point or reason for THE ART OF THE SUN. It was a lot of nice-sounding words that lead you on, and then merely say that if we lived in a Technocracy a painter could painted a better looking sun. I found more interesting things in DEDUCTION. Which was very good. Please keep having these short bits of humor, not too much, just a page like you have. Letters were interesting. Always glad to see what other people think. -- Rick Sneary, 2962 Santa Ana St., South Gate, California.