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Voice of the Imagination (VOM), whole no. 6, April 1940

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  "Marquez ceci: There is little you can do to change SaM, Jimmy, or Will...You are the only variable you control... Don't plunge the new fandom into 'total war'... Lest darkness fall.
            "Have had an exchange of letters with Joe Gilbert since that letter of his in last VOM. Nice guy. He praised the 'history'. (Jack Speer's 36 pg UP TO NOW--29 Jun 39.)
              "'Long abouthis stage (darn, I could've scientificombined that, too) it begins to fall into the category of quibbling, but when I said 'apoplectic', I was referring mote to the dash than to the exact word chosen, 'outrage'. Can't you just see someone about like Samuel Johnson turning red in the face and bellowing, 'This -- outrage!' Anyway, that was the picture I got.
                                          "Add evidence on Ackermanese' hoariness: Spenser wrote his 'Faerie Queene' in a style intentionally archaic even for his early Elizabethan day: yet in it I ran across a line omitting the partitive 'of' in true Ackermanly fashion: 'For he is one the truest knights alive.'
                                                 " 'Gott au Ciel' looks like a combination of French and German to me. (Mais naturlich--ber oui!)
       "Had hoped to be able to include comments on FuFa, but I've drooled along so that it's 11:00 already and curfew for me.
                                 GuteNacht. (BonaNokton.)"
                                      Because his boss is a science-fantasy fan, albeit a silent one, 4e always gives him a copy of VOTI. A number of our novel typs & special effects are made possible by the Academy (of Mopix Arts & Sciences). Last issue one of our Sub Expires notices inadvertently workt its which read: "Forrest--Couldn't think of letting my subscription lapse. Credit the 50 cents a year rental of the typewriter and you owe me a dime! DG"

                        - England's "Ego", rites from 211, Holtwhites Hill, Gordon Hill, Enfield, Middlesex: "Please excuse handwriting, but spies from the ministry of Rubbish reported me the other day and my typerwriting was removed in a raid, to be melted down for armaments. In exchange I received a paper I.O.U. for 6d., payable after the War. As you can guess, I'm rather annoyed, but I suppose I can feel thankful for having escaped the concentration camp. We have one quite new here, full of left-wing intellectuals, Federal Unionists and Esperanto teachers. From all reports, it's a pretty tough spot, too. Only one electric shaver between six prisoners, and all that sort of thing. ~~ As one of the principle perpetrators of 'New Worlds' I was interested in the make-up of your mag. and you may like to hear my comments. ~~ The duplication is remarkably good, & the display of type faces impressive. I shall be surprised, however, if you get many British subscribers (assuming (1) that you want any, or (2)that they could afford to subscribe.) (We are supplying VOM free of charge to all intrested Englishers "during the duration".) The main reason is the amount of time it takes us slow-witted cratures to decipher your labor-saving abbreviations. A subsidiary reason is that most of the news is too local and topical to interest us, unless we take a very active part in fan activites. (fanatics?) This of course is not a criticism of your policy, which is quite justifiable. ~~ Again, so much of the American fans' activites seem to be devoted to slanging other fans. Here in England we have had some lively controversies, thanks be to Ghu, but they have never descended to the level at which a number of your fan fights seem to start. I'm sorry if this seems to imply any tone of moral superiority -- I don't care much one way or the other - but we have strong feelings here on tolerance & seeing the other fellow's point of view, and the language of some of your apologies  frequently shocks our sensitive souls. ('Hatred personified, is what he might be called' - etc. etc.) ~~ This sort of stuff, which shouts from every page of the average US fan mag, is more calculated than anything else to bring

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8 "Marquez ceci: There is little you can do to change SaM, Jimmy, or Will...You are the only variable you control... Don't plunge the new fandom into 'total war'... Lest darkness fall. "Have had an exchange of letters with Joe Gilbert since that letter of his in last VOM. Nice guy. He praised the 'history'. (Jack Speer's 36 pg UP TO NOW--29 Jun 39.) "'Long abouthis stage (darn, I could've scientificombined that, too) it begins to fall into the category of quibbling, but when I said 'apoplectic', I was referring mote to the dash than to the exact word chosen, 'outrage'. Can't you just see someone about like Samuel Johnson turning red in the face and bellowing, 'This -- outrage!' Anyway, that was the picture I got. "Add evidence on Ackermanese' hoariness: Spenser wrote his 'Faerie Queene' in a style intentionally archaic even for his early Elizabethan day: yet in it I ran across a line omitting the partitive 'of' in true Ackermanly fashion: 'For he is one the truest knights alive.' " 'Gott au Ciel' looks like a combination of French and German to me. (Mais naturlich--ber oui!) "Had hoped to be able to include comments on FuFa, but I've drooled along so that it's 11:00 already and curfew for me. GuteNacht. (BonaNokton.)" Because his boss is a science-fantasy fan, albeit a silent one, 4e always gives him a copy of VOTI. A number of our novel typs & special effects are made possible by the Academy (of Mopix Arts & Sciences). Last issue one of our Sub Expires notices inadvertently workt its which read: "Forrest--Couldn't think of letting my subscription lapse. Credit the 50 cents a year rental of the typewriter and you owe me a dime! DG" - England's "Ego", rites from 211, Holtwhites Hill, Gordon Hill, Enfield, Middlesex: "Please excuse handwriting, but spies from the ministry of Rubbish reported me the other day and my typerwriting was removed in a raid, to be melted down for armaments. In exchange I received a paper I.O.U. for 6d., payable after the War. As you can guess, I'm rather annoyed, but I suppose I can feel thankful for having escaped the concentration camp. We have one quite new here, full of left-wing intellectuals, Federal Unionists and Esperanto teachers. From all reports, it's a pretty tough spot, too. Only one electric shaver between six prisoners, and all that sort of thing. ~~ As one of the principle perpetrators of 'New Worlds' I was interested in the make-up of your mag. and you may like to hear my comments. ~~ The duplication is remarkably good, & the display of type faces impressive. I shall be surprised, however, if you get many British subscribers (assuming (1) that you want any, or (2)that they could afford to subscribe.) (We are supplying VOM free of charge to all intrested Englishers "during the duration".) The main reason is the amount of time it takes us slow-witted cratures to decipher your labor-saving abbreviations. A subsidiary reason is that most of the news is too local and topical to interest us, unless we take a very active part in fan activites. (fanatics?) This of course is not a criticism of your policy, which is quite justifiable. ~~ Again, so much of the American fans' activites seem to be devoted to slanging other fans. Here in England we have had some lively controversies, thanks be to Ghu, but they have never descended to the level at which a number of your fan fights seem to start. I'm sorry if this seems to imply any tone of moral superiority -- I don't care much one way or the other - but we have strong feelings here on tolerance & seeing the other fellow's point of view, and the language of some of your apologies frequently shocks our sensitive souls. ('Hatred personified, is what he might be called' - etc. etc.) ~~ This sort of stuff, which shouts from every page of the average US fan mag, is more calculated than anything else to bring