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Imagination, v. 1, issue 11, whole no. 11, August 1938
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4 AMONG OUR MEMS Pogo[[?]] "Sensitive, moody, unsettled, yet with placid, calm demeanor; genuine. A person strangely settled in composure to be so unsettled of mind. An outward air of tranquility; reserved and shy." Such is Mary Corrine "Patti" Gray, Hi Priestess of All FOO! Born Phoenix/Ariz, 19 Nov '21; Anglo-Franco dscent. She has spent much her life comuteng btween Karloffornia z& th Arid Zone. Corresponds regulrly with Jack Speer & Olon F. Wiggins &, wen away from LA, with FJA & Morojo. Morojo is her cousin. Twas the "feminin fenomenon" herself who introduced our pal to stf, giving her, as she did, Burroughs' first bk--"A Princess of Mars"--on her 9th birthday. Pogo's rise to prominence in the fanfield has been rapid since she first bcame activ aproximatly 11 mos. ago. She atributes her aroused intrest to th activitys of the LASFL. She used to think anybody who read TWS, Ast &c was crazy. Now she's come in contact with such fans as "Uncle Wiggy", "Dr Acula" & "Fascist Speer", "Hollerbochen" Bradbury-- Woud rather read fantasy in big doses (bks) than mags. Faves, Merritt & Keller. Best remembrs Hamiltonarativ in Weird about th Big Brain, allbrawn & inbtween beings: "The Terror Planet". Her favorit theme is th Futur; film, THINGS TO COME! Aims for the futur. Just anxious for 1939. She doesnt like to plan things ahed but acts on impulse. Pogo is a pacifist, matrialist, frend of the Esperanto Movement--& foe of Ghu! Likes to watch peopl, especialy girls aplyng cosmetix. Doesnt like persns with "atitudes", who r late, who hesitate, worry or ridicule. Doesnt care for danceng, inclined to b serius-mindd. Superstitionless? Yes! "I think th Ackermannerisms of 4e J r OK & fans to me vex who don't agree he's All X!" "Facts are Clean"--HGWells [[signature]]Robert W. Lowndes CONVENTIONS, tabus, petty moralitys & goody-goodyness in the science fiction fan world is one thing which my otherwise strong stomach cannot stand. Never having turnd a hair at the eeryest of weird fiction nor the most realisticly horrendous of scientifictionl dooms I blanch to the hairoots at the thot of fans' touching such gamy & virile subjects as politix & religion & sex with 10-ft-poles, picking them up by the tail, always ready to jump, or beaming cherubic smiles & saying "now is that nice?" What the hell! whether a thing is nice or not. Are we men or mice running around some benevolently-disposed old maid's kindergarten? Are we eunuchs that we beg off anything pertaining to scientifictionl sexology & fill our storys with ascetic graybeards; are we snivelling sops who dread bring up the subject of religion lest we tread on someone's dainty toes; are we slaves that dare not think of the matter of politix, economix & coming struggles for power?
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4 AMONG OUR MEMS Pogo[[?]] "Sensitive, moody, unsettled, yet with placid, calm demeanor; genuine. A person strangely settled in composure to be so unsettled of mind. An outward air of tranquility; reserved and shy." Such is Mary Corrine "Patti" Gray, Hi Priestess of All FOO! Born Phoenix/Ariz, 19 Nov '21; Anglo-Franco dscent. She has spent much her life comuteng btween Karloffornia z& th Arid Zone. Corresponds regulrly with Jack Speer & Olon F. Wiggins &, wen away from LA, with FJA & Morojo. Morojo is her cousin. Twas the "feminin fenomenon" herself who introduced our pal to stf, giving her, as she did, Burroughs' first bk--"A Princess of Mars"--on her 9th birthday. Pogo's rise to prominence in the fanfield has been rapid since she first bcame activ aproximatly 11 mos. ago. She atributes her aroused intrest to th activitys of the LASFL. She used to think anybody who read TWS, Ast &c was crazy. Now she's come in contact with such fans as "Uncle Wiggy", "Dr Acula" & "Fascist Speer", "Hollerbochen" Bradbury-- Woud rather read fantasy in big doses (bks) than mags. Faves, Merritt & Keller. Best remembrs Hamiltonarativ in Weird about th Big Brain, allbrawn & inbtween beings: "The Terror Planet". Her favorit theme is th Futur; film, THINGS TO COME! Aims for the futur. Just anxious for 1939. She doesnt like to plan things ahed but acts on impulse. Pogo is a pacifist, matrialist, frend of the Esperanto Movement--& foe of Ghu! Likes to watch peopl, especialy girls aplyng cosmetix. Doesnt like persns with "atitudes", who r late, who hesitate, worry or ridicule. Doesnt care for danceng, inclined to b serius-mindd. Superstitionless? Yes! "I think th Ackermannerisms of 4e J r OK & fans to me vex who don't agree he's All X!" "Facts are Clean"--HGWells [[signature]]Robert W. Lowndes CONVENTIONS, tabus, petty moralitys & goody-goodyness in the science fiction fan world is one thing which my otherwise strong stomach cannot stand. Never having turnd a hair at the eeryest of weird fiction nor the most realisticly horrendous of scientifictionl dooms I blanch to the hairoots at the thot of fans' touching such gamy & virile subjects as politix & religion & sex with 10-ft-poles, picking them up by the tail, always ready to jump, or beaming cherubic smiles & saying "now is that nice?" What the hell! whether a thing is nice or not. Are we men or mice running around some benevolently-disposed old maid's kindergarten? Are we eunuchs that we beg off anything pertaining to scientifictionl sexology & fill our storys with ascetic graybeards; are we snivelling sops who dread bring up the subject of religion lest we tread on someone's dainty toes; are we slaves that dare not think of the matter of politix, economix & coming struggles for power?
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