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Imagination, v. 1, issue 11, whole no. 11, August 1938
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6 Tempus Certainly Does Fidget! CHARLES D. HORNIG Now that it iz 101 Esperanto Era (1988 AD) & I am old & gray it bhoovz me to traverse bak, in memry, to th dayz wen I waz th (asistnt) hi & mitey on that greatst uv all publikaisnz, "Wander Stories". My memry iz weak, howevr--so weak I'm not sur if I waz asosiated with suc a magazine or not...ay, even if suc a pub xistd! Nevrthles, I hav at my dispozl, uvkorse, a late model (4sj+) uv th Hodjkinz "Thinkbakoskope". Even az I ajust th eartonez I must realize 53 yrz iz a long way bak & th memryz must return in rathr jumbld form. O wel, I'v got plenty time so I think I'l tune in on a memry for eac dkade on th way bak. Let's see... 1978: "But amiko Ak--th Koliseum won't b larj enut for our leag meeting Thursday!" 1968: "Fintinc! Ciu en la mondo parolas Esperanton! (Atlast! Evryone is th world speaks Esperanto!) 1958: "Yes, this time I intend to stay in Losanjles!" 1948: "These r the largest Giant malt pills I've ever gultp!" 1938: "Yes, this time I intend to stay in LA." 1936: "Yes, this time I intend to stay in Los Angeles." Here we come now, back to the "New Policy". WANDER STORIES of 1935: "I say, Paul, aren't your drawings just a bit fantastic!" -- "Oh, don't mind that skeleton in the corner, Hugo--I told him we don't pay until after publication, but he insisted on waiting..." 1934: "Hey, Snooks--close the door, quick! An author just got offthe elevator, and he's armed!" -- "But Miss Schultz, we could use your love story if there wasn't so much science fiction in it." 1933: "I'm not the office boy, I'm the editor!" -- "And remember, Hornig, don't accept any story that you wouldn't write yourself!" 1918: "Goo!" 1909: "Gerty, will you become Mrs. Hornig please huh?" Ye Gods! Now, I ___________________________ Imagi-nik-nax: Wallace [illegible] author the memorable menace-movie-of-tomoro tale in Astounding, "The Phantom Dictator" (remember Willy Pan, 1940?), would "like to see the movies go in for more phantasics" & supposes they will one of these days. "Trouble is that th ey insist on dragging the horror out into full view, as in 'Island of Lost Sould', with the result that most of its effect is iost. You remember that in 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' and in fact, all of Wells' romances, he gets his spookiness by HINTING at things rather than showing them. Wish they'd make 'When the Sleeper Wakes'. That's my favorite among them all. Of course UFA tried it in 'Metropolis' but made hash of the class angle in true Fascist fashion."
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6 Tempus Certainly Does Fidget! CHARLES D. HORNIG Now that it iz 101 Esperanto Era (1988 AD) & I am old & gray it bhoovz me to traverse bak, in memry, to th dayz wen I waz th (asistnt) hi & mitey on that greatst uv all publikaisnz, "Wander Stories". My memry iz weak, howevr--so weak I'm not sur if I waz asosiated with suc a magazine or not...ay, even if suc a pub xistd! Nevrthles, I hav at my dispozl, uvkorse, a late model (4sj+) uv th Hodjkinz "Thinkbakoskope". Even az I ajust th eartonez I must realize 53 yrz iz a long way bak & th memryz must return in rathr jumbld form. O wel, I'v got plenty time so I think I'l tune in on a memry for eac dkade on th way bak. Let's see... 1978: "But amiko Ak--th Koliseum won't b larj enut for our leag meeting Thursday!" 1968: "Fintinc! Ciu en la mondo parolas Esperanton! (Atlast! Evryone is th world speaks Esperanto!) 1958: "Yes, this time I intend to stay in Losanjles!" 1948: "These r the largest Giant malt pills I've ever gultp!" 1938: "Yes, this time I intend to stay in LA." 1936: "Yes, this time I intend to stay in Los Angeles." Here we come now, back to the "New Policy". WANDER STORIES of 1935: "I say, Paul, aren't your drawings just a bit fantastic!" -- "Oh, don't mind that skeleton in the corner, Hugo--I told him we don't pay until after publication, but he insisted on waiting..." 1934: "Hey, Snooks--close the door, quick! An author just got offthe elevator, and he's armed!" -- "But Miss Schultz, we could use your love story if there wasn't so much science fiction in it." 1933: "I'm not the office boy, I'm the editor!" -- "And remember, Hornig, don't accept any story that you wouldn't write yourself!" 1918: "Goo!" 1909: "Gerty, will you become Mrs. Hornig please huh?" Ye Gods! Now, I ___________________________ Imagi-nik-nax: Wallace [illegible] author the memorable menace-movie-of-tomoro tale in Astounding, "The Phantom Dictator" (remember Willy Pan, 1940?), would "like to see the movies go in for more phantasics" & supposes they will one of these days. "Trouble is that th ey insist on dragging the horror out into full view, as in 'Island of Lost Sould', with the result that most of its effect is iost. You remember that in 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' and in fact, all of Wells' romances, he gets his spookiness by HINTING at things rather than showing them. Wish they'd make 'When the Sleeper Wakes'. That's my favorite among them all. Of course UFA tried it in 'Metropolis' but made hash of the class angle in true Fascist fashion."
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