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Sun Spots, v. 5, issue 2, May 1941
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EXPLANATION AND SURPRISE by one of the eds. Well, I guess we've come to the time to explain for the terrible delay in the publication of this issue. First, we have decided to become bi-monthly for the summer months. Second, we have been having quite a bit of trouble in procuring stencils. For this issue, we are being stuck for 20¢ per stencil! But as space is limited, I guess I had better inform you right off as to the latest news here in little old Westwood. And it is news too. From now on, starting with the July-August issue, SUN SPOTS will have a new small sized format, similar to the now defunct ALCHEMIST. We plan even edges, and BETTER SPELLING! The number of pages will be 24, including two covers, and at least one photograph per issue. Also, the very minimum of fiction will be printed, and the emphisis will be placed on good articles. The departments, The Trash Basket, Fan Mag Reviews, and Sun Squawks will remain as in the past. And what is more, there will be no increase in price. As always, SUN SPOTS will cost you 5¢ per copy, 6 for 25¢. Sen in those subs, and help us get the next issue out before the Denvention. The article in this issue, "Is Singleton Alive?" was written by a well known fan, whose name we cannot divulge at this time. ALL opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not reflect the views of this magazine.---Till next time then, Adios. WINNING CONTEST STORY. "SATURNIAN OCCURANCE" BY EUGENE L. CALE. My name is of little importance, and even of lesser importance is my appearance, but for the sake of anyone who might discover this manuscript, I will tell you both of them. My name, and perhaps you may remember me, is Josh Bordening. My appearance? Well, I'm not very handsome. My clothes, after so many years, are not much to look at, torn and ragged as they are. You no doubt know that I was the first person to ever try, without success, to fly to another planet. My desperate try met with disaster, however, for my ship suddenly took an unexpected turn off it's course and left me stranded here in the Spacetor, as I have named it. But I am happy. The strange gasses that engulf this home of mine enable me to live without food, and live a much longer life. Already I have passed one-thousand-fifty-five years of watching and learning. Yes, watching and learning. How it happens, I don't know. I will not even try to explain. But I can see everything in the solar system, everything in the universe. I know what forms of beings inhabit the various planets. I know what they do. I know everything. But I am no God. I cannot perform miricles. I only watch and learn. One year after I first arrived here I saw the first successful flight in a space ship to the moon. Unluckily, the occupants of the ship were all killed on the moon, but another trip was made, and this time everything went well. They landed on the moon safely, and returned safely. Then they traveled further. Man began to concuer. Next to Mars, the Venus, Mercury, Saturn, and finally all the planets. It was a lovely sight to see them flash toward the planets, and land on them, and plant the flag of Earth into the soil. Cont. next page
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EXPLANATION AND SURPRISE by one of the eds. Well, I guess we've come to the time to explain for the terrible delay in the publication of this issue. First, we have decided to become bi-monthly for the summer months. Second, we have been having quite a bit of trouble in procuring stencils. For this issue, we are being stuck for 20¢ per stencil! But as space is limited, I guess I had better inform you right off as to the latest news here in little old Westwood. And it is news too. From now on, starting with the July-August issue, SUN SPOTS will have a new small sized format, similar to the now defunct ALCHEMIST. We plan even edges, and BETTER SPELLING! The number of pages will be 24, including two covers, and at least one photograph per issue. Also, the very minimum of fiction will be printed, and the emphisis will be placed on good articles. The departments, The Trash Basket, Fan Mag Reviews, and Sun Squawks will remain as in the past. And what is more, there will be no increase in price. As always, SUN SPOTS will cost you 5¢ per copy, 6 for 25¢. Sen in those subs, and help us get the next issue out before the Denvention. The article in this issue, "Is Singleton Alive?" was written by a well known fan, whose name we cannot divulge at this time. ALL opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not reflect the views of this magazine.---Till next time then, Adios. WINNING CONTEST STORY. "SATURNIAN OCCURANCE" BY EUGENE L. CALE. My name is of little importance, and even of lesser importance is my appearance, but for the sake of anyone who might discover this manuscript, I will tell you both of them. My name, and perhaps you may remember me, is Josh Bordening. My appearance? Well, I'm not very handsome. My clothes, after so many years, are not much to look at, torn and ragged as they are. You no doubt know that I was the first person to ever try, without success, to fly to another planet. My desperate try met with disaster, however, for my ship suddenly took an unexpected turn off it's course and left me stranded here in the Spacetor, as I have named it. But I am happy. The strange gasses that engulf this home of mine enable me to live without food, and live a much longer life. Already I have passed one-thousand-fifty-five years of watching and learning. Yes, watching and learning. How it happens, I don't know. I will not even try to explain. But I can see everything in the solar system, everything in the universe. I know what forms of beings inhabit the various planets. I know what they do. I know everything. But I am no God. I cannot perform miricles. I only watch and learn. One year after I first arrived here I saw the first successful flight in a space ship to the moon. Unluckily, the occupants of the ship were all killed on the moon, but another trip was made, and this time everything went well. They landed on the moon safely, and returned safely. Then they traveled further. Man began to concuer. Next to Mars, the Venus, Mercury, Saturn, and finally all the planets. It was a lovely sight to see them flash toward the planets, and land on them, and plant the flag of Earth into the soil. Cont. next page
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