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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 8, August 1940

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VOICE OF THE IMAGI-NATION

WIDNER JR of Bx 122, Bryantville MASS. An obscure fan til he Gallupt into prominence with his Author Poll. After which he organized The Stranger Club. & our currently is conducting a couple Polls (have U postted your opinions yet?) on the 5 favorite cover artists in order of merit 5 best-liked interior illustrators; & who do U believe are the 9 other Top Fans? (yourself the 10th, naturally). Widner has leapt into the lymlyt with his Polls--& it's all his own vault! Seriously, tho, U shoud co-operate by taking part in such of the Polls as U feel qualifyd for--to list you 10 favorite stf authors, living or dead, in order of favor; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 on color artists, & 1-5 on black & white; & from #1 Fan, in your estimation, thru today's #10. In closing this brief biografy of Art Widner we may mention fact he's an amateur artist---while it will not take U long to discover in riting fan-articles he employs imporved Ackese!

Vom rcvd & intestin as usual. ikt Wilsons pic of hapy domesticity in Footurian House. Also his wEIrd spelin. I wud just lov wachin him "weild" a dishtowl. I don't think it can b dun. Huzzah! Afte layin awake sevral nites, rakin my alejd brain, I cookt up a nu name 4"streamlynd spelin"wich is much mor streamlynd than that or "Ackermanese:. 4SJargon. Howzat? 
No dout practicly all yr rytrs wil kik in withis info, but just 2 make sure: th Quinarativ Carnell mentnd is LYNNE FOSTER IS DEAD, isn't it?
Gosh! Wow! Boyoboy! I certnly wud like a dummy of Vom, but Im afraid that Ive waitd 2 long & that Ill probably b bout 97th on th waitin list, & by th time my turn rols around, itll b 2000 AD, & I wont hav 2 read stf, booz stf wil b hapenin! But I still want a Vomdum jussasame,
Markys Dictafone corespondens idea is a good one, & praps th STRANGES wil try it out latr on wen we get a litl mor afluent. At present all our doe is going into FANFARE, 2 c if we cant get out a fanmag thall giv all those hu trade with us ther monys worth.
I'm glad 2 c that sumone els dosnt like Trudy. Ive felt a vayg iritatn 4 a long time on readin her letrs, but nevr nu quite wat was th matr, til Joe Gilbert got up on his hind legs & sed it 4 me, MEET TH GANG #8 in #3 SaL, xpress my thot e v n betr. A mag like SaL has ben needed 4 a long time. I think Ill cum to LA: it seems 2 make geniuses of peple. Pip-pip, as I gotta go c PINOKIO n o w.

(VOM-8 dummy--my, my, how revoltingly regurgitative !--has been promist to Thos Hinmon while U're in lyn for #9.)
Gentlefan (plural: Ladys & Gentlefen) name of (RAY J. SIENKIEWICZ) of 312 E Elm St, Scranton, Pa, who syns himself "Novaciouslyyours," comes strate out & sez: "Dear Imaginativ Coed,

"U can take that wichevr way U wish. At last the inevtiabl has happnd & I try Akermanesw for the the 1st tyme. I have ben wanting to do this 4quite a long tyme but never got around to it. This will probly b my 1st & last try. I have b4 me a pak of fanags namely: SpacewayS, Golden AtoM, The ComeT, FanfarE, SnidE, Stf Stickers Stationery SuchstufferY, Tesseract AnnuaL, Fantasy NewS, Science Fiction WeeklY, StardusT, and lots of others including Ur own VoM. Quite a long list ther, isnt it? Of al those listed Ive red every1 and everypage, word, coma, etc in ervy1. Now I dont  read evrything in evry promag; can U tll me y? Is ther something rong wit me ?

"&nowIgiveUmyformofsuper-Akermanese.Seehowsimplitis?Noskippingofspaces&wastingofpapertimeissavedthiswayandsoispaper.Thinkofallthepaperthatiswa

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VOICE OF THE IMAGI-NATION WIDNER JR of Bx 122, Bryantville MASS. An obscure fan til he Gallupt into prominence with his Author Poll. After which he organized The Stranger Club. & our currently is conducting a couple Polls (have U postted your opinions yet?) on the 5 favorite cover artists in order of merit 5 best-liked interior illustrators; & who do U believe are the 9 other Top Fans? (yourself the 10th, naturally). Widner has leapt into the lymlyt with his Polls--& it's all his own vault! Seriously, tho, U shoud co-operate by taking part in such of the Polls as U feel qualifyd for--to list you 10 favorite stf authors, living or dead, in order of favor; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 on color artists, & 1-5 on black & white; & from #1 Fan, in your estimation, thru today's #10. In closing this brief biografy of Art Widner we may mention fact he's an amateur artist---while it will not take U long to discover in riting fan-articles he employs imporved Ackese! Vom rcvd & intestin as usual. ikt Wilsons pic of hapy domesticity in Footurian House. Also his wEIrd spelin. I wud just lov wachin him "weild" a dishtowl. I don't think it can b dun. Huzzah! Afte layin awake sevral nites, rakin my alejd brain, I cookt up a nu name 4"streamlynd spelin"wich is much mor streamlynd than that or "Ackermanese:. 4SJargon. Howzat? No dout practicly all yr rytrs wil kik in withis info, but just 2 make sure: th Quinarativ Carnell mentnd is LYNNE FOSTER IS DEAD, isn't it? Gosh! Wow! Boyoboy! I certnly wud like a dummy of Vom, but Im afraid that Ive waitd 2 long & that Ill probably b bout 97th on th waitin list, & by th time my turn rols around, itll b 2000 AD, & I wont hav 2 read stf, booz stf wil b hapenin! But I still want a Vomdum jussasame, Markys Dictafone corespondens idea is a good one, & praps th STRANGES wil try it out latr on wen we get a litl mor afluent. At present all our doe is going into FANFARE, 2 c if we cant get out a fanmag thall giv all those hu trade with us ther monys worth. I'm glad 2 c that sumone els dosnt like Trudy. Ive felt a vayg iritatn 4 a long time on readin her letrs, but nevr nu quite wat was th matr, til Joe Gilbert got up on his hind legs & sed it 4 me, MEET TH GANG #8 in #3 SaL, xpress my thot e v n betr. A mag like SaL has ben needed 4 a long time. I think Ill cum to LA: it seems 2 make geniuses of peple. Pip-pip, as I gotta go c PINOKIO n o w. (VOM-8 dummy--my, my, how revoltingly regurgitative !--has been promist to Thos Hinmon while U're in lyn for #9.) Gentlefan (plural: Ladys & Gentlefen) name of (RAY J. SIENKIEWICZ) of 312 E Elm St, Scranton, Pa, who syns himself "Novaciouslyyours," comes strate out & sez: "Dear Imaginativ Coed, "U can take that wichevr way U wish. At last the inevtiabl has happnd & I try Akermanesw for the the 1st tyme. I have ben wanting to do this 4quite a long tyme but never got around to it. This will probly b my 1st & last try. I have b4 me a pak of fanags namely: SpacewayS, Golden AtoM, The ComeT, FanfarE, SnidE, Stf Stickers Stationery SuchstufferY, Tesseract AnnuaL, Fantasy NewS, Science Fiction WeeklY, StardusT, and lots of others including Ur own VoM. Quite a long list ther, isnt it? Of al those listed Ive red every1 and everypage, word, coma, etc in ervy1. Now I dont read evrything in evry promag; can U tll me y? Is ther something rong wit me ? "&nowIgiveUmyformofsuper-Akermanese.Seehowsimplitis?Noskippingofspaces&wastingofpapertimeissavedthiswayandsoispaper.Thinkofallthepaperthatiswa