Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 44 — page 89: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION I wish I knew how or when this virus will strike, particu- larly as a description of the effects would be of paramount importance, apart from taking my mind off the absolute terror of the thing. The sun is too far west now, so sig- nalling with a mirror looks like a useless proposition. If I can alter one of the oscil- lators to an aviation frequency I'll try to keep sending out information in Morse. Some flying control somewhere might get it down perman- ently on their wire recorders. If everything looks com- pletely hopeless [ll set fire to the house before darkness sets in—or when I feel that it is necessary. The car is blocking the road, so that will delay anyone trying to rush up to the house, and they’re sure to see the camera and the note. [ll make sure the place is gutted in a few minutes. The final irony—I’ve just remembered my horoscope for to-day. It said I might go on a new and strange journey! EpDITOR’s NOTE: When trying to assess the truth of the claims in this remarkable manuscript, readers should bear in mind the well-known, mathematically correct theory of Arrhenius— that tiny particles of living matter may be pushed onto Earth from space by the force of sunlight pressure. SOME OTHER TIME is next month’s feature novel by Kenneth Bulmer. Other stories include DEATH DEFERRED by E. C. Tubb, DIMENSIONAL DESTINY by Graham Winslow and THIRD HAND by George Paul Mann. Supporting non-fiction features: Logic is Fun, Medical Progress by 2,000 A.D., All About Comets. AUTHENTIC—A MONTHLY MUST comicloooks.conrn