Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 53 — page 141: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION powerful medium in outlawing atomic warfare with all its attend- ant horrors. Mr. Tubb deserves the highest praise for what I consider to be a masterpiece of writing, and I intend to recommend it to my many friends. I would be glad to hear from readers in all parts of the world, and will endeavour to answer all correspondence. I am particularly keen to obtain data on Flying Saucers—can anyone help? Denis W. G. Saunders, 11 Fifeshire Street, Iakapuna P.2, . Auckland, New Zealand. Well, Denis, stories from Authen- tic have been broadcast and tele- vised, and one of them is now being considered with a view to filming. So maybe you are not so far out in your ideas. Tubb is gratified, anyway. And so are we. Thanks. KIND I have just finished reading an issue Of Authentic. The stories were very good, but I must confess that the one thing I will always remem- ber about that particular issue is the letter in the back of the maga- zine from E.K.B., Johannesburg, South Africa, and Fred van A., Johannesburg, South Africa. Need- less to say I was shocked. Well to make a long story short. Will you please send me their complete names and addresses so that I can send them my magazines as I finish them. I don’t think they will get into trouble unless the govern- ment there censors the mail. Richard M. Chiappetta, 363 Garfield Street, Fairview 4, New Jersey. Kind of you, Richard, and we mightily appreciate your gesture as, no doubt, do E.K.B. and Fred van A. But the position has been clarified recently, and it appears that there is no ban on subscription to Authentic in South Africa. Don’t let go of your attitude to life, will you, Richard? Too few have it. DISMAY I view with dismay in your latest issue the statement that you are considering publishing short stories only. R. F. Short, 14 Aquila Close, St. Helier, Jersey, C.1. We made no such statement! We simply said that, if nobody kicked, we would now and then give you shorts. Youare kicking, we presume ? NO GRIPES! Authentic’s growing (and im- proving), and it’s good to see it grow. Authentic is a good magazine and it’s made wonderful progress. Davis’ series of covers are y good. If you print this don’t do what you did with my last letter and cut out all the gripes, leaving only the bouquets. D. R. Jefferson, 41 Mary Street, Longueville, Sydney, Australia. Yah! That’s exactly what we have done! HOME SECTION SELECTIVITY The articles on logic I found an interesting and non-technical ex- position of a subject which is unjustly neglected by people inter- ested in other branches of philo- sophy. The author is to be con- gratulated and encouraged. John 140 comicloooks.com