Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 54 — page 139: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION MOVE I want to inform you that the “‘offices”’ of DIMENSIONS have moved to a new location in the editor’s college town. This is: Harlan Ellison, 55 East 13th Avenue, Columbus 1, Ohio, U.S.A. Thanks for telling us, Harlan. Still smoke that enormous pipe? HOME SECTION NASTY You are in trouble with me— about Mr. Walton’s letter. While I don’t agree with him, there was no need for you to be so nasty; it leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Most of your parenthetic com- ments were just carping and silly—I won’t dignify them by terming them “‘supercilious’—and would, I think, tend to alienate other readers. As you know, I’m all for a lot of shorts, but when you put out a long one, make sure it’s a really good one, and a bit of a change from the recurring mutant superman theme. (Apply that in the widest sense.) Paul L. Sowerby, 21 Lansdowne Road, West Didsbury, Manchester 20. Go on, Paul! Where’s your sense of humour? We hate being nasty, but sometimes we have to be—and it was rather fun, wasn’t it? (Now work that out!) FIRST This is my first-ever letter to an editor, and I’m not quite sure how to address you. As a neofan of the opposite sex (J’m female) I do correspond with one or two fans; I have written for Femizine (Nos. 2 138 and 3), have also written for Phantasmagoria, which, unfor- tunately, arrived too Jate for publication. I sub to Eye and Hyphen. 1 have never yet met another Huddersfield fan, but I did visit the Supermancon and have met several of the Manchester crowd. In fact; I was at the Thatched House last night, having had tea with Frances Evans. I buy all SF mags and books and I read them. Women aren’t very good usually at maths, and tech- nical stories are beyond me—I liked best in 50: One Hour, Won't Power, and The Kid, which is an unusual choice for me as ma Ted Tubb fan, but certainly Hidden Treasure of Kalin isn’t one of his best efforts. I am hoping te get to the Easter Con. Please remember you have one or two SIMPLE readers who aren’t budding Einsteins—but all the best for Authentic. Irene Boothroyd, 10 Millside, Colne-bridge, Bradley, Nr. Huddersfield. Simple? Are you blonde, too? See you at the Easter Convention! IDEAS I am not a regular reader of your magazine, but I bought the October issue yesterday because of its most attractive cover. I haven’t read any of the stories, but liked the articles and features. If you abandon the wretched pocket-book size for more respectable dimensions, and, moreover, continue to produce covers like this, you are in serious danger of acquiring another regu- lar reader. The main purpose of this letter, however, is to criticise Professor Delwood’s’ article on the expanding universe. I must comiclooks.conrn