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shot back and forth across the gap.” This certainly is an amazing story! It sounds more like a description of the operation of a gasoline engine than of a radio transmitter. Of course, I realize that Mr. Repp can’t be expected to know everything about radio, but he certainly ought to find out something about the operation of a transmitter before he at- tempts to describe it. At any rate, the description in “The World of the Liv- ing Dead” is enough to give any radio operator a nightmare.

Edward Blomeyer,

Amateur Radio W9DOF,

744 Prospect Street, Winnetka, III.

(We leave the answer of this to the author. We will see what he has to say about his description of the wireless set on the wrecked ship. — Editor.)

More Science Asked for in Our Stories

Editor, Amazing Stories:

Permit me to hurl several brickbats. Since when has your magazine degener- ated to the extent that you publish such stories as “The Last Earl,” by Franklin Ryan, and “Delilah.” by Margaretta Rea. The former descends into the depths of ignorance and superstition. Your maga- zine has the sacred mission to elevate the standard of education of the people by a painless method, so why dwell on folk lore. As for the latter, which has no scientific basis, I can only say, if women can write nothing but stories of temperamentalities and sentimental slush, why accept them?

The verbose Jack Darrow declares that there was too much scientific explana- tion in several stories. Why doesn’t he read those mags, which publish light, weird, mystic and love stories.

Clay Ferguson, Jr., is a very rational man as shown by his intelligent com- ments in the January 1933 issue.

My idea of an excellent story is “The Pool of Death” by Rob Olsen. It has a well-formed plot, and enlightening ex- planations dealing with the scientific facts. “Radicalite” was the story that should give the reader an idea of the pos- sibilities, ideals, and obstructions of modern science.

Yours for more science —

Floyd E. Anderson,

1651 N. Wisconsin St.

Racine, Wisconsin.

(In this letter you ask permission to hurl several brick-bats. One fact that we have to acknowledge is that your aim has been very good. You have no idea, perhaps, of the difficulty of getting stories with an adequate amount of science in them. “Delilah” has a definite scientific basis, a treating of an extraor- dinary incident in somnambulism. This curious condition or phase of action has led to some very remarkable incidents, and we thought that “Delilah” gave an excellent version of one of such events. Folk-lore is a much studied topic, espe- cially when it is taken up by thorough scientists. As far as Mr. Darrow’s re- marks are concerned, there certainly is danger of having our magazine seem too much like a text book. The story fea- ture has to be kept to the front, and

May, 1933

too much science is apt to impair a story. — E ditor.)

A Tribute to “Omega the Man”

Editor, Amazing Stories :

I have been a reader of science fiction for years, but have never read so fine a story as “Omega, The Man,” in the January number of Amazing Stories.

It is so different from the general run of stories. I hope to see more of Mr. Morrow’s work in your magazine, soon.

Miss Dorothy Hopkins,

5809 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.

(“Omega, The Man” has excited con- siderable criticism, but we take your point of view that it is an excellent story and, as we have stated elsewhere, it certainly has atmosphere. Many years ago, such a theme as that of Omega was suggested to the Editor of Amazing Stories, a magazine not then in existence, as the basis for a story.. And now it has appeared. — Editor.)

A Letter About Artists and Writers

Editor, Amazing Stories:

I am writing in regard to the new style covers you are using. They might be all right once or twice a year, but don’t have all of them portraying a sci- ence scene, as it takes a lot of color away from your excellent magazine. I don’t think that was a good break for Morey anyway. A good way to end this wan about who the better artist is, is to put a coupon in your magazine and let every- one cast their own choice, that ought to do it all right. Wesso or Paul don’t even know how to draw in comparison with Morey.

If getting a lot into a short story and making the last few words make the story is a sign of a good writer, then Joe W. Skidmore is a writer of the first rank — the story being “Souls Aspace.” The serial was good. All in all, the Feb- ruary issue was fine.

I would like to see this letter in print to see how they take the idea of select- ing the most popular artist. I never see any of Clark Ashton Smith’s stories in your magazine. I think he’s quite the

sturt - Olon F. Wiggins,

730-28th Street, Denver, Colorado.

(We are very glad to put your letter in print as you suggest We take the greatest interest in the Discussions De- partment, and letters of criticism are particularly welcome and appreciated. As far as the new cover design is converned, all we can say is that some like it and some do not. We wonder how you would like to have a task on hand re- quiring the pleasing of individuals with is what an Editor is supposed to do. — diametrically opposite views, and that Editor.)

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