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Ember, issue 30, January 26, 1947
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Derleth reviews The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce: "Ever since his unexplained disappearance and presumed death in 1913, Ambrose Bierce has emerged as a literary figure of mystery, admired for his wit, his tales of the macabre, his cynicism. At least two of his collections of stories -- 'Can Such Things Be?' and 'In the Midst of Life' -- have always been much sought after by collectors of the macabre." (The former book is one of the prize-choices in the Emberace now going on - ed.) His definition of history: 'An account mostly false, of events mostly, unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.' "No other writer has so memorably succeeded in combining horror and macabre humor." August Derleth writing in the Milwaukee Journal, Dec. 29. ------------- Bob Tucker chosen as Honorary Member of the International Mark Twain Society of St. Louis, for his 'contribution to literature'. Bob says no one seems to have heard for this society. ------------- Plans Phil Schumann and your ed will have a sort of combozine out in two wks or less. It will be his Psycho #5 & my TH//////// #2. This zine, ditto'd, and about 20-25 pages, will sell for ten cents. If you want some off-trail reading along Frontier lines, try it. Ron Maddox and Ron Christensen plan a 5 page, bi-weekly, newsie The Fan Spectator, to sell for 4c or 7 for 25c. William Rotsler, to edit Neophyt, says the 'dagger' on his letter-head is a sword. A new design will show a rocket of the same size. William would like to see some material for his new zine. Bob Stein and Redd Boggs and Tom Jewett appear to be planning a joint Fantasy Illustrated. ---------------------- Technocracy and Semantics in a letter from Henry Elsner, Jr.: "You might be interested in the following from a letter I rec'd from R.B. Langan, editor of The Great Lakes Technocrat: 'Now, it is possible we may be able to get something in the Question Box on the subject ((semantics)). In a Technate there is no doubt that semantic training will be given to all. At least, the hogwash of abstractions will be whittled down a great deal. "Technocracy and semantics are compatible in that Technocracy, being a scientific body of thought, does not employ abstract concepts. It uses only operational concepts. However, the professional semanticist advances semantics as a sovereign remedy for individual and social maladjustments and ills in almost every department of life. This is carrying a good thing too far. If the Price System can be conjured into a non-Price System of technological social controls with production for distribution, with abundance, security, equal opportunity, balanced load, full load operation, revision of the calendar, etc., as outlined in the synthesis of Technocracy merely by the widespread use of semantic voodoo, then all well and good. In that case, we'd better all go hook, line, and sinker for semantics. ------------ R.S. Richardson says that Mr. Stanley will probably find most of the answers to his questions about R.W. Wood, the physicist who helped Arthur Train write that fine 1914 'The Man Who Rocked the Earth', in Doctor Wood by William Seabrook, published by Harcourt Brace in 1941. A sequel to the above story was published a few years later in Cosmopolitan magazine; it was called 'The Moon Maker'. It seems considerable squabbling occurred between Wood and Train over the credit each should receive and division of the spoils generally. Wood himself is the author of a little book of nonsense poems entitled 'How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers'. page 3
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Derleth reviews The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce: "Ever since his unexplained disappearance and presumed death in 1913, Ambrose Bierce has emerged as a literary figure of mystery, admired for his wit, his tales of the macabre, his cynicism. At least two of his collections of stories -- 'Can Such Things Be?' and 'In the Midst of Life' -- have always been much sought after by collectors of the macabre." (The former book is one of the prize-choices in the Emberace now going on - ed.) His definition of history: 'An account mostly false, of events mostly, unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.' "No other writer has so memorably succeeded in combining horror and macabre humor." August Derleth writing in the Milwaukee Journal, Dec. 29. ------------- Bob Tucker chosen as Honorary Member of the International Mark Twain Society of St. Louis, for his 'contribution to literature'. Bob says no one seems to have heard for this society. ------------- Plans Phil Schumann and your ed will have a sort of combozine out in two wks or less. It will be his Psycho #5 & my TH//////// #2. This zine, ditto'd, and about 20-25 pages, will sell for ten cents. If you want some off-trail reading along Frontier lines, try it. Ron Maddox and Ron Christensen plan a 5 page, bi-weekly, newsie The Fan Spectator, to sell for 4c or 7 for 25c. William Rotsler, to edit Neophyt, says the 'dagger' on his letter-head is a sword. A new design will show a rocket of the same size. William would like to see some material for his new zine. Bob Stein and Redd Boggs and Tom Jewett appear to be planning a joint Fantasy Illustrated. ---------------------- Technocracy and Semantics in a letter from Henry Elsner, Jr.: "You might be interested in the following from a letter I rec'd from R.B. Langan, editor of The Great Lakes Technocrat: 'Now, it is possible we may be able to get something in the Question Box on the subject ((semantics)). In a Technate there is no doubt that semantic training will be given to all. At least, the hogwash of abstractions will be whittled down a great deal. "Technocracy and semantics are compatible in that Technocracy, being a scientific body of thought, does not employ abstract concepts. It uses only operational concepts. However, the professional semanticist advances semantics as a sovereign remedy for individual and social maladjustments and ills in almost every department of life. This is carrying a good thing too far. If the Price System can be conjured into a non-Price System of technological social controls with production for distribution, with abundance, security, equal opportunity, balanced load, full load operation, revision of the calendar, etc., as outlined in the synthesis of Technocracy merely by the widespread use of semantic voodoo, then all well and good. In that case, we'd better all go hook, line, and sinker for semantics. ------------ R.S. Richardson says that Mr. Stanley will probably find most of the answers to his questions about R.W. Wood, the physicist who helped Arthur Train write that fine 1914 'The Man Who Rocked the Earth', in Doctor Wood by William Seabrook, published by Harcourt Brace in 1941. A sequel to the above story was published a few years later in Cosmopolitan magazine; it was called 'The Moon Maker'. It seems considerable squabbling occurred between Wood and Train over the credit each should receive and division of the spoils generally. Wood himself is the author of a little book of nonsense poems entitled 'How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers'. page 3
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