| FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION: LETTERS (by date) |
| No. |
Author |
Issue Date |
Comments |
| 201 |
Alber, Joy Nocito |
1983 JUN |
Summerville, SC; critical of 1983 MAR issue, & in particular of the Harvey Jacob story "Where Did You Get My Number?"; F&SF "is becoming more and more a 'horror' sheet & less and less a 'fantasy' publication" |
| 202 |
Kline, Henry II |
1983 JUN |
Hollywood, CA; pleased with his lifetime subscription to F&SF |
| 203 |
Whiteside, John M. |
1983 DEC |
strong criticism of FitzGerald story "The Vengeance of Nora O'Donnell" in 1983 APR; "In reading the story, one might be led to believe that the Irish people support the IRA ... (they) are not the saviors of Ireland, they are butchers" |
| 204 |
Beard, Elizabeth Knowles |
1983 DEC |
criticism of Chet Williamson story "A Scent of the Soul" in 1983 AUG; story "was a cheap shot at the nursing profession .. (it) does a disservice to your readers as well as to the nursing profession" |
| 205 |
Mallow, Jeffry V. |
1983 DEC |
cancels subscription because Searles reviews in 1983 JUL & AUG "contain a racial sterotype so offensive ... (his) description of a character as 'a Jewish-American princess'" |
| 206 |
Searles, Baird |
1983 DEC |
replies to Mallow letter(#205), as to "the origins of the concept of the Jewish-American Princess, which was defined by the talented New York Jewish group of writers in the 1950s" |
| 207 |
Cadloff, Kevin Andrew |
1983 DEC |
praise for Budrys reviews in F&SF; "(he) is the clearest literary voice your country has, not even excepting William Safire" |
| 208 |
Taylor, John W. |
1983 DEC |
from a linguist & professor of English, praise for the 1983 MAR issue, especially the Reaves story "The Tearing of Greymare House" & the Robinson story "Black Air" |
| 209 |
Wegst, Walter F. PhD |
1983 DEC |
Director, Research & Occupational Safety, UCLA; criticism for the Richard Mueller story "Cenotaph" in 1983 JUN; "I am surprised & disappointed that a reputable sf publication would publish such trash" |
| 210 |
Bishop, Michael |
1988 MAY |
response to 1988 FEB review by Orson Scott Card of Bishop's book, The Secret Ascension(1987; vt Philip K. Dick Is Dead, Alas, 1988 UK); says Card accuses him of character assassination of Richard M. Nixon |
| 211 |
Richards, John Thomas |
1990 AUG |
Rolla, MO; response to Isaac Asimov's science essay, "Just Say 'No'?," in 1990 MAY; agrees to a degree with Asimov, but he would not like to live in NYC even if he could afford to, despite Asimov's "defense of life in New York" |
| 212 |
Sterling, Bruce |
1990 AUG |
Austin, TX; response to Asimov's science essay in 1990 MAY, "Just Say 'No'?"; "I'm in rough agreement with the line of his argument"; "if there's any blame ... for the patent decline of our nation, it clearly belongs to the rich & powerful" |
| 213 |
Vennema, Peter H. |
1990 AUG |
Lafayette Hill, PA; response to Asimov's science essay in 1990 MAY; "Phooie!"; "the failure of Liberals ... Liberal law has helped make our cities dangerous & unlivable ... Liberal welfare has created a permanent underclass ..." |
| 214 |
Zelaya, Al |
1990 AUG |
Morristown, NJ; response to Asimov,s science essay in 1990 MAY; "if certain candidates had some of the fire, commitment & calm reasoned smarts that you show in that essay, the Democratic party would not be in the trouble it's in" |
| 215 |
Richardson, Debbie |
1990 AUG |
Montague, CA; response to Asimov's science essay in 1990 MAY; says if our tax money wasn't going to the "lazy, able-bodied" on welfare rolls, we could achieve more; we should be able to indulge in vices as long as we don't endanger others |
| 216 |
Anderson, Poul |
1990 AUG |
Orinda, CA; response to Asimov's science essay in 1990 MAY; "his prescription seems to be more of the same medicine that has not only failed to cure, but has largely brought the trouble on"; we need more individualism, not shackles |
| 217 |
Sandberg, Robert W. |
1990 AUG |
Appleton, WI; response to Asimov's science essay in 1990 MAY; "disturbed" after reading the essay, Asimov "seems to be advocating a Communistic society"; believes the final straw that will collapse our society is overpopulation |
| 218 |
Fitzgerald, Edward R. |
1990 AUG |
New York, NY; response to Asimov's science essay in 1990 MAY; thanks the "Good Doctor" for his essay; "maybe for every ten letters you receive, one person will have been started on the road to clear thinking" |
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