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A Little Human Contact

by Rosel George Brown

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1960, pp. 75-83

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    January 1960 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Sources of the Nile by Avram Davidson, pp. 5-30
    2. The Man on the Beach by Vance Aandahl, pp. 31-34
    3. Shotgun Cure by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 35-47
    4. Coming next month..., p. 48
    5. Return Journey by Charles V. de Vet, pp. 49-55
    6. Rehabilitated by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 56-68
    7. What Nice Hands Held by William Eastlake, pp. 69-77
    8. Hopsoil by Robert F. Young, pp. 78-83
    9. Science: Here It Comes; There It Goes! by Isaac Asimov, pp. 84-93
    10. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXXV by Grendel Briarton, p. 94
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      Books by Alfred Bester, pp. 95-97 - 5 Reviews
      1. Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon
      2. Deathworld by Harry Harrison
      3. Shadow Hawk by Andre Norton
      4. Star of Stars by Frederik Pohl
      5. A Guide to the Stars by Patrick Moore
    12. A Great Grey Fantasy by Lewis Turco, pp. 98-99
    13. Time Lag by Poul Anderson, pp. 100-132
    14. Cover (illustrating "Time Lag") by Emsh
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    February 1960 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The First Men by Howard Fast, pp. 5-30
    2. Mine Own Ways by Richard McKenna, pp. 31-44
    3. Apprentice by Robert J. Tilley, pp. 45-54
    4. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXIII by Grendel Briarton, p. 55
    5. The White Pony by Jane Rice, pp. 56-66
    6. The Replacement by Robert Murray, pp. 67-76
    7. Send Her Victorious by Evelyn E. Smith, pp. 77-82
    8. The Price by Algis Budrys, pp. 83-85
    9. Science: The Sight of Home by Isaac Asimov, pp. 86-94
    10. Hot Argument by Randall Garrett, p. 95
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      Books: 1924 by Damon Knight, pp. 96-98 - 4 Reviews
      1. We by Yevgeny I. Zamyatin
      2. The Outward Urge by John Wyndham and Lucas Parkes
      3. We Who Survived by Sterling Noel
      4. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
    12. We Are the Ceiling by Will Worthington, pp. 99-107
    13. The Fellow Who Married the Maxill Girl by Ward Moore, pp. 108-132
    14. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    15. Cover (illustrating "The Fellow Who Married the Maxill Girl") by Emsh
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    March 1960 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Martyr by Poul Anderson, pp. 5-21
    2. Death and the Maiden by Ray Bradbury, pp. 22-28
    3. Like Young by Theodore Sturgeon, pp. 29-35
    4. Man Overboard by John Collier, pp. 36-56
    5. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXIV by Grendel Briarton, p. 57
    6. The Girls and Nugent Miller by Robert Sheckley, pp. 58-67
    7. The Monster by Miriam Allen deFord, pp. 68-78
    8. Science: The Flickering Yardstick by Isaac Asimov, pp. 79-88
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      Books: Concerning Enchantments by Damon Knight, pp. 89-93 - 4 Reviews
      1. Flecker's Magic by Norman H. Matson
      2. First to the Stars by Rex Gordon
      3. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
      4. The Fiery Flower by Paul Wellman
    10. Apres Nous by Avram Davidson, p. 94
    11. All the Traps of Earth by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 95-132
    12. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    13. Cover by Mel Hunter
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    April 1960 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Crazy Maro by Daniel Keyes, pp. 5-23
    2. The Hairy Thunderer by Levi Crow, pp. 24-34
    3. Ringer by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 35-37
    4. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXV by Grendel Briarton, p. 38
    5. The Wrens in Grampa's Whiskers by Edgar Pangborn, pp. 39-47
    6. A Certain Room by Kurt Kusenberg, pp. 48-51
    7. Among the Dangs by George P. Elliott, pp. 52-74
    8. A Little Human Contact by Rosel George Brown, pp. 75-83
    9. Memo at the Department of Agriculture by Hilbert Schenck, Jr., p. 84
    10. Science: About Time by Isaac Asimov, pp. 85-95
    11. Books: The Best of 1959 by Damon Knight, pp. 96-99
    12. In the House, Another by Joseph Whitehill, pp. 100-102
    13. The Game of Five by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 103-132
    14. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    15. Cover, illustrating "Crazy Maro" by Emsh
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    May 1960 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Oldest Soldier by Fritz Leiber, pp. 5-19
    2. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXVI by Grendel Briarton, p. 20
    3. The Man From Tomorrow by Fred McMorrow, pp. 21-34
    4. American Plan by Rex Lardner, pp. 35-41
    5. Pop! by Randall Garrett, p. 42
    6. The Tender Age by John Collier, pp. 43-47
    7. One on Trial by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 48-56
    8. A Specimen for the Queen by Arthur Porges, pp. 57-66
    9. Science: A Piece of Pi by Isaac Asimov, pp. 67-77
    10. Wockyjabber by Hilbert Schenck, Jr., p. 78
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      1. Night of the Big Heat by John Lymington
      2. The Glory That Was by L. Sprague de Camp
      3. The Eater of Darkness by Robert M. Coates
    12. Ballad of the Red Giants by Joseph Hansen, p. 84
    13. Open to Me, My Sister by Philip Jose Farmer, pp. 85-132
    14. Cover ("Music to Watch the Moon Rise By") by Mel Hunter
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    June 1960 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Non-Humans by Charles Henneberg, pp. 5-22
    2. Fireside Talk by H.F. Ellis, pp. 23-27
    3. Cato the Martian by Howard Fast, pp. 28-38
    4. Ed Lear Wasn't So Crazy by Hilbert Schenck, Jr., p. 39
    5. The Swamp Road by Will Worthington, pp. 40-53
    6. Slammy and the Bonneygott by Mrs. Agate, pp. 54-61
    7. The Sixth Season by Avram Davidson, pp. 62-72
    8. Science: The Bug-Eyed Vonster by Isaac Asimov, pp. 73-83
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      1. New Maps of Hell by Kingsley Amis
      2. Dr. Futurity / Slavers of Space by Philip K. Dick and John Brunner
      3. Kiss, Kiss by Roald Dahl
      4. The Bronze God of Rhodes by L. Sprague de Camp
      5. Fancyclopedia II by Dick Eney
    10. The Golden Bugs by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 88-121
    11. Beyond Ganga Mata by John Berry, pp. 122-128
    12. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXVII by Grendel Briarton, p. 129
    13. Index, pp. 130-132
    14. In this issue...Coming soon, p. 4
    15. Cover ("Emsh's version of a soft landing") by Emsh
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    1. Oh I'll Take the High Road by Stephen Barr, pp. 5-19
    2. The Simian Problem by Hollis Alpert, pp. 20-27
    3. The Burning by Theodore R. Cogswell, pp. 28-31
    4. Things by Zenna Henderson, pp. 32-38
    5. It Is Not My Fault by A.H.Z. Carr, pp. 39-48
    6. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXVIII by Grendel Briarton, p. 49
    7. All in Good Time by Miriam Allen deFord, pp. 50-57
    8. The Last Dream by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 58-63
    9. Coming next month, p. 64
    10. Science: Beyond Pluto by Isaac Asimov, pp. 65-75
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      1. Level 7 by Mordecai Roshwald
    12. Fair Trade by Avram Davidson, pp. 79-86
    13. To the Tombaugh Station by Wilson Tucker, pp. 87-132
    14. Cover---"Moon landscape" by Mel Hunter
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    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. Nikita Eisenhower Jones by Robert F. Young, pp. 5-21
    3. The Final Ingredient by Jack Sharkey, pp. 22-29
    4. The Seeds of Murder by John F. Suter, pp. 30-38
    5. Just a Suggestion by Rosel George Brown, pp. 39-47
    6. New Wine in an Old Bottle by Leah Bodine Drake, p. 48
    7. Miracle on Main Street by Robert Arthur, pp. 49-71
    8. The Revenant by Raymond E. Banks, pp. 72-80
    9. Climacteric by Avram Davidson, p. 81
    10. The Sign of the Goose by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 82-88
    11. Science: Catskills in the Sky by Isaac Asimov, pp. 89-99
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      1. The Shuttered Room, and Other Pieces by H.P. Lovecraft
      2. The World's Last Night, and Other Essays by C.S. Lewis
    13. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXIX by Grendel Briarton, p. 103
    14. Callahan and the Wheelies by Stephen Barr, pp. 104-132
    15. Cover (illustrating "Callahan and the Wheelies") by Emsh
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    1. The Word to Space by Winston P. Sanders, pp. 5-18
    2. A Day in the Suburbs by Evelyn E. Smith, pp. 19-25
    3. Goodbye by Burton Raffel, pp. 26-51
    4. Button, Button by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 52-64
    5. The Man on Top by R. Bretnor, pp. 65-68
    6. Science: Tools of the Trade by Isaac Asimov, pp. 69-78
    7. Books: Walden Two by Damon Knight, pp. 79-80
    8. The NRACP by George P. Elliott, pp. 81-110
    9. Two in Homage by Kit Reed, pp. 111-123
    10. Doctor Royker's Experiment by Joseph Whitehill, pp. 124-129
    11. In this issue...Coming next month, pp. 130-132
    12. Cover (illustrating "The Word to Space") by Emsh
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    1. In this issue...Coming soon, p. 4
    2. The Oath by James Blish, pp. 5-22
    3. Something by Allen Drury, pp. 23-29
    4. Inside the Comet by Arthur C. Clarke, pp. 30-38
    5. Welcome by Poul Anderson, pp. 39-46
    6. From Shadowed Places by Richard Matheson, pp. 47-62
    7. Interbalance by Katherine Maclean, pp. 63-69
    8. The Sight of Eden by Howard Fast, pp. 70-80
    9. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXXII by Grendel Briarton, p. 81
    10. Science: Stepping-Stones to the Stars by Isaac Asimov, pp. 82-91
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      1. The Worlds of Clifford Simak by Clifford Simak
      2. Eight Keys to Eden by Mark Clifton
      3. Out of Bounds by Judith Merril
      4. The Incomplete Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
    12. How Lucky We Met by Wade Miller, pp. 95-100
    13. A Few Miles by Philip Jose Farmer, pp. 101-132
    14. Cover (Unloading empty fuel tanks on the moon) by Chesley Bonestell
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    1. In this issue...Coming soon, p. 4
    2. It's a Great Big Wonderful Universe by Vance Aandahl, pp. 5-7
    3. Romance in a Twenty-First Century Used-Car Lot by Robert F. Young, pp. 8-24
    4. Who Dreams of Ivy by Will Worthington, pp. 25-38
    5. Funk by John W. Vandercook, pp. 39-56
    6. Danse Macabre by Robert Choly, p. 57
    7. Combat Unit by Keith Laumer, pp. 58-70
    8. Yes We Have no Ritchard by Bruce J. Friedman, pp. 71-77
    9. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXXIII by Grendel Briarton, p. 78
    10. Science: The Element of Perfection by Isaac Asimov, pp. 79-89
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      2. First Men to the Moon by Wernher von Braun
      3. When the Kissing Had to Stop by Constantine FitzGibbon
      4. Beyond by Theodore Sturgeon
      5. Notions: Unlimited by Robert Sheckley
      6. Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov
      7. The Genetic General / Time to Teleport by Gordon Dickson
    12. Russkies Go Home by Mack Reynolds, pp. 94-132
    13. Cover (Illustrating "Romance in a Twenty-First Century Used Car Lot) by Emsh
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    1. Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys, pp. 5-38
    2. The Way Out of Town by Winona McClintic, pp. 39-44
    3. Rope's End by Miriam Allen deFord, pp. 45-53
    4. In this issue..., p. 54
    5. Yo-Ho, and Up by Avram Davidson, p. 55
    6. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXXIV by Grendel Briarton, p. 56
    7. Infinity by Rosser Reeves, pp. 57-58
    8. Science: Now Hear This! by Isaac Asimov, pp. 59-69
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      1. A Clash of Cymbals by James Blish
      2. Agent of Vega, and Other Stories by James H. Schmitz
      3. The Vortex Blaster by E.E. Smith
      4. The Weans by Robert Nathan
      5. The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley
    10. The Beatnik Werewolf by Dan Lindsay, pp. 74-125
    11. The Listener by John Berry, pp. 126-129
    12. Index to volume XIX, pp. 130-132
    13. Cover by Mel Hunter
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