Box 1796

Savanah, Georgia

Jan. 13, 1949

Dear 4E:

I have been meaning to back up the last note of Saras but didnt, been powerful busy trying to nail down a stack of copy. Been using an old dictaphone arangement which was on the

verge of driving me stark staring. Finally today managed to get my big paws on a new

Audiograph setup. They were used by the airforce in planes in the war and transcribe or

record in any position with a minimum of breakdown. They use a half hour per side vynolile

plateing which means an hour of dictation per record. The stuff is clear and the transcribing is

very easy and simple. They are very light and streamlined. Been out for two or three years

now in commercial work. Rather high priced so I really have to grind now to support my

writing.

Have a nice office. Had another one but didnt take to [the] noise. Present one is in the same apt. building, very neat and very quiet, with its own silk and gilt. Could become a den of vice

very easily, I fear, so I only allow women over 16 in there.

Wanted to tell you that Sara is beating out her wits on fiction and is having to do this DARK

SWORD -cause and cure of nervous tension properly THE SCIENCE OF MIND, really EXCALIBUR in fits, so far, however she has recovered easily from each fit. It will be considerably delayed because of this. Good as my word, however, I shall ship it along just as

soon as decent. Then you can rape women without their knowing it, communicate suicide

messages to your enemies as they sleep, sell the Arroyo Seco parkway to the mayor for cash,

evolve the best way of protecting or destroying communism, and other handy house hold

hints. If you go crazy, remember you were warned.

Good publishing trick, by the way, is to have the bookseller make the buyer sign a release

releasing the author of all responsibilities if the reader goes nuts.

Scanning it to insert a few case histories Id come across here and there, I got interested again and have not decided whether to destroy the Catholic church or merely start a new one. And I

grow restless when I think of all the charming ladies and young boys who walk around

without the slightest taste for LIFE.

Thought of some interesting publicity angles on it. I might post a ten thousand dollar bond to

be paid to anyone who can attain equal results with any known field of knowledge. A reprint

of the preface, however, is about all one needs to bring in orders like a snow storm. This has

more selling and publicity angles than any book of which I have ever heard, I think, and may

very well be able to support them without much effort.

Looking over its project, I find a son of a luckless millionaire here has taken to drink and the

millionaire wants him cured bad. Might undertake it for ten grand some afternoon.

Dont know why I suddenly got the nerve to go into this again and let it loose. Its probably either a great love or an enormous hatred of humanity. Just a few months ago I would now

and then decide [to] use it and start right in to apply and I would lose my nerve. But lo!

courage rose and the book is going out before it sinks again.

So here you have the dope.

Looking at all the fantasy movies, how about you contacting Laura Wilck in poisonally and

making her scout around when we go in hard covers.

So far whatd Bill Crawford do about assembling the TRITION. Did he like MAN EATS MONSTER?

Best regards my friend, dont Kroshak the little kids in the neighborhood.

Love and Kisses,

Ron

P.S. This here epistle is confidential, pard.