Now I'll dry up, wishing you the very best of sincere wishes for the continued success of your--or rather "our"--little treasure, Astounding Stories.--Glyn Owens, 20, Rugby Rd., Newport, Man., Canada. _Nossir--No "Half Pints"_ Dear Editor: I have been reading Astounding Stories for some time, although this is the first time I have written, and I want to say it is one swell mag. I like all of its stories, though I like the ones of adventure on other planets and in strange lands best. But listen, I don't want any by a few half pint authors I know of that write for a few other quarter pint magazines. Let's have some more by such as Victor Rousseau, Capt. S. P. Meek, Arthur J. Burks, Murry Leinster and R. P. Starzl. Also Ray Cummings. Here's to them and to the best mag on the market. Remember, no half pints.--Boyd Goodman, 2801 Laclede St., Dallas, Texas. "_Out of Curiosity_" Dear Editor: Seeing your magazine on the newsstands the other day, I purchased it out of curiosity to see whether it was just another magazine or something out of the ordinary. Being a reader of other Science Fiction magazines, I was surprised to see how much better Astounding Stories turned out to be than the rest. Ever since that first issue I have been a steady reader of "our" magazine. I think that one of the best improvements that could be made is to cut all the pages even. Wesso sure is a dandy artist. Try not to lose him. I, for one, am very much in favor of reprints. I think they would very much increase our circle of readers. Some of your best authors are: S. P. Meek, V. Rousseau, Ray Cummings and S. P. Wright. Let's have some more novels by those authors, please.--E. F. Hittleman, 3400 Wayne Ave., Bronx, N. Y. "_Or What Have You?_" Dear Editor: I've just finished reading the October issue of Astounding Stories and am convinced that the magazine is getting better and better. I'd like to take back what I said in my first letter about interplanetary stories being ruled out, because I notice they are improving. They seem more realistic and true. I like "Jetta of the Lowlands." Something different, don't you think? Seems strange to imagine what the ocean bottoms might be like. And how can "Stolen Brains" help but be good when Captain Meek brings his Philo Vance to the rescue--that intelligent Dr. Bird. (This may sound like sarcasm, but it's meant to be praise.) I always read Dr. Bird first of all.