WORDS FROM THE KEEPER

Norm took advantage of this being the end of his first volume and decided that
we should put out a couple of jumbo sized zines, which he is doing.

Yours truly decided to put out two regular zines once.  So now you get three
zines for the price of one.  Two of them being by yours truly.  As of next
issue, both the Unknown and Mystery will merge to a regular 38- page zine:  The
Unknown Mystery.

Brother Norman almost tried to pull a funny in NEM #3.  He sure pulled a joke
but it wasn't very funny.  The fact of the matter is that HE'S accepted some of
my rejects.{1.}  The converse of that statement hasn't occurred yet.  Smoke
that in your pipe, Norm, ol' buddy.

That part about sending all your contributions to the UX? to Norm has changed. 
The new address is at the front of the Unknown, for you that don't read that
part.

Please make sure that you send the stamps and envelope if you want your story
returned.

Remember NEM #1 when Norm said that the NEM wasn't going to be a wacky zine
like {a} LUNAtic-like zine.  You may not believe it after glancing through the
Monster this time.  Ol' Norman Monsters appears undecided as to just exactly
what policy his zine will follow.

My policy is not so vague. If I like it I'll use {it}.  If I feel like it, I'll
say it.  So much for the policy.

This issue was started approximately five minutes after the last issue was
completed, so I have neither LoC's nor the opinions on what you think of the
cartoon I stuck in the last issue.

Speaking of last issue, I said that in UX? #3 I'd reveal the truth about Bob
Howard and Catin, remember?  Well, I decided that I wouldn't.

Hold it!  Don't blow up yet.  The revelation isn't in the UX? #3, true; I put
it in Mystery #1 just to make sure that you would read it.  Surprise.

Atlantis #2 or 3 should be out by now, if Tim & Timm are keeping on schedule,
so I'll close with a free plug for them.  If you want a copy of either #2 or
#3, or both, send 20 cents for each copy you want to:

                                 Tim Morris 
                                 1360 Nancywood Drive
                                 Pontiac, Mich.

                                       or

                                 Timm Wall
                                 4555 Major Drive
                                 Drayton Plains, Mich.

                                   THE KEEPER

                                  John Merkel

                                          [pp. 1 - 2, THE UNKNOWN #3, Fall 1965]

{l.  These were Gregg Wolford's "Souvenir" printed in NEM #3 & his "Train of
Thought" run in NEM #5.  Joheme preferred running his own Catin tales. ;) --
Monsters, 7.April.2001}

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