LOOKING AHEAD
Daniel K. Appelquist

Hello again everybody! I'm sorry that this issue has come so late, but I've been EXTREMELY busy lately, what with trying to finish school this semester and everything. (If you'd like to offer me a job, you know how to reach me...) I know this issue's coming out a bit late to be called the "October" issue, but, since the first issue of Quanta came out two years ago this month, I thought it just wouldn't do to not have an October issue. Call me sentimental.

You heard correctly! Quanta has been publishing for a total of two years now, ever since October of 1989. I can't quite believe it myself! It seems like only yesterday that I was reading the first issue of Jim Mccabe's `Athene' and wondering to myself if I could do something like that. And THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST ISSUE, let me assure you of that. Quanta will continue to go out as long as I have fingers to type with.

Ok -- What have we got lined up for you this issue? Well, the two serials we're carrying (`The Harrison Chapters' and `Earth as an Example) are both continued. The final chapter of the `Earth as an Example' will be published in next month's issue. In addition, we have some various and sundry fiction from the four corners of the world (well, the Net...)

If you find yourself saying "why is this in a science-fiction magazine?" when you reach the end of Michael Arner's `Geek Queen', you have a point. I feel that the story's marginal science-fiction content, combined with the fact that it's really well written, qualify it for inclusion. If you'd like to see more of this sort of "borderline SF" material, please write me. I'd also like to get more of these types of submissions.

Also of note is that Christopher Kempke returns to Quanta this issue with his `Doorway from Darkness'. Chris tells me that this story is part of a larger work, other parts of which may be published in future issues.

I'd really like to encourage you to send comments to the authors. Part of the whole purpose of Quanta is to give developing authors a chance to get their work out to an audience, and it can be even more valuable if they get feedback from this audience. For that matter, I'D appreciate your comments on anything related to Quanta. I'd like to continue to make Quanta better, but I can't do that if I don't know what YOU, the reader, want.

I'd like to thank Eric Moore and Pomona Valero for their invaluable help in redesigning the contents page. I'm sort of in the process of redesigning Quanta, piecemeal. If you have any suggestions, or if you'd like to help design a new cover page, I'd love to hear from you.

More good news -- The subscription lists for Quanta have been steadilly growing. We are now up to 1800 subscribers, including a growing list of subscribers from eastern block countries.

Well, that's about it from me. See you in December!

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