Transvestia

III. CONTACT RESPONSE: I really am quite upset about this. I set up Contact as a means of helping qualified people get together by mail. A number of you have run ads and I've forwarded quite a lot of mail, but I keep catching it from those who answer ads and then never get even an acknowledgement. It isn't fair. They have paid their $1 and common courtesy would dictate that at least an acknowledgement be received. If there is something about a letter that leads a recipent to think that she doesn't want to continue the contact, all right, but at least drop a line to the sender saying that you received the letter but due to circumstances you are unable to pursue contacts at this time or you are too busy or some- thing. Please be considerate.

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IV. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PAYMENTS: I continue to have it drumned into me that my failure to acknow- ledge receipt of manuscripts or of indications as to whether and when they will be published has lost me a lot of friends. I can only say that if this is the basis of the friendship then not much is lost. The few of you who have been in my home and seen the pile of things to do on my desk know how far behind I always am I would like to do a lot of things differently, but as it is I give easily 80% of my waking hours not occupied in my regular job to the activities of Chevalier. Every 5 minute task adds up and there just are not enough hours. I wish you would all understand that I'm doing the very best I can for you under some exceedingly trying circumstances (see preceed- ing announcement). There are lots of shortcomings in the Chevalier set up and if this was a full time business it wouldn't be this way, but it isn't. So please bear with me and be glad that you have TRANSVESTIA at all, be- cause believe me, there are times.

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I am also way behind in calculating manuscript pay- ments and writing checks, but be patient if you've got some coming you'll get it in due course. I'm only 15 days late in getting #32 to the printer, so you can figure that time is sort of lacking for a lot of things. I love you all, and I try to take care of all that I can, but love me a little and don't hit me, please.

VIRGINIA