well she liked them you can jolly well read and guess for yourself. I'm not going to court!

OK now, Hature Girl and Professional Writer. Where did you acquire the notion that fiction should Teach a Lesson? Isn't THE LADDER published primarily for Lestians? Why should every story in it preach the philosophy of DOB or anyone elso? Why carp at DOB's following this contury's trend to picture Things as They Are? or oven occasionally last contury's Things as We Wish They Were? Do all your stories boar a Message?

..Well, maybe not. But the total score of titlos strips someone a bit bare, and for my a bit bare, and for my money someone's not sure just who she is. Pecplo Who Live in Glass Houses Should Undress in the Dark.

Joannotto H. Fostor

We're Flattered, Miss Aldrich!

Wo didn't think you sared. For it has been two years (April, 1958) since we published our "Opon Lotter to Ann Aldrich" in THE LADDER.

It is indeed flattering to note that you felt us important onough in the field of Lesbianism to devote so much time in writing your reply, to say nothing of the space allotted us în CAROL IN A THOUSAND CITIES. We are always pleased to learn that our magazine is so thoroughly read. For you have certainly wrung out THE LADDER "Rung by Rung."

But as we pointed out in our "open Letter", you have a tendency to center your attention on the "bizarre." And we must admit that it does make good copy! Wo further admit that THE LADDER is not professional we're sure that there were many more blunders in the 1958 issues which you graciously overlooked.

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However, just as we indicated in our infamous "Opon Lot-

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