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1960 B. Burgess Why ‘Burgess’s Lights?’ in Burgess’s Lights (#1) Sept. 3
On my return to the hotel after breakfast, I went to Peter’s room to collect the lights [i.e. butchered lungs], which, by now, were becoming an embarrassment, and found he’d wakened in the night because of the smell; he'd scoured the room looking for the source of the stink and finding it under the bed had nearly been sick before he managed to crawl to the window and throw the whole shebang into the canal below. I’ve never been allowed to forget this incident and the topic is recounted to all newfen joining the London Circle. So, what better name for a magazine put out by Yours Truely. |