The general was bucking for his other star–and this miserable contraption bucked right back! Doorstep by Keith Laumer, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
Doorstep marks the debut of Keith Laumer on the podcast. Laumer was born in Syracuse New York in 1925. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force during World War II and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service.
He is perhaps best known for the character James Retief, a cynical spacefaring diplomat, who is based or at the very least inspired in part on Laumer’s service as a diplomat. We will meet Mr. Retief in future episodes of the podcast.
Was today’s story influenced by Laumer’s time in the military? We’ll let you decide. Let’s peruse the pages of the February 1961 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine and on page 64 we will find Doorstep by Keith Laumer… 
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The fey Mr. Young continues his scholarly researches in the scientific origins of our myth and legend with this tale of an agile—and avaricious—one-man Boarding Party. Boarding Party by Robert F. Young.
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Doorstep by Keith Laumer - Short Sci-Fi Story From the 1960s

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This is another one of those stories that I fell in love with as soon as I started reading it and knew I had to share it with you. Let us open the shabby old pages of Fantastic Universe Magazine 69 years ago, August 1955 to be specific, and discover our short story about wedded bliss, The Good Husband by Evelyn E. Smith…
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The Good Husband by Evelyn E. Smith - Sci Fi Short Stories From the 1950s

The lure of precious zolonite drew Morgan to barren Titan—to find a weird beast-empire ruled by a cold-eyed Earth-girl queen. Space-Wolf by Ray Cummings, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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Ray Cummings returns to the podcast. Let’s turn back the clock 83 years and open the pages of Planet Stories magazine in the Summer of 1941. Our journey to the planet Titan begins on page 95, Space-Wolf by Ray Cummings…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Ellen’s husband was so quiet and self-effacing she could almost picture him apologizing for the inscription on his own tombstone. The Good Husband by Evelyn E. Smith.
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Space-Wolf by Ray Cummings - Short Science Fiction Story From the 1940s

Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing. You can go blind—or maybe you’ll see something no man alive was meant to look upon! Beyond the Ultra Violet by Frank M. Robinson, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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Frank M. Robinson is back with us today with a little yarn that may have you looking at things a little differently. Our tale can be found in the June 1951 issue Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy. This is the second story from that issue on the podcast. The first was The Martians and the Coys by Mack Reynolds. Turn to page 58 for, Beyond the Ultra Violet by Frank M. Robinson…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The lure of precious zolonite drew Morgan to barren Titan—to find a weird beast-empire ruled by a cold-eyed Earth-girl queen. Space-Wolf by Ray Cummings.
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Beyond the Ultra Violet by Frank M. Robinson - Science Fiction Short Story From the 1950s

In a future where fate is determined by Predictable Life-Lines, Dr. Jules Craig wrestles with the ethical dilemma of revealing a patient's grim destiny while concealing his own. As he grapples with the weight of his own experiment to alter his predicted future, a chilling revelation threatens to unravel his sanity and reshape his understanding of destiny. You Are Forbidden by Jerry Shelton, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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Jerry Shelton had 5 short science fiction stories published from 1944 to 1947. This is the last of those stories which appeared on page 89 in Thrilling Wonder Stories in June 1947. You Are Forbidden by Jerry Shelton…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing. You can go blind—or maybe you’ll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!. Beyond the Ultra Violet by Frank M. Robinson.
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You Are Forbidden by Jerry Shelton - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1940s

As a mysterious star hurtles toward Earth, bringing with it unprecedented chaos and destruction, humanity grapples with the impending apocalypse and the uncertain fate of their world. Amidst the turmoil, a diverse array of individuals—from scientists to lovers, from scholars to refugees—navigate the cataclysmic events and search for meaning in the face of annihilation. The Star by H. G. Wells, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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H. G. Wells isn’t new to the podcast and there are more of his stories on the way. This short story was written during a rather remarkably productive time for Wells, a year after The Island of Doctor Moreau, the same year as The Invisible Man and a year before The War of the Worlds. From 1897 an apocalyptic tale you won't soon forget, The Star by H. G. Wells…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, In a future where fate is determined by Predictable Life-Lines, Dr. Jules Craig wrestles with the ethical dilemma of revealing a patient's grim destiny while concealing his own. As he grapples with the weight of his own experiment to alter his predicted future, a chilling revelation threatens to unravel his sanity and reshape his understanding of destiny. You Are Forbidden by Jerry Shelton.
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Doorstep by Keith Laumer - Short Sci-Fi Story From the 1960s

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