The Luckiest Man Alive! by William Morrison - A Classic Science Fiction Short Story from the 1950s

Published: Aug. 20, 2024, 12:08 p.m.

The Luckiest Man Alive\u2013obviously, will be the man who\u2019s chosen \u201cMister Earth\u201d! The Luckiest Man Alive by William Morrison, that\u2019s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.


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William Morrison has appeared on the podcast several times, but it\u2019s been more than a year since The Addicts, Monster, Task of Kayin, Unwelcomed Visitor and Spoken For.


Let\u2019s journey back to May 1952. A well remembered episode of "I Love Lucy" premiered in May of 52, \u201cLucy Does a TV Commercial\u201d also known as "Vitameatavegamin" received an unheard of 68% of US television viewers. The movie Singin' in the Rain was in movie theaters, it was only a modest hit but now it\u2019s revered as one of the greatest films of all time. If you had a quarter you could pick up a copy of Science Fiction Quarterly, which offered a novel, two Novelets and two short stories. Turn to page 96 for, The Luckiest Man Alive! by William Morrison\u2026


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