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The Incubator Man by Wallace West
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- May 21, 2026
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Summary
For one hundred and fifty years, Columbus Norton has lived untouched by disease while the world outside studies him like a miracle trapped behind glass. But when a single visitor awakens a longing no experiment can control, the man who helped humanity live longer must decide whether freedom is worth dying for. The Incubator Man by Wallace West. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Andrew sent us an email recently: “Loving all the new stories. I’ve noticed there’s been a new episode every day for the last several weeks. Please keep it up!” Thanks for noticing, Andrew. Our goal is to keep releasing a brand-new story every day for as long as possible.If you have requests, comments, or suggestions, we’d love to hear from you. Send an email to [email protected] is the first time we’ve featured a story by author Wallace West. Wallace George West was born in Walnut Hills, Kentucky, in 1900. Between 1927 and 1967 he published more than 60 short stories and four novels.Today’s story was only his second published work. It appeared in Weird Tales magazine in October 1928 on page 535, The Incubator Man by Wallace West…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Factory workers race to meet impossible wartime production demands while hidden enemies move through the endless machinery of a spinning city in space. One man notices a detail no one else catches, and suddenly millions of lives depend on whether he acts before the shift ends. Factory In The Sky by Basil Wells. Lost Sci-Fi Premium - https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffee=========================== Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/Facebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebookYouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtubeX - http://Lostscifi.com/xInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostsci…