author
Frank W. Coggins
An obscure but intriguing science-fiction writer, Frank W. Coggins is best known for the thoughtful short story “Say ‘Hello’ for Me,” a tale of isolation, transformation, and an unexpected encounter on Mars.
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Say "Hello" for Me
by Frank W. Coggins
About the author
Frank W. Coggins was an American science-fiction writer whose work appeared in the pulp-era magazine If Worlds of Science Fiction. His best-known surviving story, “Say ‘Hello’ for Me,” was published in the May 1953 issue and later entered the public domain in the United States.
The story follows Professor Pettibone, who returns to a changed Earth after spending two decades on Mars. Coggins’s fiction blends classic space adventure with a gentler, more reflective mood, focusing on identity, contentment, and the emotional cost of coming home.
Few reliable biographical details about Coggins’s life have been documented, but his work remains available to modern readers through digital public-domain collections.