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A little-known mid-century science fiction writer, remembered today for the short story "Double Take," which imagines future readers uncovering a carefully staged message from 1960. His work has found a second life through public-domain archives and audiobook collections.
Very little biographical information about Wilson Parks Griffith appears to be widely documented online. What can be confirmed is that he wrote science fiction, and that his story Double Take was published in Amazing Stories in October 1953.
That story remains the work most clearly associated with him in major public-domain catalogs such as Project Gutenberg and LibriVox. Its premise centers on a time capsule and the gap between how people want to present themselves and how they are really seen, giving the tale a satirical edge that still feels lively.
Because reliable personal details are scarce, Griffith stands as one of those pulp-era writers known more through a surviving story than through a well-recorded life. For listeners, that mystery is part of the appeal: a brief, sharp science fiction voice from the magazine age, preserved by enthusiasts and rediscovered by new audiences.