Published on Dec 1, 2009:
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The winning story of 2009 SF Contest. Bold, set in a future close enough to be recognizable, charged with the promise of sex, and an ending that will leave you... well, read on.
Published on Dec 1, 2009:
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This 2nd prize winning story of 2009 SF Contest. Dark and philosophical with an ending calculated to leave you pondering about existence and meaning.
‘Lima – its me!’ He cried over the intercom. A tap and hiss later, the doors slid open. ...
Published on Dec 1, 2009:
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This 3rd prize winning story of 2009 SF Contest. Sometimes Life takes certain turns that are incomprehensible for others but still meaningful for those involved. A human story set in a possible future.
"Absolutely, Commissioner, you'll have our full assistance on this". As he spoke, Savar beckoned to Nkul who had just entered his room.
Nkul sat down, waiting for the call to ...
Published on Jan 17, 2009:
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This story is one of the two selected stories in the 2008 Scifi Contest. 'Touchstone' is an excellent story that imaginatively projects the nostalgia that we all feel when we realize how frozen accidents in history sometimes has led to poverty of living. This story would make you wonder about the historical path humanity has taken and would take in future.
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Published on Dec 24, 2008:
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This story is one of the two selected stories in the 2008 Scifi Contest. A mad scientist creates a house that is alive. He is caught it in it without being aware. The house keeps all intruders at bay; anyone who breaks in is toast. A young journalist working for a sensationalist media decides that there is saleable story in the house and decides to check-in. A light-hearted story that gives 'trashy journalists their come-uppance' (in the authors words). ...
Published on Nov 23, 2008:
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This story is the winning entry in the 2008 Scifi Contest. In this excellent story author Rinku Dutta explores rationality, free will, human penchant for narratives and the philosophical problems of self-awareness and consciousness. The story is set in the future when science and technology has advanced enough to record all our thoughts. ...
Published on 23 Nov, 2008:
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This is the second prize wining entry in the 2008 Scifi Contest. Author Rahul Jaisheel deftly weaves a time travel story. When there are a thousand time travel stories already written, it takes courage to pit your head on it again. Rahul Jaisheel has taken up the challenge and does very well too. ...
Published on Dec 11, 2008:
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This story won the sponsored prize in the 2008 Scifi Contest. Author Narendra speculates on a possible collision of events where a martian bacteria may help solve global warming on earth. Read on to find out how things turn out. ...
If a pacifist bunch of aliens land on earth and offer us all the details of the past, what would be the consequences? What, in particular, would believers feel - threatened or elated? Would humans be mature enough to handle the truth? How would religion affect what could possibly be the greatest event in human ...
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