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-Selva.
15 June, ...

Hope you aren't unduly surprised by this newsletter. After one more of the many long breaks, I am writing to you once again, unfortunately, about the SF contest results being delayed.

As one gets old, contrary to conventional wisdom, it seems the pace of one's life accelerates. There is more in the past to contend and reconcile with. If you are part of the great Indian diaspora, there is also the geographical distance, as I have been finding ...

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It has been a few months since the last Newsletter. I hope to return to a regular schedule with this issue.

For the past few days I have been attempting to translate 'Leaping into the void' essay published recently here into ...

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I must apologize for the poor quality of the audio recording of Once upon a time in a queue essay published on the 24th. It was recorded at 6:30 in the morning while I was half asleep. I've done a new recording today and have replaced the original audio files now. ...

Hello, last week I received an enquiry from a 15 year old living in India who wanted to know if he/she can participate in the scifi contest. This particular young person was born in 1992 which, it seemed to me, is not so far away in the past. And that's when I went white with a painful comprehension. As you age, time flies by and the past is no longer so far ...

The number of visitors to TheScian.com has grown steadily the past one month. More heartening than the growth is the amount of time each visitor spends here which averages to about 6 minutes during each visit. This is almost like sitting all through a classical music concert when Kylie Minogue is playing in the neighborhood. I am very glad of this fact. ...

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Creating this website has taken a lot of effort and perhaps this newsletter ought to start with some background to ...