https://blog.karthikrp.com/tags/sci-fi/Recent content in sci-fi on ReflectionsHugo -- gohugo.ioen-us© Karthik Ramaswamy PadmanabhanThu, 19 Nov 2020 22:21:25 -0500https://blog.karthikrp.com/posts/3pm/Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:21:25 -0500https://blog.karthikrp.com/posts/3pm/Ding, dong! The shrill noise of the doorbell broke the heavy silence that currently occupied the house at 1521 Rosewood Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The floor creaked as fifty-four-year-old Chinmayi Venkatesan walked from the kitchen and looked through the peephole before opening the door. She managed to catch a glimpse of the delivery UPS truck leaving the driveway. She glanced at the name of the sender as she picked up the cardboard box at the doorstep.https://blog.karthikrp.com/posts/the-lilliput/Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:57:24 -0500https://blog.karthikrp.com/posts/the-lilliput/Saturday, July 11 2009 It was nearly evening when I reached Senate Hall where the specimen was to be kept for display. The place was crowded with so many people such that it looked as if there was a carnival going on. The excitement was understandable. The discovery was amazing, almost next to impossible. Before this, people had discovered fossils of new dinosaurs, a few Jurassic age insects, and stuff like that.https://blog.karthikrp.com/posts/the-expedition/Tue, 20 May 2008 07:07:42 -0500https://blog.karthikrp.com/posts/the-expedition/It was our fifth day aboard USS Kentucky. The dipping temperature told us that we weren’t too far from our destination. It wasn’t exactly a smooth voyage. We had encountered a horrible storm near French Polynesia, and another in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean. It was noon, but the climate was so cold that we had to wear layers of warm clothing. It all started two weeks back.