Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler Predicted LA Fires In "Parable Of The Sower"
The Eaton Fire narrowly spares the cemetery housing Octavia Butler’s grave, as Altadena—the historic Black community she once ...
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The Pasadena Bookstore Taking Cues From Octavia E. Butler
Octavia’s Bookshelf, which survived the Eaton Fire, has become a haven and a hub for mutual aid resources and support.
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have been cited for anticipating a world wracked by climate change, racism and ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Her works were both seemingly personal ... where Butler grew up — was a beautiful mountain area made up of working class hikers, horses and cowboys, and small businesses like Octavia’s ...
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Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had ... woman author of science fiction, Butler grew up near Altadena, in Pasadena, and spent much of her life in Southern California before ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
When Octavia ... personal and community forward, allowing her to reimagine herself and consequently the world in which live. She died in 2006, at the age of 58. “People say Butler is prophetic ...
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Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
(AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined ... author of science fiction, Butler grew up near Altadena, in Pasadena, and spent much of her life in Southern California before ...