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Introduction to Octavia Butler�

April 7, 2026

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“When I began writing science fiction, when I began reading, heck, I wasn't in any of this stuff I read. The only black people you found were occasional characters or characters who were so feeble-witted that they couldn’t manage anything, anyway. I wrote myself in, since I’m me and I’m here and I’m writing.“

Octavia Butler , The New York Times, 2000

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Parable of the Sower

The Parable of the Sower as illustrated in Hortus deliciarum  compiled by Herrad of Landsberg  at the Hohenburg Abbey in Alsace (12th century)

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Oya – Yoruba Goddess of Storms