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'embrace diversity. / unite — / or be divided, / robbed, / ruled, / killed / by those who see you as prey. / embrace diversity / or be destroyed.' #art #history: thank you, seattle edu-core band, bloodhag, for (literally) hitting me in the head with an octavia butler (who died #otd in 2006) tome. she broke all the rules & against incredible odds, she was the first black science fiction writer. you'll find solace in her words.
#octaviaButler #sciFi #literature #illustration #metal
quick ink sketch of prescient phenomenon, octavia butler. she looks directly at the viewer, a slight smile on her face, as she relaxes against a fireplace surround. behind her are eight black lines of varying lengths, themselves set behind a black circle partly filled with a pale sea foam colour. to octavia's left is written her name in uppercase. the 'i' pierces through the circle.
quick ink sketch of prescient phenomenon, octavia butler. she looks directly at the viewer, a slight smile on her face, as she relaxes against a fireplace surround. behind her is a circle partly filled with a pale mocha colour. to octavia's left is written her name in uppercase. the 'i' pierces through the circle. this is in black & shades of cocoa colours.
#SciFi #history #metal #art #illustration #literature #otd #OctaviaButler

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#BloodHag! 📚🤘🏿

Hit on the head with #OctaviaButler. That’s legendary

I had to check and realized there’s a lot of Black #SciFi I haven’t read
carlbrandon.org/2020/01/crash-…

#SciFi #OctaviaButler #bloodhag

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@AccordionBruce@mastodon.social@mastodon.social i needed her in my life & that was as straightforward a sign as i've ever had. 😀
thanks for the link to that excellent article. i can wholeheartedly endorse lorraine hansberry.
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Octavia Butlers work is fantastic with a lot of her predictions coming true these years, and with the more apocalyptic seemingly about to unfold. Great woman and writer.
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I just finished her Parable of the Sower, yesterday evening. It was written 30 years ago and it speaks of the USA falling apart due to capitalism and poverty, the election of a crazy president in 2024, and at one point a chapter was titled "February 19, 2025" and I was reading it just that same day... Totally visionary, but with hope in the end, thanks to empathy.
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@antoineschmitt yes, that one had my guts churning with every turn of the page. still can't wrap my head round how she predicted all of this with such accuracy, but the protagonist does convey hope.
must've been a bit creepy reading that chapter on the specific date.
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