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Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived

Her “Parable of the Sower” has been cited for anticipating a world — and a Los Angeles — wracked by climate change, racism and economic disparity.

Black Enterprise · 13h

The Grave Of Octavia Butler, Writer Who Once Prophesied LA Fires, Still Stands In Altadena Cemetery

The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel "Parable Of The Sower" predicted fires engulfing Los Angeles, still stands at a Altadena cemetery.

Alternet on MSN · 1h

Untold stories of LA fires: Incarcerated firefighters, Black Altadena and Octavia Butler’s warning

We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40,

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN14d

In Her Inventive and Prescient Stories, Octavia Butler Wrote Herself Into the Science Fiction Canon

Throughout her years of obscurity, Butler rose daily to write before menial jobs as a potato chip inspector, dishwasher and ...

19hon MSN

Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It

Many have called the science fiction author a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of ...

6don MSN

Eerie 90s books ‘predicted LA wildfires’ and politician who vowed ‘make America great again’

From raging fires to a politician promising to Make America Great Again - Octavia Butler's novels are eerily prophetic.

Essence14d

On National Science Fiction Day, We Salute Octavia Butler

Named after her mother Octavia Margaret ... up extremely shy and turned to books and reading for comfort. Butler would go on to become a prolific writer and the first science fiction writer ...

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"We Keep Playing the Same Record": A Conversation with Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler: I do, but I tend to get angry ... OEB: Oh, even if it is not there, she feels it. In the first chapter of the book, she talks about her brother playing tricks on ...

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