Science Fiction Writer Octavia Butler Dies

[BlacknBlue in Red NC]

The science fiction world was reeling Monday over the news that Octavia Butler, one of the few celebrated black science fiction writers, had died Friday.

Butler was pronounced dead at Northwest Hospital after a fall at her home in Lake Forest Park, outside of Seattle. It's reported that she struck her head on the cobbled walkway outside her home.

full story here:
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/butler228

RIP, Octavia.

[KamaAina]

1. We were on top of this yesterday

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2134192&mesg_id=2134192

Octavia was one who told the truth. I've pulled "Parable of the Talents" down from the bookshelf and will be re-immersing myself in her future world of radical climate change, social breakdown and "Christian America" fascism.

[BlacknBlue in Red NC]

2. Sorry; I did a search on her name before I posted

and it didn't return anything. I'll delete.

[KamaAina]

3. Yesterday's thread was in LBN

there are often "dupe" threads in LBN and GD. The rules only forbid dupes within LBN.

"God is change..."