Updates from D🌏T’s prolific past period and a little look at what's ahead
Dear loved ones,
In 1993, Octavia E. Butler published Parable of the Sower, a bleakly post-apocalyptic look at what looked like the far future. It’s been a sci-fi favorite for decades and made its way onto the New York Times bestseller list during the pandemic. In Parable, Lauren Oya Olamina, a prescient teenager with hyper-empathy, bears witness to ever-worsening environmental, political, and social collapse. Amid the unfolding wreckage, she has visions of a new faith and begins to gather community around her. With her resourcefulness and creativity, Lauren represents a protean artist for an uncertain era. One of her core beliefs: “God is Change.”
The novel starts on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Tomorrow. I get chills just typing this.
The future is now almost now.
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