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Black Enterprise · 10h

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.

Orange County Register · 12h

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

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

Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did catch fire last week but suffered ''minimal damage,

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

Octavia E. Butler didn’t like to wait for inspiration. In fact, the celebrated science fiction author denounced the idea of ...

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

Many have called Butler a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her ...

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