i started reading parable of the sower by octavia e. butler shortly after the pandemic shutdown hit. written in 1993, the story begins with a group of kids in the los angeles area in 2024, no longer safe to leave their homes for school, taking a risk … [Read more...] about 4 masks up for parable of the sower by octavia e. butler (and thoughts about creeping dystopia spurred by this novel from a black feminist perspective)