More on Octavia Butler

A fine remembrance of Octavia Butler appeared in the Washington Post.

I heard from a friend in Seattle—who isn't even an SF reader—that a memorial reading is planned, in which many SF writers from the Northwest will take turns reading from her work. That seems very fitting.

Too much death and threat of death around lately. I have one dear friend whose husband is dying of cancer, and another good friend whose health is failing and whose life has been so hammered by legal and financial injustices that he is dependent upon charity for medical care.

We all know that life isn't fair. But sometimes you really wonder.