Sunday Morning! “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
The second book in Butler’s Parables series shows how our stories can often blind us to reality, but also keep us alive.
Tagged: Sci-fi
Sunday Morning! Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel Parable of the Sower posits a future dystopia that’s located just right next door to us, and gives a few glimmers of hope that individuals might work together and make it slightly less horrible.
Stakes and Satiability: Part 4
“What better place to hide, my dear daughter, but within the cloak of British respectability,” Nathaniel said.
Sunday Morning! “They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears”
A friend’s favorite book from last year, which describes a terrorist attack that either happened or did not happen, depending on which timeline we’re living through.
The King of the Monsters
Sixty-Five Years Later, Godzilla Continues To Be A Symbol For Everything From Humanity’s Sins To A Force Of Nature To Even Box Office Superhero.
Adventure Time?
I’ve heard it said that at its heart, science fiction is really just an adventure story.
While this may be true, I don’t believe “adventure” is the reason I enjoy the genre.
The Illustrated Man
My dad foisted Dandelion Wine on me when I was young and still homeschooled. It was to be, appropriately enough, the first book in my list of self-imposed summer reading. His copy was old, and...
