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Stargleamer

(2,822 posts) Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:45 PM 5 hrs ago

Today's Octavia Butler's Birthday

Reading her books changed me as person, multiple times. An absolute treasure of a writer and human being.
— â—‰â—â—‹â€¢Â° (@ontopunk.bsky.social) 2026-06-22T15:44:52.758Z

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Today's Octavia Butler's Birthday (Original Post) Stargleamer 5 hrs ago OP

I loved a great number of her works LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #1

We are glad you were born, and mourn your death, Octavia uppityperson 5 hrs ago #2

An amazing author ThreeNoSeep 4 hrs ago #3

i just recently started reading her stuff... da svenster 4 hrs ago #4

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,773 posts)

1. I loved a great number of her works

Reply to Stargleamer (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:48 PM

5 hrs ago

uppityperson

(116,040 posts)

2. We are glad you were born, and mourn your death, Octavia

Reply to Stargleamer (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:26 PM

5 hrs ago

ThreeNoSeep

(333 posts)

3. An amazing author

Reply to Stargleamer (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:35 PM

4 hrs ago

Parable of the Sower is a must read.

da svenster

(90 posts)

4. i just recently started reading her stuff...

Reply to Stargleamer (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:44 PM

4 hrs ago

working through the patternist books (on "clay's ark&quot . really intrigued by her writing and looking forward to hitting her parable novels.

like so many authors, she left us too young (another being terry pratchett).

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