Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler Predicted LA Fires In "Parable Of The Sower"
The Eaton Fire narrowly spares the cemetery housing Octavia Butler’s grave, as Altadena—the historic Black community she once ...
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Octavia Butler predicted fire disaster in Los Angeles in 1993 book 'Parable of the Sower'
"Parable of the Sower" was written in 1993 and set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. "We had a fire today," reads a Feb. 1, 2025, diary entry in the book, referring to a small fire that presages ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
“People say Butler is prophetic because she sets Parable of the Sower in 2024. She’s only off by a few months.” Before the fire, Pasadena — where Butler grew up — was a beautiful ...