First, I would argue that the story of colonisation is far more complex than that, but anyway, how is colonisation a problem for the Black American (and with ...
ahh... Ok Knight. My apologies. You don't have the American experience. Growing up as a person of color in America is a very oppressive experience. (The US is...
Actually, I'm not American... still, I fail to see why asking a question about categorising authors because of race makes you categorise the reader in the same...
OK, here's something I don't really get. Do you guys REALLY think there's like something different in African-American's writing that's unlike the writing of...
I just started reading Octavia Butler's work. It started with a piece she did for "Dark Matter" and I then bought "Parable of the Sower" and I am waiting for ...
Hi, thanks for all the kind words<br><br>I thought the Earthseed religion was dumb because it was so simplified. God is Change. OK, what next? so what? Who...
Hi Knight! Glad you could join us. I think youre going to make for some lively posts! I don't want to get on every point you made in your post, but I do want...
My apologies to the club! I have been SOOO Bizzy with my writing and teaching (yes- I am an author) that I haven't had time to check in with the club! I;ve...
Hi<br><br>I'm new to this club, though I've been reading Butler for years. <br><br>I must say that Butler is a writer I think very high of, eventhough I'm ...
Look at Virgina Hamilton's "She Tales" and there is also another book in which she has collected several African American Folktales. Her books are mainly found...
Look at Virgina Hamilton's "She Tales" and their is also another book in which she has collected several African American Folktales. Her books are mainly found...
This message brings up an interesting point for me. Being white I was brought up of Grimm's Fairy Tails, Aesop's Fables, Alice and the like. Could anyone tell...
Hello, and thanks for the reply.<br><br>The information helped a lot. I have often believed that pray is power. When one hears of miracles they often hear of ...
Warm Greetings REB! Good to have one schooled in the SF Classics here! I've read some Asimov, lots of Bradbury, lots of Clarke, Moorcock, some Gibson and...
Interesting: I had a gathering of writers (all people of color) staying with me at a beautiful beachfront vacation home here in California. The topic of ghosts...
HereHere! I agree! Even "cyberpunk" has failed people of color! Not until we write our own stories will we get our props!<br><br>Welcome to the club, Zendora!...
I've read a lot of Sci-Fi (Asimov, Bradbury, et al) the classics I guess. I stumbled upon Ms. Butler's "Parable of the Sower" and decided to try it. I was...
I find myself an observer and an avid listener. So far I come to believe that everybody has a soul, aka life force, which knows its pass and maybe its future,...
I have been an admirer of Octavia Butler's work, when I found myself barren of great reading material. I was restless, wondering as a African American female,...
I would like to know, is heaven or hell in this world, or in the next world? I personaly "think" that we are building heaven, or we can even make a hell! but i...
I will try to be online for your chat about KINDRED. I hope my time is open and doesn't slip me back into the Antebellum! (nerdy inside joke for people who've...
Hi everyone, <br>My club will be discussing one of Octavia's books for the month of July, so if you're interested, CHAT on Octavia Butler's sci-fi novel,...
"A victim of God may,<br>Through learning adaptation,<br>Become a partner of God.<br>A victim of God may,<br>Through forethought and planning,<br>Become a...
We do not worship God.<br>We perceive and attend God.<br>We learn from God.<br>With forethought and work,<br>We shape God.<br>In the end, we yeild to...
Prodigy is, at it's essence,<br>adaptability and persistance,<br>positive obsession. Without<br>persistance, what remains is an<br>enthusiasm of the moment. ...
After doing a search for a club dedicated to my favorite Science Fiction writer, I was a bit annoyed to see that NO ONE has started a club! Then I looked at ...
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