THANK YOU, MS. BUTLER!
by Sharon Mitchell | Feb 25, 2014 | fantasy, influence, Octavia Butler, sci-fi, speculative fiction, WOC, writer
Ek’abo Ebi! (Welcome Family!) It was the late 1990’s. Sitting at my desk at work, I was twiddling my thumbs, waiting for an attorney to call me with my next assignment. Suddenly the phone rings. A friend of mine was on the line. “Guuurl I...Recent Posts
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