Its riveting for how it upends any tradition of shame around a relentless desire for success.
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Webber stands still, his eyes locked in on Rose, his arms hanging loosely at his side.
To the uninitiated, maybe.
But the Black folks, even the young among us, knew better.
The Webber and Rose moment was a disruption of the consistent, draining hum of the wider world.
And takes it a step further, even.
OctaviaButler,asunderstoodby…
Her spectacular life.
Her most misunderstood work.
Her writing style.
.Her famous journal entry.
Butlers journals feel exceptionally precious as she was, by nature, a builder of worlds.
If it is just me and my reflection, no one can tell us a damn thing.
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