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Octavia Butler: Where My Outsider Heart Beats

I’ll admit it: Octavia Butler fascinates me, but not just because she’s a trailblazer or a genius writer (although those things are definitely true). I’m drawn to the complexities that make her story feel both deeply personal and universally relatable. One of the things that’s always struck me about Butler is how her experiences with …

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Furcas: The Ancient Knight Who Teaches Philosophy, Judgment, and the Hard Discipline of Wisdom

Furcas is a demon who feels old in a way that has nothing to do with age and everything to do with endurance. Among the spirits of the Ars Goetia, he does not present himself as a monster of excess, flame, or terror. Instead, he appears as a stern, elderly man with a long beard, …

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