Octavia Butler on letting the past go

Octavia Butler died over the weekend. This African American science fiction writer spoke a lot about tradition, family, and overcoming obstacles, and while she was not an archaeologist, many of her writings were musings on the past, appropriate for anyone interested in archaeology. I used this poem from her science fiction book Parable of the Talents as a Quote of the Week a few years back.

Seattle Times | Octavia Butler, brilliant master of scifi, dies