I read Clay's Ark by Octavia Butler. It's about people trying to have empathy and compassion even as they face impossible decisions and are possessed by unavoidable compulsions. It's also a very exciting action story. I highly recommend it. #jerahreads #booksky

I read Wild Seed by Octavia Butler. It's a book about someone who is able to exert complete control over others and how community and resistance can still develop under him. Great book, I recommend it. #jerahreads #booksky

Taking a cold walk and enjoying a view of the frozen river.

I read If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer, published by @orbooks.bsky.social. it's an incredible essay collection and first hand account of experienceing occupation and genocide. Alareer was assassinated by israel in december of 2023 by a targeted missile strike. #booksky #jerahreads

Cold today, but just a few months ago, I was spending a warm autumn day on the levee.

I read Iron Council by China Mieville. It's about an attempted worker's revolution in the fantasy city of New Crobuzon, with focus on a council of train workers who continually build their own track. I liked it. #jerahreads #booksky

I read Mind of my Mind by Octavia Butler. It's about telepathic slavery in a 1970s California community. What does it mean to form a community when your thoughts or memories could be controlled by someone more powerful than you? very interesting. #booksky #jerahreads

I read Patternmaster by Octavia Butler. It's a fast paced adventure story set in the future. A young couple escapes a telepathic tyrant while learning how their own telepathic abilities work together. It's about how power is distributed in a telepathic society. I recommend it. #booksky #jerahreads

I picked these albums up at the library book sale back in October. A steal at $1.25 a piece. Phoebe Snow is the standout imo, but Ronnie is no slouch either.

Taking my time on the bridge