Sunday Gathering & Aftersession Discussion

Sunday Gathering: The New Jerusalem: Envisioning a New Normal

Aftersession: Envisioning a New World

Octavia Butler 1947-2006 Hugo and Nebula Awards, Author of The Parable Series

The Book of Martha – by Octavia Butler

We will discuss this short story by award-winning SciFi writer, Octavia Butler.  In the story, the character, Martha meets God and is given the power to make one change that would make the world a good place, without human destructiveness.  She and God debate some of her ideas as she discovers holes in them.  Read this and see what Martha decides to do, and consider what you would do, if given a chance to remake the world.  You can read the story here: https://www.sevenstories.com/blogs/102-an-exclusive-short-story-from-octavia-butler-in-celebration-of-her-birthday

Creating and Living Inside Virtual Reality – If you want a glimpse of what many call the “unavoidable future” created by technology, listen to this recent 12-minute interview about the emerging trend of living inside virtual reality with Ernest Cline, author of the books Ready Player One and Two (made into a movie by Steven Speilberg).  You can listen to the interview here:  https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/11/24/ready-player-two-ernest-cline