Parable of the Talents: Chapter 11
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Trigger warnings on this episode: death, suicide, mention of sexual violence.
Acorn is overrun. Unspeakable, unthinkable losses. Loss of family, loss of life, loss of freedom. How to go on?
Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 11 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents, and offer questions for you and your people to consider.
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Links: The song in this episode, Tree of Life, is available at morley.bandcamp.com - in support of the project Borderless Lullabies
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