Day six of our daily readings from “Dear Los Angeles,” a collection of letters and diary entries from 1542 to 2018, while all of us quarantine in 2020.

Today’s excerpt from 1968 comes from Octavia E. Butler, author and Pasadena native. In 1995 she became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.

And it seemed appropriate to feature a female guest reader (Amanda Riccio) - you’ll see why!

We love you, Los Angeles!