,WE ,WILL ,REMEMB] ,FRE$OM 
,:Y ,IT ,MATT]S ?AT ,URSULA ,K4 ,LE ,GU9 ,WAS AN ,AN>*I/ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,I'VE NEV] LIK$ ! P>T ( ! /ORY :5 ! M5TOR FIGURE DIES & ! Y\NG H]OES SAY !Y >5'T READY TO GO IT ALONE1 ?AT !Y /ILL NE$ H]4 ,I'VE NEV] LIK$ IT BECAUSE IT FELT CLI*$ & BECAUSE ,I WANT TO SEE 9T]G5]ATIONAL /RUGGLE BETT] REPRES5T$ 9 FICTION4 

,TODAY ,I DON'T LIKE ?AT P>T ( ! /ORY BECAUSE444 ,I DON'T FEEL READY4 

,LA/ WEEK1 ,I LIV$ 9 ! SAME WORLD AS ,URSULA ,LE ,GU91 A GR&MA/] ( SCI5CE FICTION :O ACCEPT$ AW>DS BY DECRY+ CAPITALISM & SEEM$1 ) EV]Y BREA?1 TO SPEAK ( ! BETT] WORLDS WE CAN CREATE4 ,ON ,MONDAY1 ,JANU>Y #b#b1 #b#a#h1 %E PASS$ AWAY4 ,%E WAS #hh YE>S OLD & %E KNEW IT WAS COM+1 & ( C\RSE MY SORR[ IS = MYSELF & MY [N LOSS & NOT = A WOMAN :O1 AFT] A LIFETIME ( GOOD WORK FI<T+ = :AT %E BELIEV$1 DI$ LOV$4 

,IT'S ALSO A SORR[1 ?\<1 TO HAVE LO/ ONE ( ! MO/ BRILLIANT AN>*I/S ! WORLD HAS EV] KN[N4 ,ESPECIALLY N[1 AS WE />T 9TO ! H>D TIMES %E SAID W]E COM+4 

,TO BE CLE>1 ,URSULA ,LE ,GU9 DIDN'T1 AS ,I UND]/& IT1 CALL H]SELF AN AN>*I/4 ,I ASK$ H] AB\T ?IS4 ,%E TOLD ME ?AT %E DIDN'T CALL H]SELF AN AN>*I/ BECAUSE %E DIDN'T FEEL ?AT %E DES]V$ TO--%E DIDN'T DO 5\<4 ,I ASK$ H] IF IT WAS ,O,K = US TO CALL H] ONE4 ,%E SAID %E'D BE HONOR$4 

,URSULA1 ,I PROMISE Y\1 ! HONOR IS \RS4 

,:5 ,I ?9K AB\T AN>*I/ FICTION1 ! FIR/ /ORY ?AT COMES 9TO MY HEAD IS A SIMPLE ONE1 CALL$ 0,ILE ,=E/10 :I* APPE>$ 9 ,LE ,GU9'S #aigf COLLECTION ,ORS9IAN ,TALES4 ,! N>RATIVE IS FRAM$ BY TWO M5 DISCUSS+ ! NATURE ( CRIME & LAW4 ,ONE SUGGE/S ?AT SOME CRIMES >E SIMPLY UN=GIVABLE4 ,! O!R REFUTES IT4 ,MURD]1 SURELY1 >GUES ! ONE1 ?AT ISN'T = SELF-DEF5SE1 IS UN=GIVABLE4 

,! *IEF N>RATOR ( ! /ORY !N GOES ON TO RELATE A /ORY ( A MURD]--A VILE ONE1 A MISOGYNI/ ONE--?AT LEAVES Y\ ) BO? DISCOM=T & ) ! AW>5ESS ?AT NO1 9 ?AT P>TICUL> CASE1 !RE W\LD BE NO JU/ICE 9 SEEK+ V5GEANCE OR LEGAL REP]CUSSIONS AGA9/ ! MURD]]4 

,9 A FEW ?\S& WORDS1 )\T EV5 TRY+1 %E UND]M9ES ! READ]'S FAI? 9 BO? CODIFI$ LEGAL SY/EMS & VIGILANTE JU/ICE4 

,IT WASN'T ?AT ,LE ,GU9 C>RI$ H] POLITICS 9TO H] WORK4 ,IT'S ?AT ! SAME SPIRIT ANIMAT$ BO? H] WRIT+ & H] POLITICS4 ,9 H] #bae BLOG PO/ 0,UTOPIY91 ,UTOPIYANG0 %E WRITES3 

0,! K9D ( ?9K+ WE >E1 AT LA/1 BEG9N+ TO DO AB\T H[ TO *ANGE ! GOALS ( HUMAN DOM9ATION & UNLIMIT$ GR[? TO ?OSE ( HUMAN ADAPTABILITY & LONG-T]M SURVIVAL IS A %IFT FROM YANG TO Y91 & SO 9VOLVES ACCEPTANCE ( IMP]MAN5CE & IMP]FECTION1 A PATI5CE ) UNC]TA9TY & ! MAKE%IFT1 A FRI5D%IP ) WAT]1 D>KNESS1 & ! E>?40 

,?AT'S ! AN>*I/ SPIRIT ?AT ANIMAT$ H] WORK4 ,AN>*ISM1 AS ,I SEE IT1 IS AB\T SEEK+ A BETT] WORLD :ILE ACCEPT+ IMP]MAN5CE & IMP]FECTION4 

,I SP5D A LOT ( MY TIME ?9K+ AB\T1 READ+ AB\T1 & LE>N+ FROM O!RS AB\T H[ FICTION CAN 5GAGE ) POLITICS4 ,I DON'T WANT TO PUT ,LE ,GU9 ON A P$E/AL--%E H]SELF1 9 P]FECT =M1 REFUS$ TO LET PEOPLE CALL H] OR H] WORK G5IUS--BUT NO ONE WROTE POLITICAL FICTION ) ! SAME FLAIR = WELL-TOLD BOOK-L5G? METAPHOR AS %E DID4 

,! EASIE/ BOOK = ME TO TALK AB\T IS ,! ,DISPOSSESS$1 BECAUSE IT'S ! MO/ WIDELY-READ AN>*I/ UTOPIAN NOVEL 9 ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE4 ,:5 AN AN>*I/ LIKE ,LE ,GU9 WRITES H] UTOPIA1 IT'S EXPLICITLY 0AN AMBIGU\S UTOPIA40 ,IT SAYS SO1 RI<T ON ! COV]4 ,IT'S ! /ORY ( AN AN>*I/ SCI5TI/ AT ODDS ) HIS [N AN>*I/ SOCIETY & ! /IFL+ SOCIAL CONV5TIONS ?AT CAN GR[ UP 9 ! PLACE ( LAWS4 ,IT'S A /ORY ( ?AT AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 F> FROM P]FECT1 FAVORABLY COMP>$ TO BO? CAPITALISM & /ATE COMMUNISM4 ,IT'S ALSO A /ORY AB\T H[ BEAUTIFUL MONOGAM\S RELATION%IPS CAN BE ONCE !Y'RE NOT COMPULSORY4 ,:5 ! AN>*O-CURI\S ASK ME = A NOVEL TO READ ?AT EXPLORES AN>*ISM1 ,I DON'T ALWAYS SUGGE/ IT1 S9CE ! AN>*I/ WORLD REPRES5T$ IS SO BLEAK 7MY GO TO1 MORE (T5 ?AT NOT1 IS ,/>HAWK'S ,! ,FIF? ,SACR$ ,?+74 ,IT'S TOO AN>*I/ ( A TEXT TO S]VE AS PROPAG&A4 

,LE ,GU9 WAS ALSO A PACIFI/4 ,I'M NOT ONE MYSELF1 BUT ,I RESPECT H] POSITION ON ! MATT]4 ,I ?9K IT WAS ?AT PACIFISM ?AT HELP$ H] WRITE AB\T VIOL5T ANTI-COLONIAL /RUGGLE ) AS MU* NUANCE AS %E DID 9 ,! ,WORD = ,WORLD IS ,=E/4 ,!RE'S AN 9H]5T K9DNESS 9 ! VIOL5CE 9 ?AT BOOK1 :I* PITS AN 9DIG5\S ALI5 RACE 7! 9SPIRATION = ! ,EWOKS ( ,/> ,W>S1 9CID5TALLY1 9 CASE Y\ NE$$ MORE PRO( ?AT AN>*I/S 9V5T EV]Y?+7 AGA9/ HUMAN 9VAD]S4 ,! GLORY ( /RUGGLE IS MUT$1 R5D]$ REALI/ICALLY4 ,! GLORY ( IT IS AS DANG]\S AS ! ACTUAL VIOL5CE1 AS IT %\LD BE4 

,LE ,GU9 & O!R AU?ORS BLEW OP5 ! DOORS ( :AT SCI5CE FICTION C\LD BE1 PRES5T+ SOCIAL SCI5CES AS EQUAL TO H>D SCI5CES4 ,H] NOVEL ,! ,LEFT ,H& ( ,D>KNESS IS AB\T PEOPLE :O ALT]NATE BETWE5 MALE & FEMALE4 ,AS ,I UND]/& IT1 IT WAS AN UNPREC$5T$ WORK :5 IT CAME \T 9 #a#i#f#i4 ,I DIDN'T LOVE IT ! WAY ?AT ,I'VE LOV$ SOME ( H] O!R BOOKS1 BUT ,I'M NOT SURE ,I CAN IMAG9E :AT ! WORLD W\LD LOOK LIKE IF IT HAD NEV] BE5 WRITT54 ,I CAN'T PO9T TO ANO!R WORK ?AT HAS DONE MORE TO SE$ ! IDEA ?AT G5D] CAN & %\LD BE FLUID4 ,IT'S POSSIBLE ?AT MY LIFE AS A NON-B9>Y TRANS WOMAN W\LD BE COMPLETELY DIFF]5T HAD %E NOT WRITT5 ?AT BOOK4 

,! ,LA! ( ,HEAV5 IS PSY*$ELIC FICTION AT ITS F9E/ & A P>ABLE ( ! P[] HELD BY >TI/S & ?OSE :O IMAG9E O!R WORLDS4 ,PRESCI5TLY1 IT EXPLORES A SOCIETY DE/ROY$ BY GLOBAL W>M+4 

,= ! LUCKI] KIDS ( MY G5]ATION1 ,LE ,GU9'S FANTASY S]IES1 ,E>?SEA1 FILL$ ! ROLE ?AT ,H>RY ,POTT] HAS = PEOPLE Y\NG] ?AN ME4 ,I WI% ,I'D READ IT AS A KID1 ?\< ,I DON'T REGRET H[ (T5 ,I READ ,! ,HOBBIT4 ,9 ! WORLD ( ,E>?SEA1 ! VILLA9S :O ?REAT5 ! WORLD >E ASPECTS ( ! H]OES :O HAVE TO SAVE IT4 

,! WORDS ,LE ,GU9 HAS WRITT5 ?AT HAVE MEANT ! MO/ TO ME1 ?\<1 >E H] %ORT /ORIES4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO UND]/& :Y SO MANY PEOPLE CRI$ TO HE> ( H] DEA?1 READ 0,! ,ONES ,:O ,WALK$ ,AWAY FROM ,OMELAS40 ,IT IS1 SIMPLY1 & ,I DON'T SAY ?IS HYP]BOLICALLY1 P]FECT4 ,IT'S %ORT1 & BEAUTIFUL1 & IT'S EXACTLY ! K9D ( /ORY ?AT CAN *ANGE ! WORLD4 

,I HAV5'T READ ALL ( ,LE ,GU9'S BOOKS1 & ,I HAVE TO ADMIT1 ,I'M GLAD AB\T ?AT TODAY4 ,I'M GLAD ?AT !RE >E MORE ( H] /ORIES WAIT+ = ME4 

,:5 ,I WAS A BABY AN>*I/1 ,I WANT$ TO KN[ :AT AN>*ISM HAD TO DO ) FICTION4 ,I GET MO/ ( MY IDEAS BY TALK+ TO SM>T PEOPLE1 SO ,I SET \T TO ASK SM>T PEOPLE MY QUE/ION4 ,I WROTE ,URSULA ,LE ,GU9 A LETT] & S5T IT TO H] ,P,O ,BOX4 ,%E EMAIL$ ME BACK & ,I 9T]VIEW$ H] = :AT ,I ?\<T W\LD BE A Z9E4 

,?AT Z9E BECAME MY FIR/ BOOK1 :I* />T$ :AT HAS S9CE BECOME BO? MY C>E] &1 PRESUMABLY1 MY LIFE'S WORK4 ,%E HAD LIT]ALLY NO?+ TO GA9 BY HELP+ ME1 5C\RAG+ ME1 & L5D+ H] TREM5D\S SOCIAL CR$IBILITY TO MY PROJECT4 ,I LIKE TO ?9K %E WAS EXCIT$ TO TALK EXPLICITLY AB\T AN>*ISM 9 A WAY %E DIDN'T (T5 GET TO1 BUT FRANKLY ,I MI<T BE PROJECT+ MY HOPES ONTO H]4 

,I ?9K ( H] K9DNESS TO ME AS AN ACT ( SOLID>ITY BETWE5 TWO PEOPLE FI<T+ ! SAME FI<T4 

,?AT'S A BIG P>T ( :Y ,I'VE CRI$ SO MU* S9CE H] DEA?4 

,LAT] 9TO ?AT SAME BOOK PROJECT1 ,I />T$ TO ASK MYSELF :Y ,I C>$ SO MU* :Y ?IS OR ?AT AU?OR ID5TIFI$ AS AN AN>*I/ OR WORK$ = AN>*I/ PROJECTS4 ,I'VE ALWAYS BE5 LESS CONC]N$ ) ! B\ND>IES ( \R IDEOLOGY & MORE 9T]E/$ 9 WORDS & DE$S ?AT 5C\RAGE FREE?9K+1 AUTONOM\S 9DIVIDUALS :O ACT COOP]ATIVELY4 ,:E!R OR NOT ,LE ,GU9 CALLS H]SELF 7OR LETS US CALL H]7 AN AN>*I/ DOESN'T *ANGE :AT %E'S WRITT5 OR H[ %E'S IMPACT$ ! WORLD4 ,MANY ( ! BE/ & MO/ B5EFICIAL WRIT]S1 ACTIVI/S1 & FRI5DS ,I KN[ OR KN[ ( DON'T CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S1 & ?AT DOESN'T *ANGE ! LOVE ,I HAVE = !M4 ,I'VE ALSO NEV] BE5 P>TICUL>LY EXCIT$ AB\T CELEBRITY CULTURE1 IDOL WOR%IP1 OR REALLY JU/ FAME AS A CONCEPT4 

,YET IT MATT]$ TO ME--/ILL MATT]S TO ME--?AT ,LE ,GU9 WAS AN AN>*I/4 

,I F9ALLY CAME TO T]MS ) :Y ,I C>E SO MU*4 ,I C>E BECAUSE IT MEANS ?AT ?OSE /ORIES ?AT HAVE MEANT SO MU* TO ME W]E WRITT5 BY SOMEONE ) :OM ,I'M ALIGN$ ON A LOT ( V]Y SPECIFIC HOPES & DREAMS4 ,I C>E BECAUSE ,I CAN USE H] [N WORDS TO EVISC]ATE ANYONE :O ATTEMPTS TO RECUP]ATE H] 9TO SOME O!R CAMP--SAY1 LIB]AL CAPITALI/ OR /ATE COMMUNI/--& USE H] CELEBRITY TO PROMOTE CAUSES %E DID NOT SUPPORT OR ACTIVELY OPPOS$4 ,I C>E BECAUSE ! ACCOMPLI%M5TS ( AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 WRITT5 \T ( HI/ORY TIME & TIME AGA91 & ,LE ,GU9 IS FAM\S = SOME V]Y SPECIFIC & UND5IABLE A*IEVEM5TS ?AT WILL BE V]Y H>D TO ]ASE4 ,MAYBE IT'S H]O WOR%IP4 ,MAYBE IT'S BASK+ 9 REFLECT$ LI<T4 ,I DON'T KN[4 ,I JU/ KN[ ?AT %E MAKES ME PR\D TO BE AN AN>*I/4 

,I DON'T HAVE A LOT ( H]OES4 ,MO/ ( MY FAVORITE WRIT]S1 ,I ASPIRE TO BE !IR PE]S4 ,URSULA ,LE ,GU9 WAS A H]O4 ,%E M5TOR$ ME )\T KN[+ IT4 ,%E 5C\RAG$ MY WRIT+ BO? DIRECTLY1 BY TELL+ ME %E WAS EXCIT$ = :AT ,I W\LD WRITE1 & 9DIRECTLY1 BY TELL+ ME :Y WRIT+ IS WOR?:ILE & ALSO ) H] BOOK ON WRIT+ ,/E]+ ! ,CRAFT4 

,RI<T N[1 ,I'M ?9K+ AB\T H] WORDS ON ! IMPORTANCE ( WORDS4 ,AS ,I /EP BACK FROM MO/ ORGANIZ+1 ,I ?9K AB\T :AT %E TOLD ME A DECADE AGO3 

0,ACTIVI/ AN>*I/S ALWAYS HOPE ,I MI<T BE AN ACTIVI/1 BUT ,I ?9K !Y REALIZE ?AT ,I W\LD BE A L\SY ONE1 & LET ME GO BACK TO WRIT+ :AT ,I WRITE40 

,BUT %E KNEW ?AT WORDS ALONE W]5'T 5\<4 ,>T IS P>T ( SOCIAL *ANGE1 BUT IT ISN'T ANY:]E NE> ! :OLE ( IT4 ,LE ,GU9 DID ?ANKLESS WORK1 TOO1 ATT5D+ DEMON/RATIONS & /UFF+ 5VELOPES = :ATEV] ORGANIZATION C\LD USE H] HELP4 ,IT'S ?AT DI*OTOMY ?AT MAKES H] MY H]O4 ,I WANT EV]YONE TO LEAVE ME TO MY WRIT+ & NOT EXPECT ME TO ORGANIZE1 BUT ,I WANT TO BE USEFUL 9 O!R WAYS TOO4 

,LA/ NI<T1 ?REE ( US EX*ANG$ ,SIGNAL MESSAGES AB\T H] PASS+4 0,IT'S UP TO US N[10 WE SAID4 0,WE HAVE TO WORK H>D] )\T H] N[10 WE SAID4 ,SIGNAL MESSAGES >E LIKE :ISP]S SOMETIMES4 ,9 ! DEAD ( NI<T1 WE SAY ! ?+S ?AT SC>E US4 

,9 #b#a#d1 ,LE ,GU9 TOLD ! WORLD3_<#a_> 

0,H>D TIMES >E COM+1 :5 WE'LL BE WANT+ ! VOICES ( WRIT]S :O CAN SEE ALT]NATIVES TO H[ WE LIVE N[1 CAN SEE ?R\< \R FE>-/RICK5 SOCIETY & ITS OBSESSIVE TE*NOLOGIES TO O!R WAYS ( BE+1 & EV5 IMAG9E REAL GR\NDS = HOPE4 ,WE'LL NE$ WRIT]S :O CAN REMEMB] FRE$OM--POETS1 VISION>IES--REALI/S ( A L>G] REALITY40 

,I DON'T FEEL READY1 BUT NO ONE EV] DOES4 ,! TRU? IS3 WE >E READY4 ,!RE >E WRIT]S :O REMEMB] FRE$OM4 ,MAYBE MORE N[ ?AN !RE HAVE EV] BE54 ,!RE >E /ORIES ?AT NE$ TO BE TOLD1 & WE >E TELL+ !M4 ,WALIDAH ,IM>I%A WILL TELL !M4 ,ADRI5NE ,M>IE ,BR[N WILL TELL !M4 ,LAURIE ,P5NY WILL TELL !M4 ,NISI ,%AWL WILL TELL !M4 ,CORY ,DOCTOR[1 ,JULES ,B5TLEY1 ,MIMI ,MONDAL1 ,LEWIS ,%9]1 ,REBECCA ,CAMPBELL1 ,NICK ,MAMATAS1 ,EVAN ,PET]SON1 ,ALBA ,ROJA1 ,SIMON ,JACOBS1 & MORE PEOPLE ?AN ,I CAN KN[ OR C\NT WILL TELL !M4.<#a.> 

,ALL ( US WILL TELL !M1 TO EA* O!R1 BY :ATEV] MEANS4 ,WE'LL REMEMB] FRE$OM4 ,MAYBE WE'LL EV5 GET !RE4 

.<#a.> ,?IS LI/ IS NOT TO IMPLY ANY SPECIFIC POLITICAL AFFILIATION ( ! AU?ORS1 ONLY TO TELL Y\ AB\T WRIT]S :O1 ,I BELIEVE1 REMEMB] FRE$OM4 

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