Bloodchild and Other Stories

A collection of works by Octavia E. Butler.

Contents

• Preface
• "Bloodchild" (1984 short story)
• "The Evening and the Morning and the Night" (1987/88 short story)
• "Near of Kin" (1979 short story)
• "Speech Sounds" (1983 short story)
• "Crossover" (1971 short story)
• "Positive Obsession" (1989 essay, originally published as "Birth of a Writer")
• "Furor Scribendi" (1993 essay)

The 2005 edition additionally included:

• "Amnesty" (2003 short story)
• "The Book of Martha" (2005 short story)

Editions

• 1995: Four Walls Eight Windows, New York, London
• 2005: Seven Stories Press, New York