“Amnesty” Archive Seeking Amnesty in an Epidemic Author: Mickey Osthimer | Feb262017 Categories: Authors, Critical Essays, Reading No comments Octavia Butler’s short story “Amnesty” is a tale in which an invasive species, called Communities, occupies desert areas on Earth and tests, uses, hires, and even “enfolds” (a sort of cocoon-like cuddle) humans for comfort and resources.