Monthly Archives: September 2011

Kage Baker was very, very fond of Tachyon Publishing – they are wonderful people in general, and they published her children’s book, The Hotel Under the Sand. And they are based in San Francisco, which was one of her favourite … Continue reading →

Kage Baker loved the heat; but then, she had a lot of weird habits … Even she disliked the September heat wave, though – she’d somehow fasten her yard-long braid on top of her head, dress in silk pajamas and … Continue reading →

Kage Baker really enjoyed apps – those little, OCD, insanely focused programs that do one handy thing for you. She never got to indulge in an iPhone, but it was on her list of Things To Do when the time … Continue reading →

Kage Baker would have loved the weather lately – here in California, anyway. We’ve gotten the edge of a storm from New Zealand, a great river of tropical air that has passed over white sand and blue water to get … Continue reading →

Kage Baker didn’t think things ought to end. She appreciated the rhythm of cycles, that  life-death-rebirth thing, the spring to winter path. What she didn’t like was endings. It was one of the reasons she invented Dr. Zeus and the … Continue reading →

Kage Baker would still be glowering at the new month today- it’s only 3 days old, it hasn’t mellowed into fall yet. She’d still be howling with despair at the crepe myrtles, gaudy exhibitionists advertising the end of summer. There … Continue reading →

Kage Baker wasn’t fond of the month of September. At least, not the beginning of it; the beginning of September is the end of summer – practically, if not by the calendar – and she hated that. The advent of … Continue reading →

Kage Baker had a special, personalized ritual for every season, every holiday. And most months. September required a drive North. We took provisions of the last plums, the first cider,  Empire and Burgundy apples, local cheese and sourdough bread. We … Continue reading →