Monthly Archives: January 2016

January 31st

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker – born June 10, 1952; died January 31, 2010. It’s raining on and off in Los Angeles today; which is a nice thing, actually. I’m not doing much; mostly sitting still and reading. It’s a sad day. Not … Continue reading →

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What You See Is – What?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker always said, there are some days that are just weird. And she could always tell, right away, when they happened. Usually, it would be the  people. Everyone would look odd – alien. There’s such a wide variety in … Continue reading →

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Getting Warm

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker hated being cold. She also hated bundling up in lap robes or blankets, or retreating to the couch with a coverlet when it was a cold day. What Kage wanted was a shirt-sleeve environment in a perpetually tropical … Continue reading →

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Erinyes, Mousai or Garlic Dills?

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker has been in my dreams a lot lately. Behaving rather strangely, too. I wish I dreamed of her more often. But I don’t. Often, I have dreams where I know (in the dream) that she is around somewhere … Continue reading →

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Evolution In Writing

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker was a born story-teller. She revelled in catching and holding the audience, in transporting them to an entirely different world. It was the art and craft she was most proud of practicing. She loved selling them, too. Not … Continue reading →

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Automata

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker loved automata. Her main love was clockwork things – wind up toys fascinated her all her life, and lots of them lived on her desk. (I have a wind-up yellow rook and a translucent squirrel on the desk … Continue reading →

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Migraine

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker suffered from migraines. So do I. She got them from too much sugar, bright sunlight, fatigue, general bad vibes and (she claimed) wearing quartz crystals. I have no idea what triggers mine. For all I know, I get … Continue reading →

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Things That Are Distracting Me Today

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker was intensely involved in distractions. On the one hand, she hated them, with an impressive score on the proverbial thousand-suns heat register. She freely admitted that No, she probably couldn’t chew gum and walk at the same time … Continue reading →

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I Have A Plan

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker loved plans. She made plans constantly. She had plans for everything. And when a plan got going really well, she added a list. Then she was completely ready to get to work. This approach made most of the … Continue reading →

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The Pride Before the Fall

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker was a menace to her own computer system. I’ve recounted this many times, I know. Kage appreciated the heck out of her computer, but she just had no instinctive feelings for the use of the machine. Every time … Continue reading →

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