Author Archives: Kate

Kage Baker loved any excuse for a holiday. We celebrated, in our time, National Oreo Day; St. David’s Day; the Queen’s Official Birthday; Shakespeare’s actual Birthday; National Pancake Day as well as Shrove Tuesday; and the Day the Buzzards Return … Continue reading →

Kage Baker hated going to the doctor. Any doctor. For any reason. It’s one of the reasons she delayed so long to have her symptoms checked when she began to bleed. Like lots of women, she hated gynecological exams more … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was fond of that classic weather saying: “Don’t like the weather? Wait a half hour.” She felt it was an absolutely perfect and nearly universal description of meteorological events in most climates. Everyone thinks their local weather is … Continue reading →

Kage Baker, like so many people, hated Mondays.Unless they were the third day of a 3-day weekend; in which case, they were to be used for excursions, extra writing, and other gleeful pursuits of self-selected delights. Even after she retired … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was a firm believer in the axiom that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Although, to be honest, she felt that even being informed merely lessened your chances of being victimized by … Continue reading →

Kage Baker loved shrimp. She was a little cautious about what she called naked shrimp – any shrimp not breaded or covered in an interesting sauce – but if they were very fresh and a decent size, her suspicions were … Continue reading →

Kage Baker had a rather arbitrary view of seasonality. She had no argument with the actual, demonstrable seasons of the earth – she moved more easily to their rhythms than to any man-made system, and she paid more attention to … Continue reading →

Kage Baker truly loved to read. She was a self-taught reader, which was discovered by Mamma when Kage started correcting her on stories read aloud. Kage spent her childhood seeking safety and freedom in books – as many of us … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was not afraid of bugs. This was amazing, as the list of things she was afraid was long and complex. But mere arthropods? Nah. Mind you, she didn’t go so far as to handle them with any pleasure … Continue reading →

Kage Baker found the walls of the world to be thin. Not thin enough, in her opinion, but definitely semipermeable.Osmotic. Frangible, even. And for her, always transparent. The first time we saw LOTR, she started to giggle when Galadriel filled … Continue reading →