Author Archives: Kate

Kage Baker would, I think, be dancing her triumph dance in the living room  today – the dance that accompanied large checks from publishers, and good reviews. She’d declare it a night for victorious Chinese food, and ice cream. I … Continue reading →

Kage Baker: born June 10, 1952. Died January 31, 2010, at 1:15 AM. I sat up last night and watched the three clocks in sight of my desk all tick past the 1:15 mark. The old brass wind up I … Continue reading →

Kage Baker told me, from our teenaged years on, Sleep when you can. It was wise advice – she was all too familiar with how little I did sleep, and therefore was always after me to amend my insomniac ways … Continue reading →

Kage Baker: the second anniversary of her death will strike in two days time. Whenever it gets quiet in my mind, I can feel the shock wave moving towards me – not as bad as last year, but still a … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was a dedicated writer, with a will of iron. The only way to be a writer, she said, is to write – every day, regardless of topic, just putting words down in order. Eventually a theme would emerge … Continue reading →

Kage Baker expected to leap from her surgical bed restored to health and, like, 25 years of age. I remember cautioning her that this was unrealistic – she replied that as long as she aimed at the impossible, any gain … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was often asked – as all writers are – where she got her ideas. Her personal impulse was always to say, “Why the hell should I tell you?” However, in the interests of public relations, she would fall … Continue reading →

Kage Baker always claimed she was a sissy when it came to pain. I was never sure what she thought the rest of the world was experiencing, because in reality she was positively stoic. The measure of coping with pain … Continue reading →

Kage Baker had her tonsils removed on the same day and in the same hospital where I was having my gall bladder removed. I was thinking about that as I went under anesthesia last Monday … The double bill was … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was a firm believer that Sundays should be spent at home – for a given definition of home, of course. Should you find yourself on many Sundays spending the day at a Faire with the family of your … Continue reading →