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I am Kage Baker's sister. Kage was/is a well-known science fiction writer, who died on January 31, 2010. She told me to keep her work going - I'm doing that. This blog will document the process.

Is THIS Real Life?

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker was not a great fan of real life. It was full of trivial discomforts, and unpleasant people whom you could nonetheless not kill. It gave small pleasures, small hurts – so that one could not even strike an … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Glories of Christmases Long, Long Ago

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker – even she, the most determined person I have ever known – would sometimes throw herself into her armchair and give up. Tonight, Dear Readers, I am in just such a slough: not of despair, but a sucking … Continue reading →

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Sunday Contentment

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker loved quiet Sunday evenings. She most especially loved winter evenings; when the sun set  in the West into the Pacific in a nest of red tinsel clouds, and the sky was a deep cold violet all the way to … Continue reading →

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The Tree Goes Up In Glory

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker kept to a strict schedule of when and how her traditional holiday events occurred. I think it was an attempt to triumph over the  chaos that always overwhelmed us at the end of the year – the holiday … Continue reading →

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Aaaand … I Start Again

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker believed her entire adult life that she would die of a heart condition. She was  brave, and resigned to what she was sure was her ultimate destiny. She was also wrong, but that’s all right. Blood tests in … Continue reading →

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I Am Really Dim

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Kate

Kate Baker was an indomitable fighter against most illnesses. She powered through most ailments with the steely calm of a gunfighter; no drama and no big deal, just getting the job done. Cancer only got her because she inadvertently died. … Continue reading →

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In One Ear and Out Of My Mind

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker gave her Company Operatives the most black and white, intractable, and tunnel-visioned work ethic she could imagine: Nothing matters. Except the Work. After which, Kage then spent a great deal of time putting her Operatives through various wringers … Continue reading →

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Thag You Bery Buch

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker, being a modest lady, lived in a sort of lace-mitten horror of ever discussing her health. It’s how and why she managed not to let anyone know she had cancer until 4 months before she died. And even … Continue reading →

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Perseverance and Other Pastimes

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker was an exceptionally cautious person. It was, I think, the foundation stone of her writing talent and success. That was because she never began any project she intended to abandon. In fact, Kage would go to insane lengths to … Continue reading →

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Resuming A Skin

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker did not like change. She didn’t approve of most of the change she was obliged to experience, and whenever possible she refused to participate in it. She spent a lot of time online, finding pieces of her life … Continue reading →

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