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About Kate

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.

I Can See The Light

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker had vision problems at an early age. At less than a year, her eyes began to cross. For a while, she was reportedly as cross-eyed as a Siamese kitten – flame point, one would assume, from the color … Continue reading →

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7 Days To The Coming of the Light

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker loved countdowns. She enjoyed the stately glissade down to an event – well-regulated anticipation was something she savored. Big red X’s on calendars were one of her favourite things – unless it was a special calendar, which had … Continue reading →

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Accomplishing Something In The Noisy Dark

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker was a firm proponent of momentum. She felt one should work constantly to achieve and preserve it, and to use it in  all one’s endeavors.  “Maintaining momentum,” she often told me, “is the only way to get long … Continue reading →

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Aaand – Another Countdown Begins

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker, even during her final days, maintained a cheerful conviction that things could be worse. Even when she knew she was dying, she said she was grateful that it was going to be fast – as it was; she … Continue reading →

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September 8th

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker hated waiting for things. She despised anticipation, especially if she was forced to endure it. About the most she could stand happily was seeing her presents for a birthday or Christmas the night before – so she could … Continue reading →

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Juggling Jigsaws

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker – although she could and did concentrate on a given project with laser-like specificity – had a little personal trick for keeping her creativity interested in what it need to do. She always tried to have more than … Continue reading →

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Jigsaw Puzzles

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker loved jigsaw puzzles. She was great at them, too. Even when she so ill, at the end, that she had to use a wheel chair or gurney to get in and out of the radiation therapy clinic – … Continue reading →

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A Zombie Story

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker didn’t  like zombies. Not even in October, when her fondness for all monsters was at its peak. She had no respect for werewolves – a childhood spent watching Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolfman leaves an entirely different … Continue reading →

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What Comes Next?

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker – a born storyteller and compulsive raconteuse – nonetheless depended heavily on this phrase for inspiration. When her normal steady pace slacked for a moment, or a plot was wandering out of the Fields We Know (or at … Continue reading →

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Dancing Tonight

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker, as I have often reported, believed in celebrating at every possible opportunity. She felt that anything could be enhanced by making it the center of a celebration. Also, the more things you found to honor with a good … Continue reading →

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