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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.

Gardening At A Remove

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker loved gardening, as I have often observed. Not just strolling in gardens – she enjoyed making, tending, planning, maintaining them. Her skills and interests were manifold and various: from fragile herbs grown from seed on the kitchen windowsill … Continue reading →

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How To Write?

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker, being a methodical person,  had distinct steps leading up to the daily act of writing. They worked, too. She followed her specialized preparation regimen and 9 times times out 10, she settled down at the end and wrote … Continue reading →

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New Gardens

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker took enormous pride and comfort in gardening. At heart, she was an Entwife. Gardening was what she went out and did when she was bored; when she was depressed; when she was mired in writer’s block. It was … Continue reading →

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The Calm Before

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker regarded February as the last month of peace in any new year. It was usually the last stretch of time we had to sleep late and wander around,  before our annual activities would rev up. That’s because for, … Continue reading →

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The Last Time I Will Cut My Hair

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker understood dramatic gestures. She was a writer – her own dramatic gestures were often entire novels; most of which were designed , at least in part,  to articulate deep, old feelings in her heart. But she quite loathed … Continue reading →

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Super? Bowl Sunday, Anyway

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker detested football. She wasn’t fond of most sports – except some classic ones she only watched at the Olympics – but American football most especially riled her. She wasn’t that fond of British footie, either, but at least … Continue reading →

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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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