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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.

Yeah, Winter *Was* Coming

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker had the metabolism of a salamander. Not the terrestrial kind, that indulge in so many eccentricities of size and habitat – from the Chinese kind that are 7 feet long and look like bloated corpses; to those Lolita … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day 2015

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker thoroughly approved of Boxing Day. It is what the English call the day after Christmas. Americans re-discovered this holiday (shortly after they made Christmas legal again) but not its reason, and have been making silly jokes about it … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Time

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker once observed, sometime after the 21st century descended upon us, that we were now living in Science Fiction Time. “Writing about my own past,” she said thoughtfully, “is now writing period pieces. Unless I stick some casual weirdities … Continue reading →

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Here’s To All of You

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker believed that the essence of the Winter holiday was home. And light. No matter what you call it, or why, the heart of it is to get as close to home as you can manage; and cherish that … Continue reading →

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Calm and Bright

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker – of whom I dreamed incessently last night; we were vacationing on Catalina Island – would advise me tonight to just let folks know: all is well, all is bright, I’m just tired and making sure nothing is … Continue reading →

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Let’s Have A Quiet Start to Winter

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker would have been sent into a contented coma by the weather today.  She was prone to hibernation; she hated being cold and would cocoon as soon as the temperature dropped below 60 degrees. This was one of the … Continue reading →

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Solstice Night

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker always observed the quarter days. They’re old, old, old holidays, the solstices and equinoxes; originally of practical use in establishing when to plant and harvest crops, or when we can expect expect the glaciers to move back up the … Continue reading →

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The Last Night

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker would be ready, by tonight, to start shutting down for the year. It’s Winter’s Eve, the night before the Solstice. It’s less than a week to Christmas, it’s about the time most offices start closing down for a … Continue reading →

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Two Days To Winter

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker found California’s peculiar weather jarring for any climatic traditionalist. She was raised reading English stories – from Five Children and It to the Volland Edition of Mother Goose; the Matter of Britain from Geoffrey of Monmouth to T.H. … Continue reading →

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Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred?

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker carefully gathered and stored story ideas. One of the first things she did when she began to pursue a career as a writer, was to establish her story file. That was originally a pile of paper, cardboard and … Continue reading →

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