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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.

Ginger Ale and Other Elixirs

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker was an experienced bronchitis victim. She had all sorts of DIY solutions to the periodic revolt of her bronchii. Most of them revolved around bed rest, books and ginger ale. She had relied heavily at one time on … Continue reading →

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Hack. Hack.

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker was, for most of her life, prone to bronchitis. It was her signature disease. After every Faire (hence, 2 or 3 times a year), during every winter, Kage developed bronchitis. Even after she finally had her tonsils out … Continue reading →

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And Now, (Not) The News

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker hated the news. By which, she meant the institutionalized, formulaic, on-every-day-at-6PM news that came between afternoon cartoons and prime time television. Also, the current events in the daily newspaper – or twice dailies, when we were kids and … Continue reading →

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My Mental Plumbing Has Backed Up

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker liked the installation of new things to be swift. Simple. Involving as few moving parts as possible, and absolutely no adapters she had to learn how to use. And let’s be honest, Dear Readers – don’t we all … Continue reading →

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Sunday Drives

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker loved Sunday drives. When we were little, she adored going out for anything at all with Daddy or one of the many, many Uncles. If she couldn’t call shotgun, she at least got a window seat and made … Continue reading →

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Windows and Star Trek Movies

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker was sternly opposed to change just for its own sake. She liked novelty; but she abhorred its being pointless.” Improvements” to the things she used in her work and home were especially suspicious. Their only justification, in her … Continue reading →

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New Stuff

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker disliked change. Intensely. She could cope with the huge, impersonal changes that happen all the time – nations rising and falling, seasons, weather, fashion, natural disasters. What she utterly loathed were changes to her personal environment. That ranged … Continue reading →

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PSA April 1st

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker loathed changing computers. She loved sitting down to a nice, clean, fast, brand new machine; whenever we updated the equipment, she spent happy days re-customizing everything. What she hated was the physical process of changing out the hardware. … Continue reading →

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Spring Fever

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker was the most productive person I have ever known. Not the fastest, not the most industrious. Not the most dedicated, even; though she could and did apply a grim and implacable determination to jobs when required. That was … Continue reading →

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Writers Never Forget

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Kate

Kage Baker was as susceptible to Spring fever as anyone else. She was just as likely to stare a soft silver spring day in the eye and surrender at 50 years old, as she had been at a dreamy 15. … Continue reading →

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