Author Archives: Kate

Kge Baker loved Saturdays. Even after she left school, even after she left work – Saturdays were holidays. It was a state of mind, I think. That, and the fact that Kage loved the Melendy books, and so was attuned … Continue reading →

Kage Baker didn’t like to give writing advice. She enjoyed teaching, especially lecturing to large classes; there is an element of distance to a lecture class, which eased her native discomfort in close social contact. She enjoyed  conversations, too, but … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was fascinated with the idea of cyborgs – as you all know well, Dear Readers. The idea of cyborgs is central to her Dr. Zeus/Company series of time travel stories – she needed operatives who could survive time travel, … Continue reading →

Kage Baker held obsession as an old friend. She was much given to it – as a tool, as an escape, as a recreation. As an outre form of personal discipline.  It was always her approach to any project. She … Continue reading →

Kage Baker did not trust machinery – at least, none with moving parts. She wanted to trust them. Kage liked personal relationships with her tools. It was just hard for her to trust anything more complex than a draw knife, … Continue reading →

Kage Baker had a personal fascination with the idea of melding machine and Man. She eventually turned it into millions of words and an entire other Universe. But first, she was simply taken with the idea of someone being partly … Continue reading →

Kage Baker liked to celebrate the traditional 12 days of Christmas. She felt that the modern Christmas tradition had truncated the season, and callously robbed January of its own rightful holidays. Christmas is supposed to run on through January’s first … Continue reading →

Kage Baker liked to drift slowly into the new year. Ideally, the resumption of spinning – round the Earth’s axis, round the sun, round whatever business was top of the list to be seen to – could be made gradually, … Continue reading →

Kage Baker didn’t think much of January 2nd. It’s pretty much overtaken by its predecessor, when all the fuss goes on … and through most of her life, Kage found herself returning to either school or work on the second … Continue reading →

Kage Baker always viewed the week between Christmas and New Year’s as free time. Also, unreal time – another dimension of sight and sound, to paraphrase the New Year’s Eve Twilight Zone marathons she loved dearly. Those 7 days, she … Continue reading →