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Lurching Forward

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker absolutely detested aphorism, mottos, feel-good admonitions and such-like pithy remarks. She most particularly hated them when they aimed at her, but their prevalence in society in general annoyed the shit out of her. “I don’t want to smile!” … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Yet Dead

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker wasn’t very concerned about much of the future when she reached the end of her days. She was worried about her last book getting finished (I did that, from her copious notes and instructions); she was worried about … Continue reading →

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Inauguration Day

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker simply was not particularly interested in politics. She paid her taxes (years when she made enough money to actually owe any), and assiduously exercised her right to vote (because she was an historian, and knew what her exercised … Continue reading →

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We’ve Been Spinning Since the Solstice

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker was not one of those people who forgot a holiday as soon as it was over. There’s nothing actually wrong with doing that – one must move on,after all – but she always liked to wring just a … Continue reading →

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So, This Old Lady Walks Into A Bar …

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker didn’t attend Dickens Fair consistently the last few years of her life. She was beginning to be at constant demand for her work, and sometimes found it easier to write when her noisy roommates (me and Harry), were … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day, 2021

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker. An acknowledgement of the import of the date. A few references to obscure, eccentric and/or amusing customs in other lands and times. A genial well-wishing to my patient Dear Readers. That is the basic structure of any of … Continue reading →

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The Empty Days

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Kate

Kage Baker always shut down as far as she could for the days between Christmas and New Year’s. She felt that that week should be a buffer, a waiting period, a comfortable domestic hermitage. The jobs we held while we … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve, 2020

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Kate

Kage Baker was wont to sing (along with John Lennon): So now it is Christmas, la la la la la … At which point she’d stop and look rather disgusted and remark “Really, Johnny, this song has stupid vapid lyrics.” … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve Eve

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Kate

Kage Baker referred to December 23rd this way; she got it from me, I fear. It can be carried to as absurd an extreme as one would like, until you find yourself referencing an endless chain of Christmas Eves, all … Continue reading →

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Conjunctions and Configurations

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Kate

Kage Baker read her horoscope every day. That’s because, she said, it was right there on the L A Times funny pages with the other daily nonsense. Had she had to search for it, I doubt she would have bothered. … Continue reading →

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