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The Day The Buzzards Return To Hinkley, Ohio

Posted on March 14, 2020 by

Kage Baker, like all writers, was often asked where she got her ideas. Had she been sure of their provenance, I suspect she’d have lied – they were her ideas, after all. Instead, like several other science fiction writers, she told … Continue reading →

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Life Is So Interesting

Posted on March 11, 2020 by

Kage Baker was constantly at war with reality. She simply didn’t care for it much, that is true – but her main complaint was that it interfered with real life. Hers, anyway. John Lennon once wrote: “Life is what happens … Continue reading →

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I Now Have A Small Thoracic Surgeon

Posted on February 25, 2020 by

Kage Baker was, in some ways, a much stronger woman than I am. She had a will of iron. I am adequately stubborn, but my will is apparently made of damp sugar floss; like candy floss, it’s only long-lasting when … Continue reading →

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In Freefall

Posted on February 19, 2020 by

Kage Baker did not reveal what turned out to be her mortal illness until just a few months before she died. In the meantime, she wrote like a madwoman  (which was her usual technique, actually) and continued on as if … Continue reading →

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Another Symptom Heard From

Posted on February 1, 2020 by

Kage Baker had a heart murmur. An innocent heart murmur: a distinction that means it did not affect the functioning of her heart. It merely unnerved physicians who were examining her for the first time. She got very nonchalant about … Continue reading →

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Oh, My Breaking Heart

Posted on January 30, 2020 by

Kage Baker resented illness taking her time away, time she could have spent writing. She did indeed write through most illnesses, arming herself with ginger ale and tissues and lap robes and cups of hot soup by her computer. How … Continue reading →

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By The Rocket’s Red Glare

Posted on January 7, 2020 by

Kage Baker held to John Lennon’s wisdom – well, not in much, but definitely this: Life is what happens when you’re making other plans. And she was always shaking her head at me, as I trailed home with thistles and rose … Continue reading →

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Old Christmas Is Past, 12th Night Is The Last

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

Kage Baker loved the celebration of Twelfth Night. It put a proper end on the Christmas Season, rather than the  abrupt murder of all decorations and good cheer that takes place in most American homes the very day after Christmas.  … Continue reading →

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Well, Happy Freaking New Year

Posted on January 2, 2020 by

Kage Baker had no especial personal attachment to the calendrical New Year. As she pointed out, it was completely arbitrary anyway: the month was stolen from the Roman god Janus; the various American celebrations were an accrual of various social … Continue reading →

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Pirates and Chocolate and Rice

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

Kage Baker liked to use the week between Christmas and New Year’s as a resting place. She played her new games or read her new book, or just sat happily watching telly and snacking. She could easily subsist for the … Continue reading →

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