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Kage Baker enjoyed technology. She just didn’t understand it much. Nor was she interested in theory – Clarke’s Law*, she often averred, worked just fine for her. All she needed were clear instructions on use, and access to a repair … Continue reading →

Kage Baker detested professional sports. I’m afraid it wasn’t simply not caring, or a knee-jerk stereotypical gender response – she actively, personally, and with considerable glee, detested them. She said it was a morality of intellect issue. Sports, she felt, … Continue reading →

Kage Baker didn’t really like animals, generically. She liked some individuals, based on their personal virtues and flaws, but she just was not automatically charmed by fluff and four paws. She liked birds instead. However, she preferred dogs to cats … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was outraged when she was diagnosed with a gastrointestinal infection after her cancer surgery. “How can I get a plain old stomach flu when I have cancer?” she demanded. “It’s just not right. Hell, with all the drugs … Continue reading →

Kage Baker loved this day. Not for any especial personal rituals or remembrances; not for the panoply and splendour of groundhogs. It just made her laugh with its multi-faceted dedications. She said it was the goofiest mash-up of pagan and … Continue reading →

Kage Baker would, I think, be dancing her triumph dance in the living room  today – the dance that accompanied large checks from publishers, and good reviews. She’d declare it a night for victorious Chinese food, and ice cream. I … Continue reading →

Kage Baker: born June 10, 1952. Died January 31, 2010, at 1:15 AM. I sat up last night and watched the three clocks in sight of my desk all tick past the 1:15 mark. The old brass wind up I … Continue reading →

Kage Baker told me, from our teenaged years on, Sleep when you can. It was wise advice – she was all too familiar with how little I did sleep, and therefore was always after me to amend my insomniac ways … Continue reading →

Kage Baker: the second anniversary of her death will strike in two days time. Whenever it gets quiet in my mind, I can feel the shock wave moving towards me – not as bad as last year, but still a … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was a dedicated writer, with a will of iron. The only way to be a writer, she said, is to write – every day, regardless of topic, just putting words down in order. Eventually a theme would emerge … Continue reading →