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Kage Baker – believing, as she did, that computers operated by some inchoate Clarkian magic – was never really surprised when her own computer did something odd. Disappointed, frustrated, enraged – all those things; but not surprised. She rather expected … Continue reading →

Kage Baker’s heart was always in Northern California – her Summer Country, her Isle of Apples. Even when we lived for so many years in Pismo Beach, part of the attraction was that we could be in the Summer Country … Continue reading →

Kage Baker liked the beautiful little city of Santa Rosa. We have friends there – the noble Skolds, Steve and Carol, and their amazing daughter Neassa – who have given us shelter in every kind of disaster and holiday. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Kage Baker and I were on our way to work when 9/11 started. We were in the Black Pearl, our local indie coffee shop, and the telly over the counter was turned to news. We saw the footage of the … Continue reading →

Kage Baker loved Lombard Street. It’s a good access route to and from the Golden Gate Bridge, the Presidio, Fisherman’s Wharf, and even the financial district – it connects to Van Ness on one end. It’s lined with hotels and … Continue reading →

Kage Baker loved San Francisco. She loved any excuse to visit, and loved it most when she began to have bookish business there. I am more than passing fond of the place myself. And I am thrilled to be here … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was very, very fond of Tachyon Publishing – they are wonderful people in general, and they published her children’s book, The Hotel Under the Sand. And they are based in San Francisco, which was one of her favourite … Continue reading →

Kage Baker loved the heat; but then, she had a lot of weird habits … Even she disliked the September heat wave, though – she’d somehow fasten her yard-long braid on top of her head, dress in silk pajamas and … Continue reading →

Kage Baker really enjoyed apps – those little, OCD, insanely focused programs that do one handy thing for you. She never got to indulge in an iPhone, but it was on her list of Things To Do when the time … Continue reading →

Kage Baker would have loved the weather lately – here in California, anyway. We’ve gotten the edge of a storm from New Zealand, a great river of tropical air that has passed over white sand and blue water to get … Continue reading →