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Friday Night: BayCon I

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker quite liked the Marriott in San Mateo. Despite its many physical peculiarities, it is a comfortable hotel. Best of all in its favour: the staff finds the convention attendees amusing, and works hard to make u comfortable. But … Continue reading →

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The Road Is Calling Me-eee-eee-eee, eee-eee-eee

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker really enjoyed going to conventions. She had a meticulous packing routine, special music for the road, and had always scoped out the on-site bar and restaurant so as to plan her meals and aperitifs ahead. (For example, she … Continue reading →

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The Hills Have Eyes, The Walls Have Ears

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker was barely aware of the current modern sturm und drang over privacy. She never indulged in social media, she never owned a smart phone, and she seldom used wi-fi anywhere but at home. However, she was well aware … Continue reading →

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Raining and Pouring

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker was fond of the saying, It never rains but it pours. That, and a shrug, were her responses when life got peculiar and troubled. Mind you, I think the phrase actually refers to the quality of Morton Salt … Continue reading →

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Friday Night

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker enjoyed Friday nights. Either we were on the road to somewhere, or we were comfortably snugged down at home. It may have had something to do with growing up inside the weekdays are for school and weekends are for freedom … Continue reading →

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I’d Become A Nihilist, But I’m Not A Joiner

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker subscribed, personally, to the famed quote by Groucho Marx: “ I don’t care to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” Mind you, there were qroups to which she wanted to belong. Not many, … Continue reading →

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Same Song, New Verse. Damn It.

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker, in her final few weeks, told me to take her dying as a learning experience. She told me it would be useful, if I let it – that I would have learned new and vastly important things, things … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker began writing only about the things she personally liked. That may seem self-evident as a writing gambit, but few writers have the self-control (I guess you’d call it) to stick to the tiny personal stuff. Real writing is … Continue reading →

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PSA II

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker was never on Face Book. However, it is one the main places where I post these blogs. Now that I am on a new computer, Face Book is being cranky about notifications – when you, Dear Readers, leave … Continue reading →

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PSA I

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker had a keen appreciation of the ways social media enhanced communication. You could easily corner a vast audience without ever having to hire a hall, or find someone to make decent cookies and vol au vent pastries. You … Continue reading →

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