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A Hundred Million Miracles*

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker lived in the sure certainty of miracles. That was not a posture  of religion. I don’t think Kage actually attributed miracles to God; I think she expected them as a natural aspect of the workings of the Universe. … Continue reading →

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Bad Relationship

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker enjoyed an adversarial relationship with her computer, its OS, its platform host(s) and all the Thrones, Power and Choirs of its programs. She had not the faintest idea how they all  worked, except that it had something to … Continue reading →

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Just The Facts, Man

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker loved the collecting of diverse facts. Any facts, on any topic. If the topic was peculiar, that gave it bonus points. If it wasn’t weird to begin with, she sought strange facts with which to burnish a dull subject. … Continue reading →

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I Think I have a Shoggoth Allergy

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker was an annual victim of warm weather respiratory infections. She caught colds all spring and summer; by August, midway between the Spring and Autumn Renaissance Faires, she was usually working on a repeat round of bronchitis. She used … Continue reading →

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June And Other Summer Bugs

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker hated bugs. All kinds, colours, sizes, and sonic ranges of cries: she hated ’em. She couldn’t even tell the absolute difference between an arthropod, an insect and a bug, and she didn’t much care. As much as she … Continue reading →

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WorldCon76: A Prespective

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker loved science fiction conventions. Oh, she had a good time tagging along when I went to a yarn convention – I recommend the Stitches Conventions for real or wanna-be fibre fanatics, BTW – but she had only a … Continue reading →

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Birthday

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker enjoyed celebrating birthdays – other people’s birthdays, especially. She said it gave her an excuse to holiday extravagantly, without being selfish. And she felt that all and any birthday ought to be celebrated over several days. Years when … Continue reading →

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Just A Wee Note On Sunday Night

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker used to say that the cessation of pain is, in itself, a positive pleasure. She said she read it somewhere: maybe Kraft Ebbing, maybe Hints from Heloise. She said it was the justification behind hitting yourself with a … Continue reading →

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Status Quo Vadis?

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker always swore that – short of actually dying   she would rest, heal, and return to her work. Whatever she saw as her work, anyway, after any Event so large and capitalized that it had required her to stop … Continue reading →

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A Textbook Pain In The Ass

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Kate

Kage Baker would shake her head whenever I hurt myself  (you know, after the screaming and cursing and bleeding and hunting for the car keys was over), and say sadly, “Only you, you little Welsh mutant.” But really, these things happen … Continue reading →

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