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Day 1

Kage Baker hated waiting. Anticipation was not her favourite state. The wait for something did not heighten the excitement for her, nor add spice to the occasion. The only manifestation she enjoyed was wrapping up birthday presents the night before, … Continue reading

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Day 2

Kage Baker liked lists. It gave her a feeling of security to have a linear map to the future, she said: a path of stepping stones clearly marked out through the treacherous morass of What Is To Come. Mind you, … Continue reading

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Day 3

Kage Baker was a patient and methodical person. Her motives, methods and logic were sometimes so weird I wanted to set my hair on fire – but once she had a plan, she worked toward it with an admirable efficiency … Continue reading

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Day 4

Kage Baker, as I have noted often before, loved Halloween. When I was 18 and had the very first surgery to try and correct my kidney, I was in hospital at this same time of year. The place was decorated … Continue reading

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Day 5

Kage Baker had very firm ideas about how trouble should be apportioned out in any one person’s life  She didn’t expect to glide scatheless through the woes of everyday life – she was just quite sure that a certain balance … Continue reading

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Day 6

Kage Baker was a keen observer of hospital decor.  Through most of our life, she was the one visiting me; though I rather made up for that in her last year. She had several amazing rooms at the Arroyo Grande … Continue reading

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The Countdown Begins – Day 7

Kage Baker frequently despaired of my health. Not that it was that bad. I seldom got colds or influenza or even migraines; I don’t have a bad back or trick knee or compulsive shin splints, or any of the other … Continue reading

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Once More Into The Breach

Kage Baker loathed going into the hospital. She said frequently, during her last year, that she was sure that last year was a punishment for her refusing to go in whenever possible. I doubt it; God (especially Kage’s God) is … Continue reading

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The Sticky End of the Stick

Kage Baker loved having had adventures. There was very little she liked more than having a good story to tell, and all our many adventures were eventually turned into stories. She told them at family dinners to make the nieces … Continue reading

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Night Road At A Quarter To Autumn

Kage Baker was always a little apprehensive about the I-5 highway. She liked it because it was fast, much faster than the 101 for long hauls between San Francisco and Los Angeles. She liked the scenery – it ran from … Continue reading

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