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Blow, Wind, And Crack Thy Cheeks

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker loved Shakespeare. She also loved Autumn, and the particular weather phenomena that accompany it in California: wind. Fog. Clear skies once (and if) the fog blows off. Sudden apocalyptic drops (or rises) in temperature. So, the wind began … Continue reading →

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Now Is Come October

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker loved summer. It was her favourite season. But second in her heart came – not a season – but the month of October. She wasn’t that crazy about Fall; except in special places, far North of where we … Continue reading →

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On Cats

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker professed to loathe cats. More than she professed to loathe most other animals, that is. But tonight, I want to talk about the cats I live with – because, though Kage would probably have disliked them, I love … Continue reading →

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The Great Outdoors, Indoors

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker didn’t really like most people. She had to get to know them individually, which she didn’t do often because she was busy and shy. Those who did get her attention long enough to get to know her – … Continue reading →

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A Small Report From The Edges of Reality

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker wasn’t fond at all of consensus reality. Considering, as she did, that reality was what you make it, she had a low opinion of the reality on offer – the group view, the mass of humanity view, the … Continue reading →

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New Chapter: Wherein I Lose An Orifice

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker always said, you should try to hook your audience with the first sentence. I hope the one above is odd enough to catch someone’s attention – not that I deserve it, having lapsed into so long a silence … Continue reading →

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Once More Unto the Breach

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker did give me a few choice bits of advice at the end of her life. It was that lovely afternoon that she spent surrounded by friends and family, with an unseasonably warm January wind coming off the ocean … Continue reading →

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It’s Not the Heat – No, Wait, It IS The Heat

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker, as I have noted several times, loved heat. She did very well in it, wisely hydrating religiously and never over-exposing herself to unmitigated sun. A standing fan, silk lounging pajamas, and a secure supply of iced drinks, and … Continue reading →

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Portal Season

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker was most attuned to summer, of the seasons of the turning year. Her personal thermostat ran to triple digit heat, and her internal organs all re-oriented then, turning to follow the sun like sunflowers. Her hair was photo-reactive, … Continue reading →

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Sunday At Home

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Kate

Kage Baker loved weekends at home. She especially liked it when she had a project burning a hole in her brain (as it were): then she could spend the Sunday not in lazy perusal of the newspapers or old movies, … Continue reading →

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