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Kage Baker really enjoyed nothing as much as writing. She found it to be a constant pleasure, a sure-fire, never-disappointing delight. It was her refuge when the world around her grew too weary, too noisy, too hard to handle. Of … Continue reading →

Kage Baker collected many weird occurrences just for sheer amusement’s sake. Sometimes a story would arise from one, or at least a scene. One strange event – a lost riverboat dug up out of a cornfield beside the Missouri – … Continue reading →

Kage Baker didn’t like to commemorate death dates. Birthdays, anniversaries, the peak day of some notable person’s accomplishment: yes indeed, observed with pomp and circumstance and some appropriate cocktail. But not death dates. Not for friends, not for family, not … Continue reading →

Kage Baker simply adored sightseeing. She was a born tourist: always drawn irresistibly to new horizons; and being a sharp-eyed observer she saw the details, and they all enthralled her. That was the charm of driving places, for her. Mind … Continue reading →

Kage Baker loved Northern California. We travelled there for years, working Renaissance Faires and doing research for Kage’s writing. We snatched days and weekends to explore fascinating unexplained names on old maps; we went hunting movie sites, trying to match … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was not keen on wild animals. She wasn’t keen on domestic ones, either, but Fate arranged it such that she was more constantly exposed to feral beasties. Either way, she didn’t have that World of Disney fondness for … Continue reading →

Kage Baker, as I have often noted, liked heat. She flourished in the hot, dry excesses of Southern California, where she lived most of her life. Occasional stints in oak savannah and coastal flatlands added a bit of variety to … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was an avid fan of the Silly Season. That’s the idea that late summer brings all sorts of bizarre news stories to the fore – because editors are bored, because reporters are all on vacation, because by deep … Continue reading →

Kage Baker pretty much hated current events. She loved history – but until events were sufficiently aged to be history, she frankly didn’t care much. In fact, they depressed her. She thoroughly detested Current Events classes in school. We all … Continue reading →

Kage Baker loved weather like today. Especially this evening, wherein I am happily writing because it was too damned hot to actually turn my brain on during the day. It was hot, hot, hot today in Los Angeles; with the … Continue reading →