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Kage Baker was fanatical about meeting deadlines. She also hated being late. This was somewhat amusing – and sometimes maddening – as she never actually checked her deadlines or knew what time it was. Deadlines were always posted beside her … Continue reading →

Kage Baker, as I have noted, grew to quite enjoy science fiction conventions. So did I, and was very much looking forward to BayCon when I left Martinez yestreday afternoon. I’d been attending the finalization of two dear friends (whom … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was, as is well known (now) passionately fond of Santa Rosa plums. She liked stone fruit in general, but the Santa Rosa plum was like catnip and ambrosia to her. During their season, she would happily live on … Continue reading →

Kage Baker loved our PT Cruiser. She bought it for me – since she herself couldn’t drive – and carefully added goodies to it to make it just perfect. Chrome, mostly; chrome trim on the outside and wood trim on … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was of the firm opinion that one needed time outs from the world. It had nothing to do with virtues or faults; nothing to do with transgression or punishments. It was self defense, a necessary  mercy to one’s … Continue reading →

Kage Baker would have been grieving today – instead, she’s very likely greeting old friends. Two of our oldest died yestreday, and those of us still even slightly attached to the Faire community are mourning. A lot. Surrey Blackburn was … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was thoroughly, blessedly diurnal. Given her druthers, she’d happily sleep in a bit in the mornings – but at need, she was up at dawn and as active as a lit sky rocket. Come sunset she began to … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was a very private person. But she grew to really enjoy science fiction conventions. She anticipated hating them, before she had ever been to one – then she attended her first as a writer and discovered how much … Continue reading →

Kage Baker was possessed of an iron will in getting tasks done. She was a prolific writer, and almost never neglected to at least try to meet a deadline. The times she screwed up were mostly because she had the … Continue reading →

Kage Baker, as I have mentioned, resisted taking pain killers because they filled her brain with fuzz. That was her description, by the way – she said they made her brain feel like the lint trap in the dryer. As … Continue reading →