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Tag Archives: kage baker
The Day The Buzzards Return To Hinkley, Ohio
Kage Baker, like all writers, was often asked where she got her ideas. Had she been sure of their provenance, I suspect she’d have lied – they were her ideas, after all. Instead, like several other science fiction writers, she told … Continue reading
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Tagged ideas, kage baker, Moving Fingers, New Jersey, pi, pie, Tom Westlake
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Life Is So Interesting
Kage Baker was constantly at war with reality. She simply didn’t care for it much, that is true – but her main complaint was that it interfered with real life. Hers, anyway. John Lennon once wrote: “Life is what happens … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Rockets, heart surgery, kage baker, St. Patrick's Day, Tachyon Books
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I Now Have A Small Thoracic Surgeon
Kage Baker was, in some ways, a much stronger woman than I am. She had a will of iron. I am adequately stubborn, but my will is apparently made of damp sugar floss; like candy floss, it’s only long-lasting when … Continue reading
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Tagged kage baker, Mardi Gras, mirtal valve, self-denial, surgery
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In Freefall
Kage Baker did not reveal what turned out to be her mortal illness until just a few months before she died. In the meantime, she wrote like a madwoman (which was her usual technique, actually) and continued on as if … Continue reading
Oh, My Breaking Heart
Kage Baker resented illness taking her time away, time she could have spent writing. She did indeed write through most illnesses, arming herself with ginger ale and tissues and lap robes and cups of hot soup by her computer. How … Continue reading
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Tagged being sick, heart surgery, kage baker, mitral valve, writing
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Old Christmas Is Past, 12th Night Is The Last
Kage Baker loved the celebration of Twelfth Night. It put a proper end on the Christmas Season, rather than the abrupt murder of all decorations and good cheer that takes place in most American homes the very day after Christmas. … Continue reading
Well, Happy Freaking New Year
Kage Baker had no especial personal attachment to the calendrical New Year. As she pointed out, it was completely arbitrary anyway: the month was stolen from the Roman god Janus; the various American celebrations were an accrual of various social … Continue reading
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Tagged calendars, echocardiograms, Georgian, heart valves, Julian, kage baker, new year
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Pirates and Chocolate and Rice
Kage Baker liked to use the week between Christmas and New Year’s as a resting place. She played her new games or read her new book, or just sat happily watching telly and snacking. She could easily subsist for the … Continue reading
Time To Die – Not!
Kage Baker would have bet that Christmas would not arrive, sooner than that her annual bout of bronchitis would not arrive. She’d probably have won the bet, too. She caught colds that promptly mutated into bronchial infections every year between … Continue reading
It’s Boxing Day Again!
Kage Baker was fascinated with the varied history of Boxing Day. She spent years figuring it out (the sources offer wildly differing ideas), and that led her into a lifelong affection for all things British. She was an enthusiastic and … Continue reading
