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September 8th

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker hated waiting for things. She despised anticipation, especially if she was forced to endure it. About the most she could stand happily was seeing her presents for a birthday or Christmas the night before – so she could … Continue reading →

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Juggling Jigsaws

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker – although she could and did concentrate on a given project with laser-like specificity – had a little personal trick for keeping her creativity interested in what it need to do. She always tried to have more than … Continue reading →

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Jigsaw Puzzles

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker loved jigsaw puzzles. She was great at them, too. Even when she so ill, at the end, that she had to use a wheel chair or gurney to get in and out of the radiation therapy clinic – … Continue reading →

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What Comes Next?

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker – a born storyteller and compulsive raconteuse – nonetheless depended heavily on this phrase for inspiration. When her normal steady pace slacked for a moment, or a plot was wandering out of the Fields We Know (or at … Continue reading →

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Dancing Tonight

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker, as I have often reported, believed in celebrating at every possible opportunity. She felt that anything could be enhanced by making it the center of a celebration. Also, the more things you found to honor with a good … Continue reading →

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I Will Not Be Silenced – Even By Me

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker was often urged to write a blog. She always refused, at least initially. That doesn’t mean she agreed to do it later; it means that you got one courteous “No, thank you”, and then she ignored you thereafter. … Continue reading →

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Naggery

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker hated being nagged. Well, honestly, most people do hate it. Except for those solipsistic types who simply don’t hear things like nagging or suggestions; they exist in happy selective deafness. Kage could only rarely summon that kind of … Continue reading →

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Love/Fatigue Relationship

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker always said her most intense relationships were with invisible people: Authors. Illustrators. Gods When asked about  her favourite writers, her stock  response was: “Dead white guys.” Her favourite artists were Van Gogh, Maxfield Parrish and Walt Kelly, and … Continue reading →

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The Dog Days II

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker did not believe in luck. Everything, she believed, had a purpose. She carried this to some weird lengths, in my opinion; but she said it made her feel better. It wasn’t paranoia (She insisted on that …), it … Continue reading →

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Vegetative States

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker was subject to a strange condition called “mumping.” At least, she called it that. I have no idea what anyone else called it – but it involved mutating into a vegetable entity and sitting around scowling and doing … Continue reading →

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