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Boxing Day 2015

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker thoroughly approved of Boxing Day. It is what the English call the day after Christmas. Americans re-discovered this holiday (shortly after they made Christmas legal again) but not its reason, and have been making silly jokes about it … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Time

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker once observed, sometime after the 21st century descended upon us, that we were now living in Science Fiction Time. “Writing about my own past,” she said thoughtfully, “is now writing period pieces. Unless I stick some casual weirdities … Continue reading →

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Here’s To All of You

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker believed that the essence of the Winter holiday was home. And light. No matter what you call it, or why, the heart of it is to get as close to home as you can manage; and cherish that … Continue reading →

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Let’s Have A Quiet Start to Winter

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker would have been sent into a contented coma by the weather today.  She was prone to hibernation; she hated being cold and would cocoon as soon as the temperature dropped below 60 degrees. This was one of the … Continue reading →

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Solstice Night

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker always observed the quarter days. They’re old, old, old holidays, the solstices and equinoxes; originally of practical use in establishing when to plant and harvest crops, or when we can expect expect the glaciers to move back up the … Continue reading →

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The Last Night

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker would be ready, by tonight, to start shutting down for the year. It’s Winter’s Eve, the night before the Solstice. It’s less than a week to Christmas, it’s about the time most offices start closing down for a … Continue reading →

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Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred?

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker carefully gathered and stored story ideas. One of the first things she did when she began to pursue a career as a writer, was to establish her story file. That was originally a pile of paper, cardboard and … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker disliked change. Oh, everybody claims to dislike change, I know. Except the ones who claim to thrive on it. In actual fact, though, most people just kind of thrash helplessly in the competing currents of change and inertia, … Continue reading →

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What Beverage Goes Best With Writer’s Block?

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker was an serious accessorizer. She liked to compile whole suites of clothes, music, foods, scents. She arranged and re-arranged lares and penates, fetishes and souveniers, in order to create just the right atmosphere for any given project. The … Continue reading →

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Good Times

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker always espoused a quiet, contemplative Thanksgiving Day. Why she did, I do not know. She never got one. It’s a primary family holiday, of course, so when we were small it was all loud and confused bun fights … Continue reading →

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