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Being Dunyazade

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker felt that accessorizing was a vital component of life. All tasks and experiences, she believed, were enhanced by having the appropriate add-ons to hand: the right idols, the right music, the right snacks. The idea was to broaden … Continue reading →

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Islands and Edges IV; January 10th II

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker tried to make sure she had an outline before she began a story. That sounds like the most logical thing in the world to a non-writer, I’d imagine; but really, it can be something you have to remember … Continue reading →

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February 10th, I

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker was into victory dances, at least partially because Harry the Parrot loved to dance with people. Kage could cavort all around the living room with the parrot clinging to her shoulder, shrieking with glee. Both of them, usually … Continue reading →

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Resuming Service

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker was, most adamantly and by deliberate self-design, a writer. She wrote – first, foremost, in preference to almost any other activity, she wrote. It’s an ideal for most writers. But it takes the kind of dedication, stubbornness and … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker kept her tonsils until she was 31 years old. It wasn’t her idea. She just never got tonsillitis much as a kid. So, although Kimberly and I had ours out in a job lot at 11 and 10, … Continue reading →

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Working On Superbowl Sunday

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker loathed football. We never watched any sports but the Olympics once we left home. But growing up in a household rich with brothers, uncles and male cousins, exposure to televised sports was inevitable. And with Mamma the Southern … Continue reading →

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January 31, 2015

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker died on January 31, 2010, at 1:14 AM. She would have scolded me very sternly for remembering the date, or doing anything that even hinted at memorializing it. She herself tried to ignore death dates. But, having spent … Continue reading →

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We Pause To Reload

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker was an assiduous researcher. She was careful to map out what she needed to know in order to explore a story idea properly, and she pursued that map with a will. Years of experience in writing assignments for … Continue reading →

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Story Seeds

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker was fascinated by Australia. Many people are. It’s an astonishing place from just about any angle of contemplation. Initially settled by a unique band of people, who chose a lifestyle quite unlike any other representatives of Homo sapiens. … Continue reading →

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Black Cats and Blue Foxes

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker, as I mentioned a couple of days ago, was interested in some specific paranormal topics.  She would get intrigued for a week or so at a time, and idly pursue them while reading or Web surfing; then let … Continue reading →

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