Tag Archives: stories

Now I Am 66

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker held, as one of her core beliefs, that truth is not only stranger than fiction – it is a lot more interesting. She herself was honest to the proverbial fault; i.e., she told the truth even if it … Continue reading →

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Found My Writing Hat

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker was a firm proponent of setting her writing area up properly. That included drinks she liked (Coca Cola)  in a ritually correct vessel (red glass), with assorted writing fetishes (Mr. Crabs, beach glass, several small lighthouses …) scattered … Continue reading →

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Round Robins. Also Sparrows, Finches, Ravens …

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker liked to see nature.  She appreciated the opportunity to watch it, to admire its joys and terrors and inhuman beauties – especially birds and plants, which I suspect she considered related in some peculiar Kage-esque clade system. She … Continue reading →

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Friday Night

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker loved Friday nights. They either meant that the weekend had arrived, and free time was there to be enjoyed by all – or we were on the road to a Faire somewhere, deep-laden with props, costumes, actors and … 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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How The Stories Boil

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker had many favourite places to look for story inspiration. Every writer does, I guess. Some are tried-and-true wells of ideas and dreamscapes. Others are the 7-11’s of prose – garishly lit places on the edge of a wide … 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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