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Wesley Verhoeve's avatar

1. AMAZING read

2. Holy moly that playlist has 350 hours and wow!

3. This was so inspiring, I didn't realize he was 29 when he started.

4. I love this newsletter so much

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Eric Antonow's avatar

❤️ Utterly clarifying. "If you don't know what you love, you are lost."

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Bailey Richardson's avatar

Thanks for your help Eric 💓

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Kathryn Vercillo's avatar

Another great article as always! Love the way you weave biography with pets in this series.

Might be a long shot but I'm doing a virtual book tour here on Substack for all August and I wondered if you'd have any interest in being a stop on the tour with an article about Richard Wain - an artist with schizophrenia who is famous for his cat drawings and has some interesting cat stories from his own life. I'd be happy to send you a PDF of the chapter to review if that's of any interest.

https://createmefree.substack.com/p/the-artists-mind-virtual-blog-tour

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Bailey Richardson's avatar

Yes please send me the chapter! I love the idea !

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Kathryn Vercillo's avatar

Would love to send it to you! Let me know a good email address <3

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Bailey Richardson's avatar

Bailey[at]substackinc[dot]com!

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Kathryn Vercillo's avatar

Awesome! Let me know where to send it.

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Bekka Palmer's avatar

I love cats!!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

My favorite writer! This was a great and I loved the photos you were able to find of him!

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Bill Bradbury's avatar

Great piece! I loved Murakami’s memoir and recently read Kafka on the Shore. I admire his conviction to write the way that he does.

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Xanda Monteiro's avatar

Wonderful writer ✍️.

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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes's avatar

I wonder if this inspired the Indian band Peter Cat Recording Co. Their album “Bismillah” is a real winner. Either way, here’s to the Peter Cats of the world.

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Kevin Huynh's avatar

Btw I’d love to hear your voiceover of these posts!

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Bailey Richardson's avatar

I know I need to add those !!

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Kevin Huynh's avatar

I’m obsessed with my cat.

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Lonely Robot Theme's avatar

I love Murakami and loved reading this too 💕

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Nathan Slake's avatar

My favourite author of all time. Adore every weird and magical word that flows forth from his well of a mind.

Great read, thanks.

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Mike Sowden's avatar

FACT: This newsletter is rapidly turning into one of the best & most fun reads on Substack.

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Jillian Hess's avatar

What I talk about when I talk about running is one of my all time favorite books! Loved seeing all these cute cats! Thanks for another fascinating post, Bailey!

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Ece's avatar

This was a wonderful read, thank you! 🐱

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George Appletree's avatar

I like to read it, the same I like to say it’s somehow artificial

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