Katie Watson
@watsokat
museum studies grad student. @bradburycenter intern. historian.
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working at the Ray Bradbury Center and found a letter from a 13 year old fan from the 1970s telling Ray Bradbury his works will live on infinitely and calling him a literary genius. feels very fitting to find this in an institution dedicated to Bradbury.
from a fan letter: Dandelion Wine "just absolutely murdered me" Ray Bradbury Center
found a fan letter thanking Bradbury for responding to her 13 year old self ten years earlier. i love to think about him spending time responding to and caring about his fans. Ray Bradbury Center
letter to bradbury closed with "love and stuff." i think i need to write more letters just so i can use the same closing. Ray Bradbury Center
found a partial letter from Marvel Comics Group discussing a comic series based off Bradbury's work. letter mentions Stan Lee wanting to do these comics as well. feeling a little starstruck because of a partial letter from 1974 Ray Bradbury Center
found a letter from John Tunney thanking bradbury for his letter regarding the copyright reform bill in 1974. even ray bradbury wrote to his state senators about bills he was concerned about. Ray Bradbury Center
"i've already won a major victory against the us postal services (otherwise known as thugs, inc., determined to demolish anything marked fragile)" incredibly relatable quote found in a letter to bradbury from a friend. Ray Bradbury Center
one of the best compliments i've seen in a letter to bradbury - "you have painted more masterpieces with words than a rembrandt or a renoir could have ever desired to accomplish" Ray Bradbury Center
"happiness is doing what you love and loving what you do. that's the simple answer to everything. love is the answer to everything in life....happiness is knowing what you want to do and doing it. if everyone did that we'd have a happy world." words from Bradbury Ray Bradbury Center
even ray bradbury sent photos of his cats to his friends through email. found a response from one his agents being "overwhelmed with cuteness" Ray Bradbury Center
love finding treasures like these, it’s so satisfying to know ray loved this song as much as I do Ray Bradbury Center
found a a letter from gene kelley today and my 10yr old self obsessed with singin in the rain lost her mind a little bit Ray Bradbury Center