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17/11/2025

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14/11/2025

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13/11/2025

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09/11/2025

I just wanted to pop my head in to say have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Warmest regards
Catherine Basilicata 🙂
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The New York Times

13/10/2025

ALWAYS REMEMBER

Your woman is the only person who chose to love you.
Your mother loves you because you are her son.
Your siblings love you because you are their brother.
Your children love you because you are their father.

But your woman — she loved you without any obligation.
She believed in you when no one else did.
She stood by you not because she had to, but because she wanted to.

Never forget the woman who chose to build her world around you.
Respect her. Protect her.
Because a woman’s love, when pure and loyal,
is the strongest foundation a man will ever have.

02/10/2025

12/09/2025

Selfless. If one day, I am no longer with you, please know that my absence was never due to a lack of love.I loved you with all my heart. You were my first thought in the morning and my last prayer at night.I had the opportunity to choose anyone, but I chose you consistently, even when it caused me pain and when you did not reciprocate my feelings.I remained steadfast through the silence and the anguish, continuing to love you quietly and endlessly.Therefore, if one day I am gone, I hope you find peace in my absence—the peace that my love was never able to provide you.For all I ever desired was for you to be happy, even if it was not with me. Written by Catherine Basilicata 2025



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10/09/2025

Selfless
If one day, I am no longer with you, please know that my absence was never due to a lack of love.

I loved you with all my heart. You were my first thought in the morning and my last prayer at night.

I had the opportunity to choose anyone, but I chose you consistently, even when it caused me pain and when you did not reciprocate my feelings.

I remained steadfast through the silence and the anguish, continuing to love you quietly and endlessly.

Therefore, if one day I am gone, I hope you find peace in my absence—the peace that my love was never able to provide you.

For all I ever desired was for you to be happy, even if it was not with me. Written by Catherine Basilicata 2025 Publishers Weekly Highlights The New York Times

07/09/2025

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05/09/2025

Men who engage in physical, mental, and emotional abuse frequently project an image of amiability, charm, and friendliness to the general public.
This façade facilitates their avoidance of accountability for their actions.

Public displays of kindness, a natural ease in conversation, and a demeanour of respect, well-manneredness, and generosity contribute to this perception, rendering them as the “good guy” everyone admires and suspects of nothing.

Behind closed doors, a stark contrast emerges. The charm dissipates, the “gentle tone” becomes condescending, and kindness transforms into manipulation. The same individual who compliments strangers can gradually erode a woman’s self-confidence, rendering her unrecognisable.

Abuse doesn’t always manifest in visible physical marks; it can take the form of silent control, guilt-trips, gaslighting, or isolating her from friends and family while maintaining a façade of good intentions and kindness. This emotional warfare disguises itself as charisma.

The most concerning aspect is that when a woman finally confronts the abuse, her account is often met with disbelief. The perpetrator’s perceived niceness, the notion that they would never engage in such behaviour, and the perception of their goodness as a great guy contribute to this dismissal.
Consequently, she remains silent, or worse, begins to question her own worthiness. This underscores the profound nature of emotional abuse.

This is why many women endure abusive relationships longer than they should. Not because they lack strength, but because psychological abuse is perplexing. It operates in a cycle of love and harm, where apologies and excuses are interspersed with accusations of wrongdoing. Boundaries are questioned, and pain is dismissed because the perpetrator exudes positivity in public while concealing their darkness in private.

Consequently, it is paramount to refrain from equating kindness with goodness. We should not presume that an individual cannot be an abuser solely based on their popularity, success, or reserved demeanour. Abusers do not wear labels; they do not invariably resort to shouting to the public.
Some of them navigate life with meticulously crafted personas, leaving destruction in their wake behind closed doors.

Therefore, it is imperative to believe when a woman asserts that something is amiss. We should provide support even when it does not appear to be abuse. For sometimes, the most dangerous individual in a room is the one everyone praises.

05/09/2025

Thank you so very much Ben Caudill…Illustration of author Catherine Basilicata of Sydney, Australia.Royal graphite on bristol. Pandora’s Order Pandoras Night Order NC-17
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The portrait was inspired by the published author's work, likely catching the artist Ben Caudill attention. Often artists draw inspiration from notable achievements or compelling stories.

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04/09/2025

Thank you Lalit Rupani for drawing this portrait of me and sending this to me! Publishers Weekly

The portrait was inspired by the published author's work, likely catching the artist Lalit Rupani's attention. Without more context, it's hard to pinpoint exactly what sparked the creation, but often artists draw inspiration from notable achievements or compelling stories.