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Bill Gauthier lives in Southeastern Massachusetts. His collection Catalysts and his novellas Alice on the Shelf and Shadowed are available through Crossroad Press. His novel Echoes on the Pond came out in June 2023 from Macabre Ink/Crossroad Press.

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	From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness (Borderlands, # 5) by Thomas F. Monteleone (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth E. Monteleone (Editor), Jon F. Merz (Goodreads Author) (contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,169 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadowed 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alice On the Shelf 3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echoes on the Pond 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Monster in the Closet 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catalysts 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #188, or A Wish for the 2026-2027 School Year

Hello, friends. What a week! Two PD days getting ready for the 2026-2027 school year (the topic of this week’s essay) and an unplanned hourlong drive to a hospital satellite because G’s surgical incision became infected. She’s on antibiotics and such so I’m hoping it’ll clear up before she starts school this week. More writing […]

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Dark Woods: Cults, Crime, and the Paranormal in the Freetown State Forest, Massachusetts

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