Bill Gauthier's Blog

Hello, friends. I don’t think I slept well any night this week. This affected a lot of my writing and even work. I had to leave work early one day because I was so tired. I came home and slept for three hours. I’m happy this is a three-day weekend. It’s very much needed. The […]

Hello, friends. This week’s newsletter is coming in a little late because I was at a book signing event with authors Derek Mola, John Lynch, Brennan LaFarro, and Barry Lee Dejasu. It was a fun though a slow event. There were no signs up at the store and very little publicity, so I’m not surprised. […]

Hello, friends. This week was another busy one. I miss summer vacation getting to work on my creativity throughout the day every day. That said, I’m fortunate enough to have things to work on after school that meets that creative itch. Honestly, I’m lucky enough to teach in a program where I get to be […]

Hello, friends. Instead of the normal introduction for this week’s newsletter, I’ll start off with a favorite song of mine. Welcome to the 140th installment of Gauthic Times, the newsletter about my writing, my life, and my take on two favorite creators. If you’re a reader who subscribes via Substack, my website, or Patreon, your […]

Hello, friends! Three weeks into the 2025-2026 school year and I’m still tired. I’ll write more about that in this week’s essay, which is really just a bunch of random thoughts. That’s where I am this week, I guess. Welcome to the 139th installment of Gauthic Times, the newsletter about my writing, my life, and […]

Hello, friends! Another long week in the books. Was at work late almost every day, especially Wednesday since we had one of our monthly staff meetings. G’s school had Open House on Thursday so we were out a little later than normal. Then yesterday, Pamela texted me while I was at school to inform me […]

Hello, friends! I’ll be writing a little more about this past week in today’s essay but suffice it to say it kicked my ass. I came home aching and exhausted every day. Only about 178 days of the school year left. I hope I can make it. Welcome to the 137th installment of Gauthic Times, […]

Hello, friends! Summer vacation is done. The 2025-2026 school year officially begins on Monday. I’m terrified and excited. Summer vacations always go quickly but this one extra so. I’m kinda in mourning. I spent Wednesday and Thursday at professional development days and several hours on Friday at school setting the classroom of me and a […]

Hello, friends! Summer vacation is winding down. This coming week I’ll have two professional development days and who knows how much extra time I’ll be there setting up a new space, co-writing a new curriculum, and generally preparing for next week, when vacation is officially over. This week also marks my last week of being […]

Hello, friends! Another week in the history books or whatever passes for them in the year 2025, when lies are truth, truth is fake, and history is negotiable, not written by the winners so much as argued by anyone with an internet connection. I have one real week left of summer vacation and even that […]