Author: Bill Gauthier

  • It’s Not You, It’s Me

    Imagine my surprise when I saw I hadn’t posted here since last May. I thought for sure that I’d made posts that were crossovers with my Patreon page since then,…

  • Funding My Art in the 21st Century, or I’m on Patreon Now

    It seems appropriate on what would’ve been Harlan Ellison’s 85th birthday to tell you about my Patreon page. Harlan was big on making sure writers and artists were paid for…

  • Aftermath & Updates

    Today is Dad’s birthday. He’s 78. I talked to him tonight and made him laugh a few times. It’s a gift, this ability to say the thing to make him…

  • Mom

    Yesterday afternoon, Friday, February 22nd, 2019, Patricia Ann Gauthier, Pat to her friends and loved ones, Mom to me and my sister, and Mémé to my two daughters, died. She…

  • In 2019, I Promise to Something or Other, or I’m Here, See?

    As has been the case for the last few years, I’ve meant to write here sooner. When I think I might, though, I think of Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancin’ in the…

  • Harlan Ellison

    “René Descartes walks into a bar. The bartender says, ‘Would you like a drink?’ Descartes says, ‘I think not,’ and disappears. A moment later he reappears and says, ‘On second…

  • Tippity-Tapping While the World is on Fire, or I’m Here & I Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere

    Do you want the general update first? Yes? All right. I received my Master’s Degree in May. I am officially a master. I get a seat on the council without…

  • You Mean It’s…2018?!, or Just WHERE the Hell Have I Been?!

    I am a little shocked that I haven’t posted here since last New Year’s Day. I mean last New Year’s Day, 2017. A lot has happened…and not much has happened, too.…

  • Wait? You Mean…It’s 2017?!

    How have I not posted anything since July?! Well, there were a few abandoned posts that I just didn’t like the sound of before posting them, and the many ideas for posts…

  • Peekaboo!, or I’m Right Here, Now Calm Down

    Wow. I haven’t been here since April! What’s up with that? If you actually follow and read my blog, you’ll know that I’m a full-time teacher, father of an 18-year-old high…