Author: Bill Gauthier

• Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #129, or Becoming the Mean Teacher

  Hello, friends! It happened. The Big Move. My father is now in his new apartment with only a few complaints (mainly about the things I threw away or didn’t bring).…

  

• Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #128, or The Archeology of One’s Self

  Hello, friends! Another busy week. The first few days were hot and laying low was the order of business but the rest of the week was spent helping Dad pack…

  

• Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #127, or Summer of Discontent

  Hello, friends! It’s been a wild week. School ended on Monday and I’ve been pretty busy since. Nothing compared to how busy I’ll be the coming weeks. I’ve written about…

  

• Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #126, or Summer Musings

  Hello, friends, and happy Father’s Day for those who celebrate! This past week was a bitch. I’m kind of reeling from it still. As a result, I found myself not…

  

• Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #125, or My 2025 Commencement Speech

  Hello, friends. What a week this has been! One of the last real weeks of the 2024-2025 school year. I’m bogged down in grading but I’m getting through. This coming…

  

• Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #124, or A Library in Boxes

  Hello, friends. This was supposed to come out earlier today but then it was supposed be written yesterday and neither happened. I usually try to handle the newsletter writing on…

  

• Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #123, or The Chase, the Toothless Lady, and the Plan

  Hello, friends. This is going to be a long newsletter because my essay, the final part of “Chased From the Park,” is nearly 3,000 words long. I could’ve broken up…

  

• Question About “Chased From the Park”

  Hello, there! I’m working on the park story that I’ve been telling in Gauthic Times and something has happened. When I began, I thought it’d be two parts. As I…

• Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #122, or The Mountain, Bad Boys & the Sharp Half Moon

  Hello, friends. If you’ve been following me or reading my diatribes for any length of time, you know that I’m a big Bruce Springsteen fan. His music has guided me…

  

• Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #121, or Chased From the Park

  Hello, friends. Happy Mother’s Day to those who celebrate! Teacher’s Appreciation was this week and I’d be remiss if I didn’t give appreciation to the teachers I had who left…