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Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #140, or The King & the Boss

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 […]

Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #139, or Random Thoughts on a Random Day

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 […]

Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #138, or Tomorrow Never Knows

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 […]

Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #137, or Grace to Start

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, […]

Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #136, or 48 Years of Trouble

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 […]

Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #135, or Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Assholes

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 […]

Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #134, or It’s Okay Not to Do It for Money

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 […]

Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #133, or The Newsletter Without an Essay

Hello, friends! This was the first week all summer where I didn’t have many obligations. I wrote and drew and was my true(ish) creative self. It was terrific. It should’ve led me to writing a deep, entertaining essay for my weekly newsletter. Alas, the essay became a shitshow. I was going to write about how […]

Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #132, or The Last Adventure at My Childhood Home

Hello, friends! This week was an emotional crazyhouse. Tuesday, I finished the stuff at my father’s old apartment, which I write about in this week’s essay. On Thursday, I had a curriculum meeting where I ended up losing my cool and going on an emotional diatribe that I’m told was “amazing” and showed how “brave” […]

Gauthic Times: The Bill Gauthier Newsletter #131, or Buy the Seat of My Pants

Hello, friends! This past week I was at Dad’s old place twice. I moved some stuff out on Friday. Pamela and I have some fragile things to pack and move on Monday, and then I’m hoping that Tuesday will bring the end to the saga of Dad’s Big Move. Just in time for work-related stuff. […]