c.v. gauthier
@elightkeeper.bsky.social
Author of a trilogy of coming-of-age cozy mystery historical adventures. Ya, genre-fluid. I’m basically Walden without the pond. Books, guitars, dogs and life on this precious blue dot. Pacific Northwest 🇨🇦 cvgauthier.com
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c.v. gauthier
@elightkeeper.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Fun fact about obscurity as an author: Nobody has banned my books.
My historical fiction features a strong, neurodivergent, cross-dressing female protagonist. And, as a former secondary school English teacher, I can tell you they are great reading for teens and up. Ban away, I say. I’d be honored.
My historical fiction features a strong, neurodivergent, cross-dressing female protagonist. And, as a former secondary school English teacher, I can tell you they are great reading for teens and up. Ban away, I say. I’d be honored.
A little jazz noodling on Christmas Eve. My performance put the guy in the front row to sleep. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
December 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A little jazz noodling on Christmas Eve. My performance put the guy in the front row to sleep. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
Happy Winter Solstice! Soggy day on the Pacific West Coast, but nothing a warm glass of
Wassail can’t fix.
Wassail can’t fix.
December 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Happy Winter Solstice! Soggy day on the Pacific West Coast, but nothing a warm glass of
Wassail can’t fix.
Wassail can’t fix.
Last night on the train, a woman of around thirty offered me a seat that became open. I declined the offer, but yep, I am officially old.
December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Last night on the train, a woman of around thirty offered me a seat that became open. I declined the offer, but yep, I am officially old.
Fabulous evening in Vancouver last night listening to Margaret Atwood. She is funny, wicked smart and the most influential writer in my life. #vancouverwritersfestival #Canadianlegend
December 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Fabulous evening in Vancouver last night listening to Margaret Atwood. She is funny, wicked smart and the most influential writer in my life. #vancouverwritersfestival #Canadianlegend
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It's Wikipedia's 25th anniversary. It's under attack more than ever.
If you use it all the time — and you know you do — you should donate at least $5 a year. It's run by donations.
If you use it all the time — and you know you do — you should donate at least $5 a year. It's run by donations.
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It's Wikipedia's 25th anniversary. It's under attack more than ever.
If you use it all the time — and you know you do — you should donate at least $5 a year. It's run by donations.
If you use it all the time — and you know you do — you should donate at least $5 a year. It's run by donations.
Dear @bsky.app . If you do not fix this bug that causes screen freezes during videos, I will be ditching you. I’m not prepared to power off and reboot to get your app unstuck. This has been going on for way too long.
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Dear @bsky.app . If you do not fix this bug that causes screen freezes during videos, I will be ditching you. I’m not prepared to power off and reboot to get your app unstuck. This has been going on for way too long.
Looking for something different? Listen to the “Sweet Little Human” podcast out of Denmark. Hosted by a cynical, whiskey-drinking Mother Nature, and voiced by none other than THE Iggy Pop. Warning: Swearing. Adult, punk-ass, climate change content.)
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
Sweet Little Human
Education Podcast · Poor Mother Nature. It's been a tough few thousand years. Tired and traumatized by relentless human expansion, they battle many of the ills that plague humans today: Addiction, anx...
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Looking for something different? Listen to the “Sweet Little Human” podcast out of Denmark. Hosted by a cynical, whiskey-drinking Mother Nature, and voiced by none other than THE Iggy Pop. Warning: Swearing. Adult, punk-ass, climate change content.)
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
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“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. . .Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
November 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. . .Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
Thank you, Blue Jays. It was a fantastic series, so very close and we love you. 🇨🇦 💔
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Thank you, Blue Jays. It was a fantastic series, so very close and we love you. 🇨🇦 💔
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Coming up from the crackhouse downstairs.
Again, from the US into Canada.
$7M worth of cocaine seized at Alberta border crossing
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
$7M worth of cocaine seized at Alberta border crossing
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
$7M worth of cocaine seized at Alberta border crossing
A Calgary man faces charges after he was caught allegedly attempting to smuggle 77 kilograms of cocaine into Canada from the U.S.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Coming up from the crackhouse downstairs.
My oat milk latte artwork. I will not be entering barista competitions at this time.
October 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My oat milk latte artwork. I will not be entering barista competitions at this time.
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1/5 Today marks the birthday of Louis Riel, born October 22, 1844, in the Red River Settlement, now Saint Boniface, Manitoba. Riel was a Métis leader, politician, & founder of Manitoba, known for his tireless defense of Métis rights, land, & culture.
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
1/5 Today marks the birthday of Louis Riel, born October 22, 1844, in the Red River Settlement, now Saint Boniface, Manitoba. Riel was a Métis leader, politician, & founder of Manitoba, known for his tireless defense of Métis rights, land, & culture.
In summary;
“They just can’t accept that people hate them for free.”
Well said. 🔥
“They just can’t accept that people hate them for free.”
Well said. 🔥
Projection is their forte. They know a lot of their rallies are filed with seat fillers paid to be there. They also know their audience will believe anything & everything that comes out of their mouth. They just can't accept that people hate them for free..
October 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In summary;
“They just can’t accept that people hate them for free.”
Well said. 🔥
“They just can’t accept that people hate them for free.”
Well said. 🔥
Powerful quote, but Sun Tzu never wrote this. It came out of Facebook (of course) circa 2020.
October 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Powerful quote, but Sun Tzu never wrote this. It came out of Facebook (of course) circa 2020.
Petty grievance of the day. One head of sour cabbage (approx 5lbs) should not cost $28, Safeway. This is outrageous price gouging. It is A CABBAGE.
October 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Petty grievance of the day. One head of sour cabbage (approx 5lbs) should not cost $28, Safeway. This is outrageous price gouging. It is A CABBAGE.
This is brilliant. And seasonal! Go Elle!
October 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is brilliant. And seasonal! Go Elle!
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What’s your sign?
Outlining a dire consequence along with the usual warning seems a bit harsh. Made me want to jump, if I’m honest.
Outlining a dire consequence along with the usual warning seems a bit harsh. Made me want to jump, if I’m honest.
September 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
What’s your sign?
Outlining a dire consequence along with the usual warning seems a bit harsh. Made me want to jump, if I’m honest.
Outlining a dire consequence along with the usual warning seems a bit harsh. Made me want to jump, if I’m honest.
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And there you have it.
Netanyahu’s “battlefield” is not just with Palestinians, Lebanese, Houthis and the rest of the Middle East.
It’s with us - Western democratic nations and our free speech. That’s what he wants to colonise and dominate.
Netanyahu’s “battlefield” is not just with Palestinians, Lebanese, Houthis and the rest of the Middle East.
It’s with us - Western democratic nations and our free speech. That’s what he wants to colonise and dominate.
September 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
And there you have it.
Netanyahu’s “battlefield” is not just with Palestinians, Lebanese, Houthis and the rest of the Middle East.
It’s with us - Western democratic nations and our free speech. That’s what he wants to colonise and dominate.
Netanyahu’s “battlefield” is not just with Palestinians, Lebanese, Houthis and the rest of the Middle East.
It’s with us - Western democratic nations and our free speech. That’s what he wants to colonise and dominate.
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As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
September 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
Here is your morning wake up tune. A brand new Chrissie Hynde and k.d. lang duet. Me and Mrs. Jones. It’s awesome!
open.spotify.com/album/6vO4AU...
open.spotify.com/album/6vO4AU...
Me & Mrs Jones (feat. k.d. lang)
open.spotify.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Here is your morning wake up tune. A brand new Chrissie Hynde and k.d. lang duet. Me and Mrs. Jones. It’s awesome!
open.spotify.com/album/6vO4AU...
open.spotify.com/album/6vO4AU...
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just sitting here thinking about the courage and determination of E. Jean Carroll compared to the abject craven collapse of the pretty much every silicon valley CEO
Breaking News: A court upheld E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 million defamation judgment against President Trump after she accused him of rape.
Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump
The judges rejected President Trump’s argument that the Supreme Court’s decision extending presidential immunity should shield him from liability for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.
nyti.ms
September 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
just sitting here thinking about the courage and determination of E. Jean Carroll compared to the abject craven collapse of the pretty much every silicon valley CEO
The sky was torn tonight. But a rip in the façade is also where the truth finds its light.
August 31, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The sky was torn tonight. But a rip in the façade is also where the truth finds its light.