weird thing I had fun making

not afraid

recent conversation

repeatedly leaning over to my date and saying “this is just like Challengers”

just saw a novel get described as being “set in Sally Rooney’s Ireland.” and I know what they mean, but it does make it sound like Ireland is a place Sally Rooney rules over with an iron fist

I finished @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social's book: Look Ma, No Hands last night and loved it. I worked at a complex chronic pain facility in Toronto in my early professional career and this really was a perfect bookend to that chapter. What a touching and funny story! Recommended!

I’m writing a novel btw

horse

so much of women’s health stuff is like “yeah we know this because we conducted one study sixty years ago on a single rat. and the rat was male”

baby’s first metro ride

I'm a trained chef, and I've taught hundreds of cooking classes. I always tell people "use what you gotta to put meals on the table." That goes double if you have any kind of physical issues! (check out the viral "garlic" article by @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social): thewalrus.ca/garlic-in-a-...

Thank you to @theguardian.com for turning a chapter of my book into a little radio drama!!!! Immaculate music choice I’m obsessed. Link for the whole thing below

I’ve got a LIMITED QUANTITY (ten!) books left in the shop for signing! Shipping internationally! I will draw literally whatever you want in them

get em

Had such a great conversation—thanks so much for having me, Heather!!!

A fun fact about LOOK MA, NO HANDS is its colours were selected from this picture of Jim Henson and the Muppets

A limited quantity of signed / personalized copies of my book are BACK on my website!!!!!!

Montreal! I’m reading and signing books with some other incredible local authors! It’s at Casa Del Popolo tomorrow (Thursday) at 7 :)

Thanks western!!! 🩷

Sincere apologies to the person who bought my book and then realized it’s largely about lezzing out

LOOK MA, NO HANDS featured on this list!

briefly lost my bird today

TORONTO—there are FREE copies of Look Ma, No Hand’s at the Aesop queer library. I don’t know what those words mean in that order but if you want my book for free you should check that out!!! Lots of amazing queer books there

An excerpt of my new book, LOOK MA, NO HANDS, ran in @theguardian.com today!!!! www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...

This my favourite long read of the year so far. @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social, you have a new fan. Greetings from Dublin, Ireland. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...

favourite novel of 2025 so far is SMALL CEREMONIES by Kyle Edwards!!

The Palestine sunbird is a symbol of freedom, resilience and hope. These prints are back in my shop, with 100% of proceeds going towards supporting UNICEF in bringing resources and aid into the Gaza Strip

chef’s kiss

holding this thing like it owes me rent money

Finished this in one sitting, @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social. Thank you for sharing your story, this was very moving! Colon closed parenthesis

Gabrielle Drolet's memoir, "Look Ma, No Hands," is sensitive exploration of #ChronicPain and a celebration of writing. Book review by @aislingmurph.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/r... via @theglobeandmail.com @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social

It's no secret that I've loved @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social's writing and cartooning for years. Honoured to review her gentle, luminous memoir LOOK MA, NO HANDS for @theglobeandmail.com. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/r...

LOOK MA, NO HANDS is the #1 bestselling nonfiction book in Calgary!!!! Thank you Calgary!!!!

LOOK MA, NO HANDS is an INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! I feel sick with gratitude!!!

Building up the art wall with prints in the new house. Very chuffed with the little cozy rat from @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social that arrived today.

For @thewalrus.ca, the excellent @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social on how to make a living as a writer (she'll be in Calgary this week for Wordfest!): thewalrus.ca/how-to-make-...

cartoon

Wrote about my love of phone calls (and disdain for long email threads) in the Globe and Mail! www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

She just rated LOOK MA, NO HANDS five stars on GoodSeeds

Doing a virtual talk about my book on Tuesday :) you can register here! www.eventbrite.ca/e/gabrielle-...

I’m the luckiest girl in the whole world!!!!

Montreal! This is TONIGHT!

Essay from the book!!!!!!!!

My first book is out today! I wrote it mostly with voice to text at a time when it was hard for me to use my hands. Years-long labour of love!

This is an excerpt from my new book!!!!

My book is out on TUESDAY!!!! There are a bunch of signed copies at librairie saint Henri now :)

Enjoyed every page of @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social’s debut memoir. Laughed out loud, learned a tonne, thought a lot about bones. Pick it up at your bookstore next week!

now in stock, Look Ma, No Hands: A Chronic Pain memoir by acclaimed essayist, cartoonist, and friend of the bookstore @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social! lots of pre-orders for this one but if you didn’t pre-order we’ve got lots in the shop for you

Montreal!!! just over one week away! Book launch at De Stiil bookstore! Would love love love to see you there