Gabrielle Drolet
@gabrielledrolet.bsky.social
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Writer and cartoonist based in Montreal. My first book is out May 20 :) Gabrielledrolet.com
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I have a book coming out in the spring!!! It’s funny and personal and has been years in the making!! It’s called LOOK MA, NO HANDS!
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Today in the globe and mail
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Day 14 of rat October
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Day 13 of rat October :) forgot to draw one yesterday because i was celebrating Thanksgiving
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Adopted pidgey two years ago!!! Everybody say happy birthday to pidgey!!!
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Days 8 and 9 of rat October
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Day 7 of rat October
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Day 5 of drawing a rat every day in October
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Day 1 of drawing a rat every day in October
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Eva Holland
about 1 month ago
"I got this job the way I’ve gotten most of my jobs: through an acquaintance who heard I was looking for work. This is key to success in freelancing... a roster of industry connections who know how desperate you are." I'm very late to this fun excerpt from
@gabrielledrolet.bsky.social
's book!
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How to Make a Living as a Writer | The Walrus
Horse stories in the morning, erotica in the afternoon
https://thewalrus.ca/how-to-make-a-living-as-a-writer/
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weird thing I had fun making
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not afraid
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recent conversation
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repeatedly leaning over to my date and saying “this is just like Challengers”
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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
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Roy T
4 months ago
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!
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I’m writing a novel btw
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horse
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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”
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baby’s first metro ride
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4 months ago
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-...
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In Defence of Garlic in a Jar: How Food Snobs Almost Ruined My Love of Cooking | The Walrus
Celebrity chefs, food writers, and home cooks have sneered at pre-cut produce. They’re dismissing those of us with disabilities
https://thewalrus.ca/garlic-in-a-jar/
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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
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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
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get em
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Had such a great conversation—thanks so much for having me, Heather!!!
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A fun fact about LOOK MA, NO HANDS is its colours were selected from this picture of Jim Henson and the Muppets
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A limited quantity of signed / personalized copies of my book are BACK on my website!!!!!!
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Montreal! I’m reading and signing books with some other incredible local authors! It’s at Casa Del Popolo tomorrow (Thursday) at 7 :)
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Thanks western!!! đź©·
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Sincere apologies to the person who bought my book and then realized it’s largely about lezzing out
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LOOK MA, NO HANDS featured on this list!
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briefly lost my bird today
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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
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An excerpt of my new book, LOOK MA, NO HANDS, ran in
@theguardian.com
today!!!!
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...
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Horse racing and erotica: How I survived the fickle world of freelance writing
The long read: Gabrielle Drolet had always dreamed of being a writer. But when disability closed down most of her opportunities, a strange career began
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/17/horse-racing-and-erotica-how-i-survived-the-fickle-world-of-freelance-writing
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Aardvarkian Blues
5 months ago
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...
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Horse racing and erotica: How I survived the fickle world of freelance writing
The long read: Gabrielle Drolet had always dreamed of being a writer. But when disability closed down most of her opportunities, a strange career began
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/17/horse-racing-and-erotica-how-i-survived-the-fickle-world-of-freelance-writing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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favourite novel of 2025 so far is SMALL CEREMONIES by Kyle Edwards!!
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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
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chef’s kiss
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holding this thing like it owes me rent money
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reposted by
Gabrielle Drolet
Kristin Pratt
5 months ago
Finished this in one sitting,
@gabrielledrolet.bsky.social
. Thank you for sharing your story, this was very moving! Colon closed parenthesis
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reposted by
Gabrielle Drolet
André Picard @picardonhealth
5 months ago
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
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Review: Look Ma, No Hands is a celebration of writing and a sensitive exploration of chronic pain
Gabrielle Drolet’s memoir chronicles her journey with chronic pain as she built her career as a writer and an artist
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/reviews/article-look-ma-no-hands-gabrielle-drolet-chronic-pain-book-writer-artist/
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Gabrielle Drolet
aisling murphy
5 months ago
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...
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Review: Look Ma, No Hands is a celebration of writing and a sensitive exploration of chronic pain
Gabrielle Drolet’s memoir chronicles her journey with chronic pain as she built her career as a writer and an artist
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/reviews/article-look-ma-no-hands-gabrielle-drolet-chronic-pain-book-writer-artist/
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LOOK MA, NO HANDS is the #1 bestselling nonfiction book in Calgary!!!! Thank you Calgary!!!!
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LOOK MA, NO HANDS is an INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! I feel sick with gratitude!!!
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Euan
5 months ago
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.
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reposted by
Gabrielle Drolet
Christina Frangou
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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-...
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How to Make a Living as a Writer | The Walrus
Horse stories in the morning, erotica in the afternoon
https://thewalrus.ca/how-to-make-a-living-as-a-writer/
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