Featured Published Works

In Nomine Patris

In Nomine Patris is a quiet, devastating reflection on personal loss amid political turmoil. Set against the backdrop of post-Aristide Haiti, Liz Gauthier retraces the days surrounding their father's murder—a moment woven into a broader national crisis. Through fragments of memory, news reports, and a tender domestic exchange, they capture the dissonance of grief: the world shifting on its axis while ordinary life insists on continuing. This is a story about memory, loss, and the imprints left behind by those we love.

Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart is a tender, aching coming-of-age story about first love, faith, and queer longing in a place that offers neither safety nor permission. Set in a Catholic girls’ school in early-2000s Port-au-Prince, Liz Gauthier captures the turmoil of adolescence with clarity and emotional depth—from the electric pull of an unspoken crush to the quiet grief of growing up in silence. This is a story about devotion in many forms: to God, to desire, and to the fragile hope of being seen.

Grieving in a New Language.

In Grieving in a New Language, Liz Gauthier shares the story of becoming an immigrant just one week after the murder of their father. With raw honesty and poetic clarity, they trace the tangled experience of loss, displacement, and survival as a 15-year-old navigating grief in a new country. This deeply personal piece captures what it means to mourn in unfamiliar places, speak pain in unfamiliar words, and find resilience in the shadow of profound trauma.