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Author: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: February 8, 2024

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:February 8, 2024
  • Post category:Five Things
  • Post comments:2 Comments

"'The future sucks' seems to be the underlying theme of yet another edition of this newsletter. Sorry, not sorry!" Five things for February 8, 2024.

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Booknotes: January 2024

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:January 31, 2024
  • Post category:Reviews
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Books I read this month, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: January 25, 2024

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:January 25, 2024
  • Post category:Five Things
  • Post comments:2 Comments

"Ultimately, you have to be true to yourself and deal with the consequences." Five things for January 25, 2024.

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On library ebook licenses, patron demand, and power dynamics

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:January 17, 2024
  • Post category:Media
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Meanwhile, libraries have generally proven reluctant to use their power to shape the demand curve and shift digital budgets away from expensive Big 5 bestsellers, even when it means sacrificing diversity and depth in their own digital collections.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: January 4, 2024

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:January 4, 2024
  • Post category:Five Things
  • Post comments:4 Comments

"One of the few book-related things I’d save in a fire." Five Things: January 4, 2024.

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Encounters: Shadowrun completed solo game

Encounters: Shadowrun — Modified Solo Play Rules

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:December 30, 2023
  • Post category:Pop Culture
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In which I codify my homebrew rules for Encounters: Shadowrun, hopefully making the game more satisfying for solo play while adding a fun narrative layer to make it more immersive.

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2023 in Review: A Few of My Favorite Things

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:December 22, 2023
  • Post category:Personal/Reviews
  • Post comments:4 Comments

2023 was a pretty good year for my personal relationship with immersive media, though. I enjoyed a range of new-to-me books, games, movies, and TV, while also uncharacteristically diving back into some old faves when I needed a bit of comfort food.

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