Guy (aka glecharles)
@loudpoet.com
Sometimes loud, formerly poet, always opinionated. Pro-craft. As in guillotine.
Here via BlackSky now; more active elsewhere:
https://loudpoet.com | https://gardenstate.social/@glecharles
Here via BlackSky now; more active elsewhere:
https://loudpoet.com | https://gardenstate.social/@glecharles
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Understanding what "I am not 'anti-AI'… I am pro-craft." means to me | As in guillotine...
Intellectual curiosity that helps develop that expertise is steadily being devalued in favor of "productivity" hacks.
loudpoet.com
Actual expertise continues to be devalued across the board. Intellectual curiosity that helps develop that expertise is steadily being devalued in favor of "productivity" hacks.
Resistance is never futile. More importantly, it can be contagious.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/30/u...
Resistance is never futile. More importantly, it can be contagious.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/30/u...
I'm technically a veteran but have always been ambivalent about my "service" and don't typically claim it as part of my identity — so #VeteransDay is always complicated.
Flashback: A 12-year-old post about a 22-year-old poem about my time in the Army 30+ years ago.
loudpoet.com/2013/11/11/m...
Flashback: A 12-year-old post about a 22-year-old poem about my time in the Army 30+ years ago.
loudpoet.com/2013/11/11/m...
Mozer, Bethea and Me (for Veteran's Day) | As in guillotine...
Veteran's Day isn't a time for generic sentiments, positive or negative, but a time for personal reflection.
loudpoet.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm technically a veteran but have always been ambivalent about my "service" and don't typically claim it as part of my identity — so #VeteransDay is always complicated.
Flashback: A 12-year-old post about a 22-year-old poem about my time in the Army 30+ years ago.
loudpoet.com/2013/11/11/m...
Flashback: A 12-year-old post about a 22-year-old poem about my time in the Army 30+ years ago.
loudpoet.com/2013/11/11/m...
It's bad enough platforming AI grifters who can't give specifics but why does @publisherswkly.bsky.social keep featuring this guy when all of his examples are so objectively bad, he admits it while arguing everyone should embrace AI or die?!? 🤡💩
#cmonson
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
#cmonson
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
When It Comes to AI, Adapt or Else, Says Keith Riegert
Keith Riegert, president of the Stable Book Group, offered a master class on AI tools during the recent Sharjah Publishers Conference. He described AI as both transformative and unsettling. It's time ...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It's bad enough platforming AI grifters who can't give specifics but why does @publisherswkly.bsky.social keep featuring this guy when all of his examples are so objectively bad, he admits it while arguing everyone should embrace AI or die?!? 🤡💩
#cmonson
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
#cmonson
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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I'll be at #LibraryConLive on Thursday w/ @comicsplus.bsky.social!
Our featured session, Comics & Manga RA for Middle Grade & Teens (11am ET / 8am PT), features three great librarians sharing their comics and manga expertise.
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/15/j...
Our featured session, Comics & Manga RA for Middle Grade & Teens (11am ET / 8am PT), features three great librarians sharing their comics and manga expertise.
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/15/j...
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I'll be at #LibraryConLive on Thursday w/ @comicsplus.bsky.social!
Our featured session, Comics & Manga RA for Middle Grade & Teens (11am ET / 8am PT), features three great librarians sharing their comics and manga expertise.
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/15/j...
Our featured session, Comics & Manga RA for Middle Grade & Teens (11am ET / 8am PT), features three great librarians sharing their comics and manga expertise.
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/15/j...
"The only thing that loves company more than misery is complicity."
On practicing journalism, Patreon vs. Substack, serious business, Reddit on meth, and a love for metadata.
loudpoet.com/2025/11/06/f...
On practicing journalism, Patreon vs. Substack, serious business, Reddit on meth, and a love for metadata.
loudpoet.com/2025/11/06/f...
Five Things: November 6, 2025 | As in guillotine...
"The only thing that loves company more than misery is complicity." On practicing journalism, Patreon vs. Substack, serious business, Reddit on meth, and a love for metadata.
loudpoet.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"The only thing that loves company more than misery is complicity."
On practicing journalism, Patreon vs. Substack, serious business, Reddit on meth, and a love for metadata.
loudpoet.com/2025/11/06/f...
On practicing journalism, Patreon vs. Substack, serious business, Reddit on meth, and a love for metadata.
loudpoet.com/2025/11/06/f...
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
I'll be at #LibraryConLive on Thursday w/ @comicsplus.bsky.social!
Our featured session, Comics & Manga RA for Middle Grade & Teens (11am ET / 8am PT), features three great librarians sharing their comics and manga expertise.
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/15/j...
Our featured session, Comics & Manga RA for Middle Grade & Teens (11am ET / 8am PT), features three great librarians sharing their comics and manga expertise.
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/15/j...
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I'll be at #LibraryConLive on Thursday w/ @comicsplus.bsky.social!
Our featured session, Comics & Manga RA for Middle Grade & Teens (11am ET / 8am PT), features three great librarians sharing their comics and manga expertise.
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/15/j...
Our featured session, Comics & Manga RA for Middle Grade & Teens (11am ET / 8am PT), features three great librarians sharing their comics and manga expertise.
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/15/j...
Books I read, games I played, things I watched in October 2025.
Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out!
loudpoet.com/2025/11/01/m...
Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out!
loudpoet.com/2025/11/01/m...
Media Notes: October 2025 | As in guillotine...
Books I read, games I played, things I watched in October 2025, with a brief note on what I thought about each of them.
loudpoet.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Books I read, games I played, things I watched in October 2025.
Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out!
loudpoet.com/2025/11/01/m...
Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out!
loudpoet.com/2025/11/01/m...
Actual expertise continues to be devalued across the board. Intellectual curiosity that helps develop that expertise is steadily being devalued in favor of "productivity" hacks.
Resistance is never futile. More importantly, it can be contagious.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/30/u...
Resistance is never futile. More importantly, it can be contagious.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/30/u...
Understanding what "I am not 'anti-AI'… I am pro-craft." means to me | As in guillotine...
Intellectual curiosity that helps develop that expertise is steadily being devalued in favor of "productivity" hacks.
loudpoet.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Actual expertise continues to be devalued across the board. Intellectual curiosity that helps develop that expertise is steadily being devalued in favor of "productivity" hacks.
Resistance is never futile. More importantly, it can be contagious.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/30/u...
Resistance is never futile. More importantly, it can be contagious.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/30/u...
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Revising my figures from yesterday’s posts re: restrictions / bans in schools for #comics over the past 4 years, based on @penamerica.bsky.social data.
The trend I reported yesterday remains true, but these numbers are more accurate.
#libcomix #libraries #censorship
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The trend I reported yesterday remains true, but these numbers are more accurate.
#libcomix #libraries #censorship
1/
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Revising my figures from yesterday’s posts re: restrictions / bans in schools for #comics over the past 4 years, based on @penamerica.bsky.social data.
The trend I reported yesterday remains true, but these numbers are more accurate.
#libcomix #libraries #censorship
1/
The trend I reported yesterday remains true, but these numbers are more accurate.
#libcomix #libraries #censorship
1/
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains. ("As if!" @reetamac.bsky.social 💯)
October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains. ("As if!" @reetamac.bsky.social 💯)
AMA with @newjerseymonitor.com on the governor's race, today at 1pm ET.
#NewJersey
www.reddit.com/r/newjersey/...
#NewJersey
www.reddit.com/r/newjersey/...
From the newjersey community on Reddit: AMA with the staff of the New Jersey Monitor on the NJ governor's race on 10/29 at 1 p.m.
Explore this post and more from the newjersey community
www.reddit.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
AMA with @newjerseymonitor.com on the governor's race, today at 1pm ET.
#NewJersey
www.reddit.com/r/newjersey/...
#NewJersey
www.reddit.com/r/newjersey/...
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Bluesky, help me out... What would you do about a totally fabricated quote attributed to you in a journal article?
I suspect the author has used GenAI to research their article and it just made this (frankly tortuous) quote up - the article it cites is from 2013! I had no concept of GenAI then.
I suspect the author has used GenAI to research their article and it just made this (frankly tortuous) quote up - the article it cites is from 2013! I had no concept of GenAI then.
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Bluesky, help me out... What would you do about a totally fabricated quote attributed to you in a journal article?
I suspect the author has used GenAI to research their article and it just made this (frankly tortuous) quote up - the article it cites is from 2013! I had no concept of GenAI then.
I suspect the author has used GenAI to research their article and it just made this (frankly tortuous) quote up - the article it cites is from 2013! I had no concept of GenAI then.
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Are you a Librarian looking to bulk up your branch's #zine collection?
Are you someone who likes to have weird little gifts on hand to give to your friends on a whim?
Have I got just the thing for you! etsy.me/4nkuL0f
Are you someone who likes to have weird little gifts on hand to give to your friends on a whim?
Have I got just the thing for you! etsy.me/4nkuL0f
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Are you a Librarian looking to bulk up your branch's #zine collection?
Are you someone who likes to have weird little gifts on hand to give to your friends on a whim?
Have I got just the thing for you! etsy.me/4nkuL0f
Are you someone who likes to have weird little gifts on hand to give to your friends on a whim?
Have I got just the thing for you! etsy.me/4nkuL0f
"It's a very little thing, but it's also not nothing."
On anger, EdTech and AI, illiteracy, the Indie Web, and thinking small.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/23/f...
On anger, EdTech and AI, illiteracy, the Indie Web, and thinking small.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/23/f...
Five Things: October 23, 2025 | As in guillotine...
"It's a very little thing, but it's also not nothing." On anger, EdTech and AI, illiteracy, the Indie Web, and thinking small.
loudpoet.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"It's a very little thing, but it's also not nothing."
On anger, EdTech and AI, illiteracy, the Indie Web, and thinking small.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/23/f...
On anger, EdTech and AI, illiteracy, the Indie Web, and thinking small.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/23/f...
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Today on WFMU: On The Crescent City Connection w/Jason Isaac (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), The First Family Of Funk. The Neville family has been making great music in NOLA for decades. Join us for an hour of Neville brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and cousins (10 a.m. ET).
Upcoming Special Programs on WFMU
www.wfmu.org
October 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Today on WFMU: On The Crescent City Connection w/Jason Isaac (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), The First Family Of Funk. The Neville family has been making great music in NOLA for decades. Join us for an hour of Neville brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and cousins (10 a.m. ET).
I dug into @comicsplus.bsky.social's circ data, focusing on titles that were new additions in 2025, similar to the “authoritatively” and “independently” ranked NYT Bestseller lists.
Who says kids aren't reading anymore?
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/14/c...
Who says kids aren't reading anymore?
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/14/c...
Comics Plus' Most Popular: 2025's Newest Additions - LibraryPass™
We're looking at the titles that were added to Comics Plus in 2025, spotlighting the most popular ones for every age level. #ReadAllTheComics
librarypass.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I dug into @comicsplus.bsky.social's circ data, focusing on titles that were new additions in 2025, similar to the “authoritatively” and “independently” ranked NYT Bestseller lists.
Who says kids aren't reading anymore?
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/14/c...
Who says kids aren't reading anymore?
#ReadAllTheComics #LibComix
librarypass.com/2025/10/14/c...
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There is no such thing as a good book. Every book should find its readers and the canon is basically used to reinforce cultural hegemony to this day and it's a problem.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
There is no such thing as a good book. Every book should find its readers and the canon is basically used to reinforce cultural hegemony to this day and it's a problem.
Every now and then I remember Ryan Britt's thoughts on literacy in Star Wars, but this time the context wasn't about Star Wars at all. 😞
reactormag.com/most-citizen...
reactormag.com/most-citizen...
October 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Every now and then I remember Ryan Britt's thoughts on literacy in Star Wars, but this time the context wasn't about Star Wars at all. 😞
reactormag.com/most-citizen...
reactormag.com/most-citizen...
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During this #IndigenousPeoplesDay we encourage everyone to unpack the myths about that infamous expedition of 1492. Indigenous peoples weren’t waiting to be discovered, and are still alive and thriving today, so we want to honor and acknowledge the histories of those from the Western Hemisphere.
October 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
During this #IndigenousPeoplesDay we encourage everyone to unpack the myths about that infamous expedition of 1492. Indigenous peoples weren’t waiting to be discovered, and are still alive and thriving today, so we want to honor and acknowledge the histories of those from the Western Hemisphere.
Insightful episode, esp for trade publishers and self-pub authors with limited marketing experience.
Most niche pubs will nod in agreement with McKee's "know your reader" fundamentals, and Biel's acknowledgement that your connection to readers will change over time. It's an ongoing process.
Most niche pubs will nod in agreement with McKee's "know your reader" fundamentals, and Biel's acknowledgement that your connection to readers will change over time. It's an ongoing process.
This week on the pod, Lindsay McKee joins us to talk universal marketing truths & strategies, determining who your customer is (hint: it’s not you!), their needs, and publishing books that fill those needs.
Buckle in, aspiring marketers, for this fun & jargon-lite episode!
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
Buckle in, aspiring marketers, for this fun & jargon-lite episode!
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
October 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Insightful episode, esp for trade publishers and self-pub authors with limited marketing experience.
Most niche pubs will nod in agreement with McKee's "know your reader" fundamentals, and Biel's acknowledgement that your connection to readers will change over time. It's an ongoing process.
Most niche pubs will nod in agreement with McKee's "know your reader" fundamentals, and Biel's acknowledgement that your connection to readers will change over time. It's an ongoing process.
Check ou @wwozneworleans.bsky.social on YouTube RIGHT NOW for Tab Benoit live at the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival!
Great lineup all weekend, including Mia Borders, who I saw live last time I was there and put on a great show.
#NewOrleans #music
www.jazzandheritage.org/events/cresc...
Great lineup all weekend, including Mia Borders, who I saw live last time I was there and put on a great show.
#NewOrleans #music
www.jazzandheritage.org/events/cresc...
Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival
CRESCENT CITY BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL October 10-12, 2025 Free Admission "Blues is not just about the bad times; it's about the healing spirit." -Taj
www.jazzandheritage.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Check ou @wwozneworleans.bsky.social on YouTube RIGHT NOW for Tab Benoit live at the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival!
Great lineup all weekend, including Mia Borders, who I saw live last time I was there and put on a great show.
#NewOrleans #music
www.jazzandheritage.org/events/cresc...
Great lineup all weekend, including Mia Borders, who I saw live last time I was there and put on a great show.
#NewOrleans #music
www.jazzandheritage.org/events/cresc...
Kindle integration with Overdrive was bad enough, letting them into distribution is a death wish. #cmonson
"Since many libraries already use Amazon to buy a range of goods and service, it has now developed the capabilities to allow libraries to buy books."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"Since many libraries already use Amazon to buy a range of goods and service, it has now developed the capabilities to allow libraries to buy books."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Libraries Look to Fill the Gap Left by Baker & Taylor
With the closure of country’s largest library wholesaler now underway, librarians are searching for new options as Ingram, Bookazine, and even Amazon make their play to court B&T customers left in the...
www.publishersweekly.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Kindle integration with Overdrive was bad enough, letting them into distribution is a death wish. #cmonson
"Since many libraries already use Amazon to buy a range of goods and service, it has now developed the capabilities to allow libraries to buy books."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"Since many libraries already use Amazon to buy a range of goods and service, it has now developed the capabilities to allow libraries to buy books."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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I’m glad there’s empirical evidence for this because most teachers can see this happening in real time. We’re losing even more of the human connectedness and empathy building that is an essential part of the educational experience for children.
“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”
Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.
www.edweek.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I’m glad there’s empirical evidence for this because most teachers can see this happening in real time. We’re losing even more of the human connectedness and empathy building that is an essential part of the educational experience for children.
"Please let Bluesky be the last time y'all fall for this trick."
On 'rust out', indie magazines, punk zines, waffles, and Blacksky.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/09/f...
On 'rust out', indie magazines, punk zines, waffles, and Blacksky.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/09/f...
Five Things: October 9, 2025 | As in guillotine...
"Please let Bluesky be the last time y'all fall for this trick." On 'rust out', indie magazines, punk zines, waffles, and Blacksky.
loudpoet.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"Please let Bluesky be the last time y'all fall for this trick."
On 'rust out', indie magazines, punk zines, waffles, and Blacksky.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/09/f...
On 'rust out', indie magazines, punk zines, waffles, and Blacksky.
loudpoet.com/2025/10/09/f...
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Goddamn right.
It’s me. Your favorite #bannedbooksweek curmudgeon. Just popping in to rain all over your caution tape.
#tlsky #tlskychat #librarians #skybrarians #edusky
#tlsky #tlskychat #librarians #skybrarians #edusky
October 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Goddamn right.