Guzmán González
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Guzmán González
@guzmangonzalez.bsky.social
Collector of new cultures, good books, and experiences.
Dad of 2 under 5.
Principled knight errant on a S-tier quest.
Main builds:
Lvl. 80 fantasy novel reader
Lvl. 4 fantasy novel writer
Lvl. 90 complex problem solver

From León, Spain. In Singapore.
He oído que cuando tienes más libros por leer que leídos automáticamente se convierten todos los que aún no has tocado en libros de Antonio Gala y Camilo José Cela.
June 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Soy de León, pero llevo muchos años fuera. El Filandón, la silla a la fresca, el pararse a contestar cuando alguien te dice “qué tal”, el estar dispuesto a dedicar al otro 5-10 minutos para que te lo cuente, España se hace en los tiempos que no se miden pero que requieren presencia.
June 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
So this is for everyone who’d say “my grandma” when the world expects the Queen Mother.

I don’t know where that girl with curly wild hair is now. It’s been almost 10 years. Or whether the school admitted her or not.

But I know she’ll be alright.
June 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Same universities. Same LinkedIn bios. Same corporate jargon. Same professional profiles, same recommended books, same podcasts, same curated hobbies. Same MBAs. Same pre-approved ambitions and socially acceptable dreams.

But none of them are theirs.
June 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
That girl always reminds me how often it feels like everyone is walking through a world with questions and answers that aren’t theirs.
June 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Then looked up and to the left I noticed. Tapping into her visual memory. Her lived experience.

“My grandma,” she said, springing forward, smiling with her eyes.
June 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Blonde, curly hair slightly wild, like no one had sprayed her into submission. Her shoes weren’t shiny. She sat with a crooked kind of ease: half hesitation, half curiosity. She wasn’t rehearsing. Wielding a nervous smile with grace.

When I asked her the question, she paused.
June 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Most jump straight to say the Queen Mother. Their coaches know that’s the kind of answer the school values. “She made history.” “She was inspiring.” Everyone walking the same hall of mirrors.

Then came a girl.
June 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I ask the predefined questions, meant to unlock their personality, their individuality. But all I see is the same polite hologram flickering from chair to chair.

“If you could have tea with someone no longer among us, who would it be and why?

It’s meant to open a window.
June 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I know, because I’ve worked alongside them.

The students arrive impeccably dressed, with memorised responses tucked behind rehearsed postures. They’ve all read the same things, watched the same videos, mastered the same phrases to sound “curious” and “engaged.” Perfect choreography.
June 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
La situación, curiosamente, es tan Abercrombie y en español, que la podrías haber traducido tú.
June 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Que Juanma se junte con Javi y Sergio es algo así como cuando Freud fue a ver a Dalí en el 38, acabaron hablando de cualquier cosa menos de lo que iban a hablar, y Freud pudo por fin ver a alguien más joven que le seguía el ritmo en lo irracional e inconsciente.
May 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“El libro no está mal del todo, pero peor sería comprar algo bueno de X, editado por Y”
May 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Veo negocio para editoriales de comercio justo? “Ningún traductor, ilustrador, escritor, o librero ha sido maltratado en la edición de este libro”.
May 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Vance says that maybe cause game recognises game.
May 4, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Vaya, otra necesidad desbloqueada.
April 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Apuntada queda.
April 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Tiene pinta de no dejarte dormir ni un domingo en agosto a la hora de la siesta.
April 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Clippers?
April 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM