Waving from the stacks, tunnels, and 28th floor.
Taking a quick bio break to reintroduce myself.
Hello, Sunday.
I’m knee-deep in a longer piece on respectability politics, the tension between reactionary and strategic political response, and libraries. It’s quite a brain teaser. And not ready for prime time.
But! Last week, I promised details from the Library of Congress’ tunnels. Here’s a fun little detail I discovered while walking through the quiet hallways last Saturday. What a delight to see a bit of whimsy in the gut of the world’s largest library.
While I’m here, a bit of personal news: I transitioned back to full-time work this week, joining the LinkedIn News team as their first Editor at Large, Editorial Design. It will take some adjusting my body and brain, both to the schedule and to the platform’s reach. LinkedIn has an almost unfathomable 1B members in 200 countries. No pressure.
I am so grateful to all of you for reading my writing, subscribing, and encouraging me to keep going. As a refresher for what this is all about and a deeper introduction for the vast majority of you who are new to me and
, here are two older essays that feature the central themes of this newsletter: transmasc storytelling, fatherhood, and creativity.
See you next week,
xx Kyle
