It’s Pride! A month to show up for and with each other in joy and solidarity. When I was a child, I thought this life was unavailable to me. I saw no images of lgbtq+ people in the books I read, no people who openly identified as queer on television. How much the world has changed. But this year, even as we celebrate a decade of marriage equality, I worry more than I have about what is ahead. This is the reason to keep coming out. It’s my hope for my children that we keep telling fuller and richer stories that illustrate every human experience, that we keep showing them who they can be in hopes they will land even more fully in the most authentic versions of themselves.
Last weekend, @fclayton and I dropped our first book to be found, in Potomac, Maryland. It was just after 6am on Memorial Day, and there was a light drizzle as we pulled the car out of cousins' house and drove the half-mile to this @littlefreelibrary in the parking lot of a rec center.
The collection there was stellar–I considered taking one as well. That's the beautiful thing about these neighborhood treasure chests. Jude & Camille clamored to get out of their car seats, but the rain had picked up. So I popped out quickly while Frances documented. I slipped the story onto the top of the pile.
Thanks to a powerful first day of our Gift it Forward campaign, we have so many libraries to seed. But the coolest thing I saw yesterday was the number of allies who requested a book to place in their own neighborhood LFLs, or ordered their own to distribute there.
If you want to join our family Pride action, here's how:
1. Sponsor a book!
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2. Request a book! 🌈 LINK IN BIO 🌈
3. Leave a book in your neighborhood box and tag us in the photo.
It's been nearly five days now. I wonder if the book is still there?
Thank you @jessiwrites for this beautiful and personal endorsement of The Lesbian Bar Chronicles, and for championing this book from the very beginning 🌈
You can write the smartest LinkedIn post in the world…
…but if nobody’s talking in the comments, LinkedIn apparently doesn’t care that much.
LinkedIn’s senior editor-at-large Jessi Hempel shares the surprisingly simple thing that helps posts travel further on the platform. And honestly? It’s way simpler than most people think.
If you’re trying to stand out on LinkedIn in a sea of AI-generated posts, the full conversation with Jessi on How I Work is packed with practical advice. Link in bio.
I have been a disciple of @manoushz and her thoughtful reporting on tech’s impact on our brains and bodies since before I even knew what a podcast was. Her new book is Body Electric. Reading it is like inviting her to peer over your shoulder at your calendar. Helpful! So worth it.
To all who mother imperfectly, regardless of your gender, of the number of your children, living and unliving. To all who seek to offer others care, to the women I miss who have mothered me, and to the woman who gave birth to me! Thank you.
On this week’s episode, @arthurcbrooks offers us a way to think about the trajectory of a successful career in 2026. Consider the spiral, he suggests. This is one of four concepts for how we navigate careers that were first introduced in the 1970s. We have mostly focused on linear careers. But linear careers rarely lead to the meaning we anticipate. Check out the 🔗for the episode.
It’s time to close the gap on women’s health. These women are stepping up. “We have an opportunity,” says @melindafrenchgates “It’s been under resourced for too long.” Yes.
I think @amywebbfuturist has the right idea as she advises us on how to manage through the creative destruction that is happening all around us: steer into the slide. Amy joins us on Hello Monday this week—find the link in the bio!
Women are more likely than men to take career breaks, and we often stay out of the workforce longer. Our workplaces have been designed for the past. Let’s think smartly about the future!
