(THREAD) As this feed hits 600K followers, I've had cause to reflect on the ethos—philosophy—behind the work I've tried to do here as a lawyer, former criminal investigator, educator, author and curatorial journalist. I hope you'll read on if you're interested in what I've found.

1/ First and most importantly, I've learned how very grateful and humbled one should be to have engaged, informed, intelligent readers. Because my DMs are open and have always been open—another thing I've learned is critical—I hear from many of you privately as well as publicly.