<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kirenya: Guest Window]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Studio feature where we occasionally spotlight others’ work — one resonant piece at a time, with a brief introduction and a single link.]]></description><link>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/s/guest-window</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qINI!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff19eb048-fe0d-478e-9730-9ca65ccd4a4b_1280x1280.png</url><title>Kirenya: Guest Window</title><link>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/s/guest-window</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:11:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.yes.kirenya.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Kirenya]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[kirenya@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[kirenya@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Kirenya]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Kirenya]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[kirenya@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[kirenya@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Kirenya]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Window — Invitation & Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kirenya Studio - A clear guide to how Guest Window works and how to participate in this curated Studio feature.]]></description><link>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/guest-window-invitation-and-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/guest-window-invitation-and-process</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirenya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:53:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e432888c-6584-42fd-9396-448379388dc2_1024x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Guest Window</strong> is a Studio feature where we occasionally spotlight other people&#8217;s work &#8212; one resonant piece at a time, with a brief introduction and a single link. It isn&#8217;t a full reprint or cross<strong>&#8209;</strong>post; it&#8217;s a curated opening in the House, a window where one creator&#8217;s work is invited in and held with care.</p><p>Each Guest Window includes:</p><ul><li><p>a short Studio introduction</p></li><li><p>a 120&#8211;150 word &#8220;window&#8221; written by the featured creator</p></li><li><p>one clean link to the original piece in your space</p></li></ul><p>Readers stay inside the Kirenya experience, but the window opens outward.<br>The work itself remains in your house. The window is the view.</p><div><hr></div><h3>What Makes a Good Fit</h3><p>Guest Window lives near the kinds of questions and textures the Studio cares about &#8212; story, system, and inner life.</p><p>Pieces that tend to fit well:</p><ul><li><p>reflective essays and inner-life meditations</p></li><li><p>dream-centered, liminal, or threshold narratives</p></li><li><p>structural or satirical pieces that interrogate systems and stories</p></li><li><p>work that speaks to practice, process, and the architectures of strategy, operations, or systemic insight</p></li><li><p>speculative, world-driven, or myth-leaning pieces that could sit near the Studio&#8217;s longform fictional worlds</p></li><li><p>fragments of worldbuilding or lore with emotional and conceptual depth</p></li><li><p>language-aware craft &#8212; attention to sentence, rhythm, and image</p></li><li><p>pieces that sit in real dialogue with these concerns, whether they echo, expand, or thoughtfully challenge them</p></li></ul><p>Across all of this, we look for work shaped with care &#8212; pieces that are willing to think <em>with</em> the reader, even when they approach things differently than the Studio usually does.</p><p>If your work lives anywhere near story, system, and inner life, there may be a window for it here.</p><div><hr></div><h3>A Note on Alignment</h3><p>Guest Window isn&#8217;t limited to work that mirrors our views. Sometimes the most resonant pieces are the ones that press gently on our assumptions or look at shared questions from another angle.</p><p>We&#8217;re open to that kind of difference when it is grounded, respectful, and attentive to nuance. Selection is at the Studio&#8217;s discretion, with attention to fit with Kirenya&#8217;s ethos of care, curiosity, and non<strong>-</strong>harm.</p><div><hr></div><h3>How the Feature Works</h3><h5><strong>You choose the piece</strong></h5><p>Select the work you&#8217;d like to highlight. It should already be published on your own site, newsletter, or platform.</p><h5><strong>You send a short window</strong></h5><p>Send an<strong> <a href="mailto:window@kirenya.com">email</a></strong> from an address that can receive replies, and include:</p><ul><li><p><em>a link to the piece</em></p></li><li><p><em>a 120&#8211;150 word window introducing it &#8212; what it is, where it sits in your body of work, and what kind of reader might appreciate it</em></p></li></ul><h5><strong>If your piece is selected, the Studio will:</strong></h5><ul><li><p><em>reply to confirm the feature and approximate timing</em></p></li><li><p><em>add a brief Studio frame, if helpful, and schedule the feature inside the Guest Window section</em></p></li><li><p><em>share a post that includes your introduction and a single clean link back to the full piece in your space</em></p></li></ul><h5><strong>Where it appears</strong></h5><p>The Guest Window post will:</p><ul><li><p><em>be emailed to readers who receive Guest Window posts</em></p></li><li><p><em>be published as a free public entry on <strong><a href="http://www.yes.kirenya.com">www.yes.kirenya.com</a></strong> and collected under the <strong><a href="https://www.yes.kirenya.com/s/guest-window">Guest Window section</a>.</strong></em></p></li></ul><p>Reciprocal features are welcome when they feel natural, and always optional.</p><div><hr></div><h3>How to Participate</h3><p>If you&#8217;d like to be considered for an upcoming Guest Window, <strong>send an <a href="mailto:window@kirenya.com">email</a></strong> with the details described in <strong>How the Feature Works</strong> above.</p><p>You&#8217;re also welcome to mention how you found Kirenya or which Studio threads you feel closest to &#8212; this helps with alignment.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Practical Notes</h3><p>Guest Window is a curated feature. Reaching out does not guarantee a selection or a response, although all submissions are read with appreciation.</p><p>This is an unpaid spotlight. Rights to the work remain with you, and the original piece stays in your own publication or site.</p><div><hr></div><p>Thank you for bringing thoughtful work into the world.<br>Guest Window is one way this Studio stays in conversation with the creators, writers, and readers who move alongside it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg" width="75" height="138" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:138,&quot;width&quot;:75,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:5179,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.yes.kirenya.com/i/180175560?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!luzF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a4dcfdf-e51f-410f-81bc-aae45d698822_75x138.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>