diff --git a/macrotypes/typecheck.rkt b/macrotypes/typecheck.rkt
index 1db8ae3..07315e7 100644
--- a/macrotypes/typecheck.rkt
+++ b/macrotypes/typecheck.rkt
@@ -788,6 +788,16 @@
   (define (var-assign x seps τs)
     (attachs x seps τs #:ev (current-type-eval)))
 
+  ;; macro-var-assign : Id -> (Id (Listof Sym) (StxListof TypeStx) -> Stx)
+  ;; generate a function for current-var-assign that expands
+  ;; to an invocation of the macro by the given identifier
+  ;; e.g.
+  ;;   > (current-var-assign (macro-var-assign #'foo))
+  ;;   > ((current-var-assign) #'x '(:) #'(τ))
+  ;;   #'(foo x : τ)
+  (define ((macro-var-assign mac-id) x seps τs)
+    (datum->syntax x `(,mac-id ,x . ,(stx-appendmap list seps τs))))
+
   ;; current-var-assign :
   ;; (Parameterof [Id (Listof Sym) (StxListof TypeStx) -> Stx])
   (define current-var-assign
diff --git a/turnstile/examples/linear-var-assign.rkt b/turnstile/examples/linear-var-assign.rkt
index 7b69382..9222634 100644
--- a/turnstile/examples/linear-var-assign.rkt
+++ b/turnstile/examples/linear-var-assign.rkt
@@ -99,22 +99,14 @@
   )
 
 
-(define-typed-syntax #%linear
-  #:datum-literals (:)
+(define-typed-variable-syntax
+  #:datum-literals [:]
   [(_ x- : σ) ≫
    #:do [(unless (unrestricted-type? #'σ)
            (use-linear-var! #'x-))]
    --------
    [⊢ x- ⇒ σ]])
 
-(begin-for-syntax
-  (define (stx-append-map f . lsts)
-    (append* (apply stx-map f lsts)))
-
-  (current-var-assign
-   (lambda (x seps types)
-     #`(#%linear #,x #,@(stx-append-map list seps types)))))
-
 
 (define-typed-syntax begin
   [(_ e ... e0) ≫
@@ -122,7 +114,6 @@
    --------
    [⊢ (begin- e- ... e0-) ⇒ σ]])
 
-
 (define-typed-syntax tup
   [(_ e1 e2) ≫
    [⊢ e1 ≫ e1- ⇒ σ1]
@@ -130,7 +121,6 @@
    --------
    [⊢ (#%app- list- e1- e2-) ⇒ (⊗ σ1 σ2)]])
 
-
 (define-typed-syntax let
   [(let ([x rhs] ...) e) ≫
    [⊢ [rhs ≫ rhs- ⇒ σ] ...]
diff --git a/turnstile/turnstile.rkt b/turnstile/turnstile.rkt
index 781da99..c6e1212 100644
--- a/turnstile/turnstile.rkt
+++ b/turnstile/turnstile.rkt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 (provide (except-out (all-from-out macrotypes/typecheck) 
                      -define-typed-syntax -define-syntax-category)
-         define-typed-syntax define-syntax-category
+         define-typed-syntax
+         define-typed-variable-syntax
+         define-syntax-category
          (rename-out [define-typed-syntax define-typerule]
                      [define-typed-syntax define-syntax/typecheck])
          (for-syntax syntax-parse/typecheck
@@ -468,6 +470,16 @@
                         [current-tag (type-key1)])
            (syntax-parse/typecheck stx kw-stuff ... rule ...)))]))
 
+(define-syntax define-typed-variable-syntax
+  (syntax-parser
+    [(_ (~optional (~seq #:name name:id) #:defaults ([name (generate-temporary '#%var)]))
+        (~and (~seq kw-stuff ...) :stxparse-kws)
+        rule:rule ...+)
+     #'(begin
+         (define-typed-syntax name kw-stuff ... rule ...)
+         (begin-for-syntax
+           (current-var-assign (macro-var-assign #'name))))]))
+
 (define-syntax define-syntax-category
   (syntax-parser
     [(_ name:id)        ; default key1 = ': for types