Hey all! I think I want to start reading other blogs again. Way back when Google Reader was a thing (RIP in peace, Google Reader) I had a list of blogs and news sites that I would go through daily. A lot of them were leftist political blogs, some were technology blogs, but there were also blogs like mine: blogs written by a single author, with no specific central focus on a topic. Blogs of essays, thoughts, sharing interesting headlines, commentary on other news articles. That kind of thing.
I stopped getting my news and opinions that way when Twitter became a thing, but now that Twitter is owned by a lunatic right-wing hoarder (RIP in peace, Twitter), I don’t do that anymore. I replaced Twitter with Imgur, Mastodon, and TikTok but they don’t really fill the gap of medium- to long-form writing.
The only other major example that’s still current of a site like mine is John Scalzi’s Whatever, although with him being a published and accomplished author, there is somewhat of a focus on sci-fi, publishing, and media. Still a great read.
If you’re reading this post, could you drop into the comments, or find me on Mastodon, and share other blogs like this you know about and enjoy?
Likewise, if you’re here, could you share what aspects of my blog you enjoy the most? Are there topics I cover that you would love to see more of? Favorite specific posts?
Thank you so much! You reading these words is absolutely the highest compliment I could get.
And now I’ll pay the Cat Tax! Image from Pixabay; artist credit is arttoart97
