stashswan
A piece that suggested careful editing without showing the marks of the editing, and a look at stashswan continued that invisible polish, the best editing disappears into the prose and this site reads as having been edited with skill that does not announce itself which is the highest compliment I can offer any blog content.
flumelake
Just wanted to drop a quick note saying this was a useful read on a topic I have been circling, no fluff, and a stop at flumelake added a few extra points that fit the same simple style which makes the whole site feel coherent rather than thrown together by many different writers with different goals.
globeflame
A thoughtful piece that did not strain to be thoughtful, and a look at globeflame continued that effortless quality, when thinking shows up in writing without the writer drawing attention to it you know you are reading something genuinely considered rather than something performing the appearance of consideration which is also common online.
agavebarley
Now adjusting my expectations upward for the topic based on this post, and a stop at agavebarley continued that bar raising effect, content that resets what I think is possible on a subject is doing real work in shaping my standards and this site is providing those bar raising experiences at a notable rate during sessions.