gulfflux
A piece that read as the work of someone who reads carefully themselves, and a look at gulfflux continued that informed feel, writers who are also serious readers produce work with a different quality and this site reads as the product of someone steeped in good writing rather than just generating content for an audience.
discovernewworld
Came in skeptical and left mostly convinced, that is the highest praise I can offer, and a look at discovernewworld pushed me further in the same direction, content that survives a critical first read is rare and worth recognising because most blog posts crumble under any real scrutiny these days when you actually pay attention closely.