The late 2000s/early 2010s were an amazing time for blogging: so much variety, lots of stuff to read, and a kind of evolution of webrings where folks linked back to each other’s blogs, giving readers whole worlds to explore on their favourite topics.

(and for 18 year old me, sites like The Ultimate Goth Guide were like digital replications of the coziness and excitement of getting to sit down with a hot chocolate and flip through a magazine!)

This post explores why blogs felt so much better than social media - with plenty of old-web GIFs and screenshots of goth blogs from 16 years ago to illustrate and bring the nostalgia!

I like my blog posts to be visually very ~extra~ and convey a vibe that modern blogs rarely do, so you can find the full post right over here.

with love from Avalon ♡