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A quiet kind of confidence runs through the writing, and a look at etherledge carried that same understated assurance, confidence without bragging is the most attractive register for online writing and the writers here have clearly developed it through practice rather than affecting it through stylistic tricks that would feel hollow eventually.
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After reading several posts back to back the consistent voice across them is impressive, and a stop at portguild continued that voice consistency, sites that maintain a single coherent voice across many pieces by potentially many writers represent serious editorial discipline and this one has clearly developed the institutional consistency needed for that.
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If quality blog writing is dying as people sometimes claim then this site is one piece of evidence that it has not died yet, and a look at seameadowgoodsgallery extended that evidence, the broader cultural question about online writing has empirical answers in specific sites and this one is contributing to a more optimistic answer overall.
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