Junited 2026

Inspired by Robert Birming's Junited challenge, I shall be publishing a list of many of the pages I discovered on my wander around the small and indi web.

Junited is a little blog-loving adventure where the blogging community gets together to share posts they enjoy and discover new bloggers along the way.


Some interesting blog posts I've read in June


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June

Blog Redesign (V4) and a Deep-Dive Into Typography

(James at James Zhan in real life.)

An interesting walk through a site redesign

29

June

Career Break (2025-2026): 100%

(Pete at johnsy.com)

Pete took a year long career break. It is now at an end

28

June

pause doesn't mean stop

(Sylvia at Sylvia's Studio)

A like this thought: I see hitting pause as an act of self care

27

June

Added a light/dark theme toggle

(Sal at Sal's)

A technique for adding a dark/light switch to your website

26

June

The simple joy of giving

(Robert at Robert Birming)

free can bring enormous value

25

June

Good bye, Om Malik

(Arun at Arun Venkatesan)

A fond farewell

24

June

The Vault Is Fine

(Patrick at PPB1701)

This is LastPass's latest security breach!

23

June

Don't put yourself in a box

(gobino at Bits by Bino)

Librating the blog

22

June

Fountain Pen Quickie: Recent Acquisitions

(Cheryl at CJ's Wunderkammer)

A quick blast of fountain pen joy

21

June

Seedlings

(Kevin at Kevin Scott Dias)

Learning to plant rice in Japan

20

June

The Problem with The Fediverse

(Mike at mikehindle.uk)

a little confusing an messy with multiple accounts

19

June

The next best thing to actually visiting a museum

(Ruben at Kedara)

Visting a museum virtaully

18

June

Q&A with author, Steph Broadribb

(Alex at the Wry Writer)

Steph's debut thriller Deep Down Dead was shortlisted for various awards

17

June

Thoughts on the new Commodore phone

(Andreas at 82mhz)

Flip phone anyone?

16

June

W Social, Public Institutions and the Theater of European Digital Sovereignty

(Elena at Elena Rossini)

Prominent Institutions and Government Officials Move their Accounts to W Social

15

June

let's talk about your digital remains!

(Ava at Ava's blog)

Have you thought about your digital remains when you're gone!

14

June

A small act of kindness

(Gobino at Bits by Bino)

The world could do with more acts of kindness. This is a great example

13

June

Can I hear a difference between MP3s and uncompressed audio?

(Andreas at 82mhz)

An excellent read on something I've often wondered about.

12

June

Chili Peppers of the World

(Erik at Notes from the Road)

This is a phenomenal blog post. Grab a cuppa, sit down, and read all about 176 chilli pepper varieties.

11

June

Weโ€™re Becoming Illiterate.

(M.J. at The Tanuki Corner)

A provocative point of view regarding childrens' abilities.

10

June

I Posted On Socials Every Week For One Year

(Dario at Dario Solera)

Was it worth the hassle?

9

June

How Much is Too Much?

(Brandon at Brandon's Journal)

Entertainment should flow like a river โ€” pick it up, enjoy it, let it go

8

June

I want my friends to have blogs too

(Daniel at DoServer)

More people should be blogging, about anything and everything

7

June

Pallet Wood Crafting Table

(Andreas at splitbrain.org)

Upcycling scrap wood to make a crafting table

6

June

I made a bee bath

(Laura at Laura Michet's Blog)

A great idea to provide a drinking option for our pollinators

5

June

Random photo - Queen's House, Greenwich

(Unknown at All Over 2a)

A random photo from the camera roll leads to a blog about a visit to Queen's House

4

June

It's Just Broken: Oh WordPress

(Avrohom at Pup On Tech)

WordPress has lost its way!

4

June

The Day The Sun Went In (The Post has since been deleted!)

(Andy at Unreasonable Logic)

A hilarious piece of writing.

3

June

An entire wiki in a single file? A look at Feather Wiki

(Juhis at Juha-Matti Santala)

A clever way to run your own Wiki using one simple file

2

June

27 years later

(Gordon at Happily Imprefect)

What an achievement; 27 years of blogging

1

June

Gmail Thinks I'm Stupid, So I Left

(Jeremy at moddedbear.com)

Gmail is over-sutffing the AI experience!

1

June

Social batteries

(Frances at What the Fran)

We don't all need to be social at the same speed

1

June

The Price of Friendship - My First SciFi Short Story

(Jason at Cool As Heck)

A interesting short fiction for the future