IndieWeb integration. Micropub endpoint (Heroku), Microsub (Aperture), Micro.blog identity. Hugo updated to 0.42. Nav expands to Articles, Blog, Now, About. Early experiments with Blot.
2026
Jottings on an Envelope
Jot · custom engine
Built from scratch. SQLite-backed Sinatra blog engine. Deployed to Fly.io. No dependencies on platforms — just Ruby, a database, and templates.
2025
Jottings on an Envelope
Ghost 5.x → 6.x
Return to Ghost after nine years. Magazine-style grid layout. Newsletter "Square 101" with subscribe form. Self-hosted.
2024
Jottings on an Envelope
Kirby CMS
Self-hosted PHP flat-file CMS. Dark surround, paper-like card design, warm tones. "Start Here" section. "This is no longer a blog; it is my website."
2023
Musings Etc.
Micro.blog (redesigned)
Bold purple accents. "Coder & Writer" tagline. Articles, notes, wiki. GitHub, Mastodon, Micro.blog, RSS icons.
2021
Excursions
Micro.blog
IndieAuth, Micropub, Webmention handled natively. Short-form, microblog-style posting. Archive, Photos, On This Day, Now, About, Search.
2020
Excursions
WordPress 5.4
Tired of working with files. Wanted a proper editor, WYSIWYG over Markdown. Traded control for ease. Weekly newsletter "Slanting Nib & A Keyboard" begins.
Excursions
Blot
Dropbox-based, file-driven workflow. Blotpub for Micropub. Minimalist microblog-style layout. Short-form thoughts and link posts.
2018
2017
Musings. Et Al.
Hugo
New name, new design. Headshot, social icons, "Selected Posts for You" section. Featured posts highlighted in yellow. Sections: Home, Posts, Journal, About.
2016
{amit gawande}
Squarespace
Same branding, more refined typography. Tagline: "Fiction, Non-Fiction & Et Al." Markdown mode enabled. Fiction writing begins.
2014
{amit gawande}
Ghost 0.4 · amitgawande.com
First blog on the domain. Book reviews, personal essays, link posts. Bigfoot.js for footnotes. Nav: Home, Twitter, Archive, RSS (Feedburner), About.
2007
Realm of Randomness
WordPress.com · snoozyrealm.wordpress.com
Book reviews, personal essays, observations. Blogged under a different domain for six years before moving to amitgawande.com.