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Written By: Zachary Kai » Published: | Updated:

Website, internet existence, and publishing happenings, reverse-chronologically.

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2026

January

2025

October

  • 13th: Transferred hosting from WPX to an Ubuntu VPS + updated the colophon.

September

  • 27th: Added dark mode for this site.
  • 24th: Added php script to homepage to pull in latest notes.

August

  • 13th: Updated my notes with the new footer.
  • 12th: Consolidated my footer.
  • 11th: Condensed my acknowledgement of country. Consolidated my ideas, bookmarks, bookmarklets, and blogroll into my microblog. Moved my buttons collection to my homepage. Redirected my webrings page to the webrings section on my homepage. Removed the manifest.json and humans.txt as they're no longer useful. Simplified my stylesheet, and combined it into one for faster loading.

July

  • 13th: Added the e-content microformat to all pages.
  • 12th: Wrote a post: What Making By Hand Means To Me.
  • 10th: Added the h-entry microformat to all pages. Created a Static HTML Site Directory.
  • 9th: Created a Circular Maze Maker. Changed the p code for a H2 for better readability. Changed the alt text for my h-card image so it isn't as long. Removed the superfulous title attribute from my homepage link.
  • 6th: Combined all my submission form scripts into one for easier handling. Started the Star Wars Webring.
  • 5th: Wrote a new post: A Sense Of Place. Wrote a new post: Syzygy. Wrote a new post: How Travel Is An Engine For Writing.
  • 2nd: Ensured all external links didn't open in a new tab by default.
  • 1st: Added an external link indicator for accessibility.

June

  • 29th: Added a 88x31 button for this site.
  • 24th: Wrote a post titled The Fictional Worlds I'd Live In. Wrote a post titled . Wrote a post titled The Notification I Look Forward To The Most. Wrote a post titled Shot Silk And Sapphire Spiders.
  • 23rd: Wrote a note titled My 2025 Goals So Far.
  • 22nd: Redirected my trades page to my hello page. Redirected my press page to my about page. Ensured all redirects for deprecated pages included the anchor link on the destination page. Automated my HTML sitemap with the aforementioned method. Automated my random page using the same XML sitemap modification. Automated my search page with a custom XML Sitemap extension. Wrote a note titled Authenticity On The Web.
  • 21st: Added the u-id microformat to my h-card.
  • 20th: Consolidated my faqs page into my about page.
  • 16th: Recorded people I've traded with.
  • 14th: Reorganized my newsletter archive + wrote June's edition.
  • 12th: Condensed my resume into a PDF and linked it on my cv instead of a seperate page. Redirected my IndieWeb Carnival: Feb 2025 entry to my microblog. Redirected my collage, digital art, drawing, and gods eyes' portfolio into one. Redirected my post on the Aug 2024 Are.na Virtual Walkthrough to my microblog. Added the dt-published and dt-modified microformats to each page.
  • 8th: Added a manifest.json so my site works as a PWA (Progressive Web App.) Redirected my projects page to my CV. Removed my Ko-Fi link in the footer (using my site as a replacement for that tool.)
  • 7th: Redirect my wants page to my about page.
  • 6th: Added a header tag in the main tag.
  • 3rd: Added the p-summary microformat to the first p tag on each page.
  • 2nd: Redirected my contact page to my hello page as they serve the same purpose.
  • 1st: Redirected the /save page to the uses page. Added the p-name microformat to the h1 on each page. Wrote a new post: What Is This Feeling, If Not Love? Added another post to my microblog. Linked the print stylesheet in the head of each page. Added a CSS stylesheet for print. Added more concepts from my notes to my ideas. Added observations from being out-and-about to my microblog. Combined my quotes and words learned collections into my ideas page.

May

  • 31st: Added the u-url micrformat to the 'Copy & Share' link on each page. Moved my reflections from attending my first zine fair in July 2024 to my microblog. Moved my notes from the Are.na 'Channel As Gift' workshop in Dec 2024 to my microblog. Added autocomplete attributes to all forms. In all forms specified required items in the labels. Gave my h-card's avatar more descriptive alt text.
  • 30th: Redirected the notes and stories index to relevant sections on my sitemap. Added some old notes from a poetry workshop I found to my microblog. Added the lang="en-US" attribute to each html page. Updated the footer to include the accessibility statement.
  • 28th: Added my accessibility statement to my colophon. Combined my 'today-I-learned' microblog into the main one. Redirected my 'gifts' subcategory to my notes subcategory. Redirected my statistics page to my colophon. Redirected my spotify stats page to my music page.
  • 27th: Recorded a list of folks I've traded with.
  • 26th: Redirected my beverage page to my contact page.
  • 24th: Redirected my priciples page to my colophon. Redirected my media kit to my press page. Reorganized and updated my blogroll. Set up redirects to common slashpages to pages serving that purpose. Redirected my buttons page to my blogroll.

April

March

February

January

2024

December

November

October

  • 25th: Added some of my drawings in a portfolio and linked it on the homepage. Simplified the stylesheet. Added some of my collages in a portfolio and linked it on the homepage. Added my digital art portfolio and linked it on the homepage. Linked my zines on the homepage.

September

August

July

  • 31st: Adjusted the styling to be more mobile-responsive.
  • 29th: Added another story: Bridging The Worlds.
  • 28th: Added a page about being open to trades.
  • 26th: Added a page of my recipes. Decreased the list indentation. Reorganized the CSS stylesheet. Added highlights for referencing passages of text.
  • 25th: Recorded more stats on the homepage: the number of pages, notes, and stories. Added a credits section to the Colophon.
  • 24th: Improved and fixed the RSS Feed. Added another story: Break Yourself Against The Universe.
  • 23rd: Added my first (of several) stories: One Seed At A Time. Created a 'stories' subdirectory. Documented the publishing process on the Colophon. Implemented minimal social markup and added that to the template. Added the Site Ideas and Mildura Writers Festival Notes lists to the RSS feed.
  • 22nd: Created custom CSS for quotes (added the 'cite' attribute to each quote.) Organized my notes from attending the Mildura Writers Festival.
  • 18th: Compiled my favorite songs, and added that page to the sitemap.
  • 15th: Created my save page, and added it to the sitemap.
  • 12th: Fixed an error with the jumplinks on each page. Compiled my blogroll, and added it to the sitemap. Created my now page, and added it to the sitemap. Changed the font sizing to relative for better responsiveness. Added statistics to my homepage. Added a estimated reading time and word count to each page, and the template.
  • 11th: Created a meta description for each page, and added it the template. Added more to my about page.
  • 8th: Joined the CSS Joy Webring. Joined the Bucketfish Webring. Joined The Claw Webring.
  • 7th: Joined the Loop Webring. Joined the Retronaut Webring (my first!)
  • 1st: Added 'date' and 'date-modified' meta tags to the head of each page. Linked the sitemap in the footer. Added a table of contents to this page. Compiled my first note: a list of ideas for what to add to your site.

June

  • 30th: Added dates to each item changed in this log.
  • 29th: Created my uses page.
  • 28th: Made a custom 404 page. Put a permalink at the bottom of each page. Added a 'published' date to each page and to the template. Uploaded my profile picture for future use. Added 'rel=me' to my linked email for authentication.
  • 27th: Made my interests page. Created my hello page. Added a 'last updated' date to each page, and to the template.
  • 26th: Created my defaults page.
  • 15th: Added the RSS feed link to the head of each page. Made the padding more spacious.
  • 12th: Added a HTML sitemap, skip link, and back to top link. Finalized a .html page template.
  • 2nd: Added this page and the feed to the footer.

May

  • 24th: Added an XML sitemap. Simplified the stylesheet.

March

  • 26th: Added a favicon, robots.txt file, and a fleuron: •--♡--•
  • 23rd: Wrote my bio.
  • 22nd: Wrangled the stylesheet. It's boring, but responsive!

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Zachary Kai's digital drawing: 5 stacked books (blue/teal/green/purple, black spine designs), green plant behind top book, purple heart on either side.

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Zachary Kai is a space fantasy writer, offbeat queer, traveler, zinester, and avowed generalist. The internet is his livelihood and lifeline.