Blaugust
Blaugust is a yearly challenge where bloggers across the internet commit to posting through the month of August. I wrote about why I’m jumping in this year: Blaugust, Just for Fun →
Blaugust was started by Mark "Belghast" Temple, who we sadly lost earlier this summer. The community he built is keeping the event going in his honor, and that feels exactly right.
And you don’t have to post all 31 days to be part of it. Post 5 times in August for the Bronze award, 15 for Silver, 25 for Gold, and all 31 for the Rainbow Diamond. First-timers earn the Blauginner award just for jumping in.
Blaugust 2026 dropped their participant list, and I'm on it. Official now! Go check out who else joined the fun: Blaugust 2026 – Meet the Mentors & Participant List
My 2026 constellation
These are my own homemade badges, not the official awards. The mentors didn't release new badge art for 2026 the way past years' media kits did, so I made my own while I wait. One star per post.
Inspired by the Bullet Journal spread in How I’m Tracking Blaugust 2026 in My Bullet Journal over at Noisy Deadlines.
Blaugust 2026 · by the numbers
The 2026 haul so far
- One Hole Down
- I Lived in DC for 28 Years and Missed This
- Keyboard Shortcuts Are the Best Invention
- The LEGO Jaguar I'm Not Sure I'll Buy
- Your Browser Is Telling on You
- The One Set I Can't Fit
- The Robotaxi That Watches Back
- 600 Million Blogs and Counting
- Titles, and What I Didn't Think About
- Ghost Bikes
- We Handed Bullies a Better Weapon
- AuguStory - How I started a Blog
- Why You Should Blog
- Almost 100, and I've Only Seen a Piece
- Chasing the Perfect Ice Cream
- From the Vault: February 8, 2008
- Caught My Eyes: The Last Orange Line
- Finally, Something Built for How I Actually Talk
- Keep On Blogging
- Webmentions Were Here the Whole Time
- Purpose Doesn't Come First
- Bringing Back the Salmon Cakes
- From the Vault: July 16, 2012
- Worth Keeping: Eliminate Two Things
- Turning 51 (Or 15, If You Squint)
- Caught My Eye: Clouds Over the Sandias
- WordPerfect 5.1 and the Tandy That Started It All
- The Plateau Under My Feet
- Life Lately: Albuquerque
- What I Wear, No Matter the Season
- The Word That Wore a Sailor's Name Tag