If moving to Mastodon is making you think about longer-form writing, I would recommend checking out two things: Hugo (for creating a static site), plus Statique (a project of mine) for hosting comments on a static site: https://www.leeholmes.com/statique-simple-self-hosted-comments-for-static-websites/
Lee Holmes | Statique: Simple Self-Hosted Comments for Static Websites

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@Lee_Holmes thanks for the Hugo tip! I use blot.im but want to explore comments 🤔
@bzdata Wow, that looks cool. If there is a syntax for raw HTML or heaters / footers, statique will work.
@Lee_Holmes oh!! Good to know