Time For A Short Tail
A Short Tail is a relatively young blog that as yet has only 11 entries on it so far, nine of which are short stories presented by the persona of “Italics The Cat”. The stories themselves cover quite a range. From the thought provoking Monica’s Day Off to funny yet at the same time moving stories like Burgers In The Dumpster. The stories aren’t limited to a single chapter either, Wendell In The China Shop continues the story that began with Burgers In The Dumpster and leaves plenty of room for more parts to the story.
Readability 10
Font size and text colors choices make this very easy to read without any magnifiying or highlighting tricks needed. Links are obvious because of their colors and underlining but at the same time they’re not glaringly “in your face”
Layout 9.9
A Short Tail uses a basic 2 column design with a single sidebar puts the posts in the primary focus. Sidebar links are available but not overly conspicous
Load time 9.9
I honestly don’t think I’ve seen a better page loading time for a blog. Firebug reports 15 requests (95kb) loaded in 4.75 seconds flat.
Scrollability 10
Scrolling is smooth and easy from the second the scrollbar appears.
Writing 10
I can’t help it, I REALLY like the stories appearing on A Short Tail and not just because I’m prejudiced either. They’re simply some really great stories.
Total Score 49.8
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