diff --git a/js/blog.js b/js/blog.js
index 5347489..9d15360 100644
--- a/js/blog.js
+++ b/js/blog.js
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
-// blog.js – with collapsible posts
+// blog.js
 const BLOG_DIR = 'blog/';
 const MANIFEST = BLOG_DIR + 'manifest.json';
 
-// ---------- helpers ----------
-function parseIndexHtmlList(text) {
-  const hrefs = [];
-  const re = /href="([^"]+)"/g;
-  let m;
-  while ((m = re.exec(text)) !== null) {
-    const name = m[1];
-    if (name.match(/\.(txt)$/i)) hrefs.push(name);
-  }
-  return hrefs;
-}
-
-// fetch a list of post filenames
-async function loadPostList() {
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+// 1. Fetch the list of blog post files
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+async function getPostFiles() {
+  // Try manifest first
   try {
     const r = await fetch(MANIFEST, { cache: 'no-cache' });
-    if (r.ok) return await r.json();
-  } catch (_) { /* fall through */ }
+    if (r.ok) {
+      const data = await r.json();
+      return data.filter(f => f.endsWith('.txt'));
+    }
+  } catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
 
+  // Fallback: parse directory listing (requires autoindex)
   try {
     const r = await fetch(BLOG_DIR, { cache: 'no-cache' });
     if (r.ok) {
       const text = await r.text();
-      return parseIndexHtmlList(text);
+      const hrefs = [];
+      const re = /href="([^"]+)"/g;
+      let m;
+      while ((m = re.exec(text)) !== null) {
+        const name = m[1];
+        if (name.endsWith('.txt')) hrefs.push(name);
+      }
+      return hrefs;
     }
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn('Could not read blog directory listing', e);
@@ -33,161 +35,174 @@ async function loadPostList() {
   return [];
 }
 
-// parse a single post file: first line = date/time, second = title, rest = content
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+// 2. Parse a single blog post file
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
 async function fetchPost(filename) {
-  const resp = await fetch(BLOG_DIR + filename);
-  if (!resp.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch ' + filename);
+  const url = BLOG_DIR + filename;
+  const resp = await fetch(url);
+  if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch ${filename}`);
   const text = await resp.text();
-  const lines = text.split(/\r?\n/);
-  const dateTime = lines[0]?.trim() || '';
+  const lines = text.split('\n');
+  // First line: date/time, second: title, rest: content
+  const dateTime = lines[0]?.trim() || 'Unknown date';
   const title = lines[1]?.trim() || 'Untitled';
   const content = lines.slice(2).join('\n').trim();
-  return { dateTime, title, content, filename };
+  return { filename, dateTime, title, content };
 }
 
-// ---------- rendering with collapse ----------
-function createPostElement(post) {
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+// 3. Generate a preview for long posts
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+function createPreview(content, maxLen = 300) {
+  // Return { preview: string, truncated: boolean }
+  if (content.length <= maxLen) {
+    return { preview: content, truncated: false };
+  }
+
+  // Try to get at least 3 sentences
+  const sentences = content.match(/[^.!?]*[.!?](\s+|$)/g) || [];
+  if (sentences.length >= 3) {
+    let preview = sentences.slice(0, 3).join('');
+    // If preview is still > maxLen, trim to nearest space
+    if (preview.length > maxLen) {
+      const trimmed = preview.slice(0, maxLen);
+      const lastSpace = trimmed.lastIndexOf(' ');
+      if (lastSpace > 0) preview = trimmed.slice(0, lastSpace) + '…';
+      else preview = trimmed + '…';
+    } else {
+      preview = preview.trim() + '…';
+    }
+    return { preview, truncated: true };
+  }
+
+  // Fallback: at least 3 lines (by newline)
+  const lines = content.split('\n').filter(l => l.trim() !== '');
+  if (lines.length >= 3) {
+    let preview = lines.slice(0, 3).join('\n');
+    if (preview.length > maxLen) {
+      const trimmed = preview.slice(0, maxLen);
+      const lastSpace = trimmed.lastIndexOf(' ');
+      if (lastSpace > 0) preview = trimmed.slice(0, lastSpace) + '…';
+      else preview = trimmed + '…';
+    } else {
+      preview = preview.trim() + '…';
+    }
+    return { preview, truncated: true };
+  }
+
+  // Last resort: take first maxLen chars, break at word boundary
+  if (content.length > maxLen) {
+    const trimmed = content.slice(0, maxLen);
+    const lastSpace = trimmed.lastIndexOf(' ');
+    const preview = (lastSpace > 0 ? trimmed.slice(0, lastSpace) : trimmed) + '…';
+    return { preview, truncated: true };
+  }
+
+  return { preview: content, truncated: false };
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+// 4. Render a single blog post
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+function renderPost(post) {
+  const { dateTime, title, content } = post;
+
   const article = document.createElement('article');
   article.className = 'blog-post';
 
-  // header: date & title
-  const header = document.createElement('header');
-  const dateP = document.createElement('p');
-  dateP.className = 'post-date';
-  dateP.textContent = post.dateTime || 'No date';
-  const titleH = document.createElement('h3');
-  titleH.textContent = post.title;
-  header.appendChild(dateP);
-  header.appendChild(titleH);
-  article.appendChild(header);
+  // Title
+  const h3 = document.createElement('h3');
+  h3.className = 'blog-title';
+  h3.textContent = title;
+  article.appendChild(h3);
 
-  // content container
-  const contentDiv = document.createElement('div');
-  contentDiv.className = 'post-content';
+  // Meta (date)
+  const meta = document.createElement('div');
+  meta.className = 'blog-meta';
+  meta.textContent = dateTime;
+  article.appendChild(meta);
 
-  // full content (preserve line breaks)
-  const fullContent = document.createElement('div');
-  fullContent.className = 'post-full';
-  fullContent.style.whiteSpace = 'pre-wrap';
-  fullContent.textContent = post.content;
+  // Body content: split paragraphs by double newline, wrap in <p>
+  const bodyDiv = document.createElement('div');
+  bodyDiv.className = 'blog-body';
+  const paragraphs = content.split(/\n\s*\n/);
+  paragraphs.forEach(para => {
+    const p = document.createElement('p');
+    p.textContent = para.trim();
+    bodyDiv.appendChild(p);
+  });
 
-  // preview content (only if needed)
-  const previewContent = document.createElement('div');
-  previewContent.className = 'post-preview';
-  previewContent.style.whiteSpace = 'pre-wrap';
+  // Decide if we need collapse
+  const { preview, truncated } = createPreview(content);
 
-  const fullText = post.content;
-  const needsCollapse = fullText.length > 300;
-
-  if (needsCollapse) {
-    // Build preview: take up to 3 lines, but keep total length < 300
-    const lines = fullText.split(/\r?\n/);
-    let previewLines = [];
-    let previewLength = 0;
-    // take at least 3 lines if available, but stop if adding next line exceeds 300
-    for (let i = 0; i < Math.min(lines.length, 3); i++) {
-      const line = lines[i];
-      if (previewLength + line.length + (i > 0 ? 1 : 0) < 300) {
-        previewLines.push(line);
-        previewLength += line.length + (i > 0 ? 1 : 0);
-      } else {
-        // if we haven't taken any line yet, take part of this line
-        if (i === 0) {
-          previewLines.push(line.slice(0, 300));
-          previewLength = 300;
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    // if we still have less than 3 lines but we have more lines, force include them up to 300 chars
-    while (previewLines.length < 3 && previewLines.length < lines.length) {
-      const nextLine = lines[previewLines.length];
-      if (previewLength + nextLine.length + (previewLines.length > 0 ? 1 : 0) < 300) {
-        previewLines.push(nextLine);
-        previewLength += nextLine.length + (previewLines.length > 0 ? 1 : 0);
-      } else {
-        // truncate the next line to fit within 300
-        const remaining = 300 - previewLength - (previewLines.length > 0 ? 1 : 0);
-        if (remaining > 0) {
-          previewLines.push(nextLine.slice(0, remaining));
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    previewContent.textContent = previewLines.join('\n');
-    // if preview is empty, fallback to first 300 chars
-    if (!previewContent.textContent) {
-      previewContent.textContent = fullText.slice(0, 300);
-    }
-
-    // toggle button
-    const toggleBtn = document.createElement('button');
-    toggleBtn.className = 'read-more-btn';
-    toggleBtn.textContent = 'Read more';
-    toggleBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
-
-    // Initially, full content is hidden, preview is visible
-    fullContent.style.display = 'none';
-    previewContent.style.display = 'block';
-
-    toggleBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-      const expanded = toggleBtn.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true';
-      if (expanded) {
-        fullContent.style.display = 'none';
-        previewContent.style.display = 'block';
-        toggleBtn.textContent = 'Read more';
-        toggleBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
-      } else {
-        fullContent.style.display = 'block';
-        previewContent.style.display = 'none';
-        toggleBtn.textContent = 'Show less';
-        toggleBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
-      }
-    });
-
-    contentDiv.appendChild(previewContent);
-    contentDiv.appendChild(fullContent);
-    contentDiv.appendChild(toggleBtn);
+  if (!truncated) {
+    // Short post – show full content directly
+    article.appendChild(bodyDiv);
   } else {
-    // short post – show full content only
-    fullContent.style.display = 'block';
-    contentDiv.appendChild(fullContent);
+    // Long post – wrap in <details>
+    const details = document.createElement('details');
+    details.className = 'blog-collapse';
+
+    const summary = document.createElement('summary');
+    // Preview text
+    const previewDiv = document.createElement('div');
+    previewDiv.className = 'blog-preview';
+    // Split preview by newline and create lines, but we can just set innerHTML with <br>
+    previewDiv.innerHTML = preview.replace(/\n/g, '<br>');
+    summary.appendChild(previewDiv);
+
+    // "Read more" text
+    const moreSpan = document.createElement('span');
+    moreSpan.className = 'read-more-text';
+    moreSpan.textContent = 'Read more';
+    summary.appendChild(moreSpan);
+
+    details.appendChild(summary);
+    // Full content inside the details
+    details.appendChild(bodyDiv);
+    article.appendChild(details);
   }
 
-  article.appendChild(contentDiv);
   return article;
 }
 
-// ---------- main init ----------
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+// 5. Main: load posts and render
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
 async function initBlog() {
-  const list = await loadPostList();
   const feed = document.querySelector('.blog-feed');
-  feed.innerHTML = '';
+  if (!feed) return;
 
-  if (!list.length) {
-    feed.textContent = 'No blog posts found. Create blog/manifest.json or enable directory listing.';
-    return;
+  feed.innerHTML = 'Loading blog posts…';
+
+  try {
+    const files = await getPostFiles();
+    if (!files.length) {
+      feed.innerHTML = 'No blog posts found.';
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Fetch and parse all posts
+    const posts = await Promise.all(files.map(f => fetchPost(f)));
+
+    // Sort by date descending (assuming ISO-like date in first line)
+    posts.sort((a, b) => {
+      const dA = new Date(a.dateTime);
+      const dB = new Date(b.dateTime);
+      return dB - dA;
+    });
+
+    // Render each post
+    feed.innerHTML = '';
+    posts.forEach(post => {
+      const el = renderPost(post);
+      feed.appendChild(el);
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    feed.innerHTML = 'Error loading blog posts.';
   }
-
-  // fetch and sort posts (newest first based on filename or date? we'll sort by filename descending)
-  const posts = await Promise.all(list.map(f => fetchPost(f).catch(err => {
-    console.warn('Skipping', f, err);
-    return null;
-  })));
-  const validPosts = posts.filter(p => p !== null);
-  // sort by dateTime (if possible) or filename – we'll sort by dateTime descending
-  validPosts.sort((a, b) => {
-    // try to parse as ISO date, else compare as strings
-    const dA = new Date(a.dateTime);
-    const dB = new Date(b.dateTime);
-    if (!isNaN(dA) && !isNaN(dB)) return dB - dA;
-    return b.dateTime.localeCompare(a.dateTime);
-  });
-
-  validPosts.forEach(post => {
-    const el = createPostElement(post);
-    feed.appendChild(el);
-  });
 }
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initBlog);
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