Literature & Writing
842 sites
https://seasidesimplicity.blogspot.com/
Seaside Simplicity is a warm, conversational lifestyle blog by a grandmother named Martha who shares weekly daybook entries covering family life, home mishaps, weather observations, and everyday moments. The Monday Daybook format gives the site a cozy, journal-like charm, with posts that attract dozens of engaged comments from a dedicated community of readers.
https://kushanasden.neocities.org/
Kushana's Den is a personal site featuring sections called The Chapel and The Library, with imagery referencing knights and kingdoms that suggests a focus on fantasy fiction or worldbuilding. The medieval and fantasy aesthetic, combined with library and chapel sections, points to a creative writing or lore-focused space with an old-web sensibility.
https://rifters.com/crawl
The blog of science fiction author Peter Watts, featuring excerpts and updates from his fiction, commentary on biotech and science, and personal reflections with a characteristically bleak wit. Posts range from in-progress novel snippets to musings on real-world science, making it a fascinating destination for fans of hard SF and speculative fiction.
https://bewilderingstories.com/
Bewildering Stories is a long-running online speculative fiction magazine now in its 24th year, publishing short stories, poetry, novels, drama, and essays across all genres of imaginative writing. With over 1,100 issues, author biographies, editorial reviews, writing craft guides, and an annotated site map, it is a richly deep archive and welcoming home for speculative literature.
https://middle-earth.org/silmarillion
Mythopoeia is the official TFL-approved fanlisting for J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published masterwork, The Silmarillion, celebrating the deep mythological history of Arda. Created by Kirryn and featuring artwork by Ted Nasmith, it invites fans of Tolkien's most epic and tragic work to add their names to its growing membership list.
https://lowryside.neocities.org/personal
Lowryside (Caroline Paige Stanton) maintains this charming personal site featuring a one-person book club with deeply reflective essays on Italo Calvino's 'Six Memos for the New Millennium,' alongside links to videos, a newsletter, and creative projects. The book club writings stand out as genuinely thoughtful literary criticism blended with personal memoir, making this a rare find among personal homepages.
https://hadyn.org/
Hadyn Casler's personal corner of the old web features blog posts covering life updates, milestones, and musings alongside a changelog, guestbook, and webring memberships. The site has a warm, hobbyist spirit with an original audio track embedded on the homepage and a to-do list hinting at ongoing creative ambitions.
http://in-blue-rain.org/reading//fans.php
Dreaming With Eyes Open is a fanlisting dedicated to the love of reading, connecting book enthusiasts from dozens of countries around the world. Part of the Blue Rain network since 2014, it brings together fans from Argentina to Wales under a shared appreciation for the pastime of reading.
https://gilest.org/
Giles Turnbull's personal site is a long-running archive of essays, reflections, and practical guides covering communication, travel, working in the open, and everyday observations. With posts stretching back to the late 1990s, it offers a rich body of writing that blends professional insight with personal curiosity.
https://motherstone.neocities.org/about
Motherstone is Avery's personal Neocities site, home to her diary, fiction and non-fiction writing, and creative projects. A self-described writer, musician, and artist living in the upper Midwest, she brings a warm and witty voice to her corner of the indie web.