Literature & Writing
874 sites
http://nhinet.org/babbitt2.htm
The Irving Babbitt Project, maintained by the National Humanities Institute, serves as a scholarly repository dedicated to the thought and legacy of Harvard professor Irving Babbitt, a foundational figure in American literary criticism and humanism. Visitors will find essays, dialogues, and bibliographical resources exploring Babbitt's influence on conservatism, education, literary criticism, and even his surprising impact on Chinese intellectual movements.
https://binovarghese.com/
Bino Kochumol Varghese's digital home blends long-form essays, short notes on technology, poetry, and short stories, including original writing in Malayalam from Kerala. The site is richly organized into sections like a desk, workbench, library, and travel archive, making it a thoughtful and personal space for a software developer with a writer's soul.
https://tosatur.com/
Tosatur's personal website hosts an eclectic mix of original writing, self-developed video games, software projects, photography, and even constructed languages. Part of the XXIIVV Webring, this thoughtfully crafted site reflects a creator with genuinely diverse technical and artistic pursuits.
https://cy83rpr1mm13.neocities.org/
Cy83r (also known as Phie) runs this eclectic personal webzone featuring media reviews, CSS snippets, web shrines, and musings on books and film with a particular fondness for Joan Crawford. The site has a distinct nerdy, queer, feminist personality and serves as a deliberate escape from corporate social media, with sections covering tech pages, a manifesto, and a guestbook.
https://web-surfer.neocities.org/
The Wondrous Web-Surfer is an elaborate worldbuilding project set in a dystopian far-future called Earth-256-B, where the 2990s feel like a corrupted echo of the 1990s complete with familiar social ills dressed up in false optimism. Created around original characters like Virgil Voltspun and the city of Nouvelle-Yorke, the site invites visitors to explore a richly imagined paracosm with Marvel-adjacent influences and a darkly satirical edge.
https://jsrn.net/
jsrn.net is the personal website of someone who goes by 'jsrn', featuring a mix of short essays, book roundups, recipes, movie recommendations, and zines alongside quirky collections like 'Universal statistics' and 'Internet lore'. The writing-forward layout and frequent blog-style posts about reading, workspaces, and ideas make it a thoughtful and eclectic corner of the web.
https://blueys-site.neocities.org/
Blue's personal corner of the web features a mix of personal interests, original artwork, and links to their books, all presented in a charming retro-web aesthetic. The site includes shrines, adopted pixels, and webring memberships, making it a cozy creative hub for a budding author and artist.
https://tofutush.neocities.org/
Tofutush shares their original fictional universe called The Iron Ragdoll, a paracosm featuring animal-eared characters navigating a borderline-dystopian world of spies, mysteries, and complex friendships. The site includes sections for characters, stories, world-building, and a gallery, making it a cozy showcase for an ambitious original creative project.
http://winnowing.com/
Winnowing.com is a personal literary site featuring original writing, poetry, and reflective essays with a quiet, contemplative tone. The site has an old-web aesthetic and offers a curated collection of the creator's written work for visitors who enjoy thoughtful, introspective prose.
https://comedyroses.neocities.org/
Flo's creative hub, Divine Comedy, is dedicated to original characters, worldbuilding, and story writing with a strong medieval and fantasy aesthetic. Visitors can explore character shrines, stories, and a gallery alongside personal blog entries from this multilingual creator with wide-ranging interests.