Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://bjhess.com/
Barry Hess writes a personal blog covering reading, writing tools, technology musings, and everyday observations with a warm, conversational tone. Spanning dozens of archived posts, the site touches on everything from the decline of mass market paperbacks to hunting for a dedicated writing machine.
https://cvcarloscv.neocities.org/
A cozy, atmospheric personal site by cvcarloscv, framed as a wanderer discovering a mysterious hut in the woods, with bilingual content in English and Spanish. The site features autoplay music and a desktop-first design, inviting visitors into a carefully crafted narrative-driven web experience.
http://nonlocality.com/
A sparse but warmly personal journal by a Minneapolis parent, updated only once or twice a year with reflective vignettes about family milestones, local sports, and the texture of daily life. The writing is honest and understated, capturing small moments like a son's 18th birthday and a disastrous Twins game with quiet humor.
https://tylerknowsnothing.com/
Tyler's sprawling personal blog covers fiction writing, political commentary, media reviews, and technology across nearly a decade of archives. The site features original longform fiction, microposts on current events, a reading tracker, and a jukebox, making it a genuinely eclectic creative outlet with real depth.
https://featherfae.neocities.org/
Featherfae's whimsical personal site 'faerie glen' is a woodland-themed hideaway packed with writing, shrines, a grimoire, journal entries, and a dragon lair, all stitched together by the creator's eclectic passions. The site leans into a fae-and-nature aesthetic with references to alternate spirituality, queer identity, and cozy media like Frieren and Minecraft, making it a charming corner of the indie web.
http://scribaltales.com/
Scribal Tales is a creative writing and storytelling site offering original fiction, tales, and narrative works for readers who enjoy imaginative prose. The site evokes the feel of a personal literary corner of the web, with a focus on crafted storytelling in a classic old-web style.
https://jangobrecht.com/
Jan's personal internet playground, hosted in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he shares blog posts, photos, and reflections on life, cycling, and personal growth. The site blends a warm, welcoming tone with a distinctly old-web spirit, complete with a guestbook, GPG key, and a hit counter starting from the Unix epoch.
http://tilde.club/~droob/index.html
Droob's tilde.club page is a quirky, essayistic personal site built around a curated reading list and brief reflections on books, articles, and everyday observations. The writing has a warm, offbeat voice, touching on titles like Seamus Heaney's Beowulf and A Pattern Language alongside musings on TV show speedups and five-year diaries.
https://phantasmagorya.neocities.org/
Phantasmagorya is a Portuguese-language personal site by a creator known as phompho, featuring shrines, a blog, and a growing collection of written texts alongside pages dedicated to books, films, and series. The site has a gothic, whimsical aesthetic and is actively updated with new writing, shrines including one for a Minecraft world, and media logs.
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.