Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://holyanglish.neocities.org/
Created by Liefwin, Holy Anglish is a personal exploration of Anglish, the linguistic movement that reimagines English using only Germanic roots and eliminating Latin, French, and other foreign borrowings. The site features an original wordbook (dictionary), a Christendom-specific vocabulary, rune orthography, and even a prayer book, all written entirely in this constructed linguistic style.
https://michaellabbe.bearblog.dev/bear-blog-question-challenge
Michael Labbe's personal blog on Bear Blog covers random thoughts, wrestling, and reflections on life, including this fun Q&A challenge about his blogging history stretching back to 1994. With interests ranging from Ray Bradbury to pro wrestling, Michael brings a casual, conversational voice to topics that span decades of online writing experience.
https://ghostingpen.net/
Ghosting Pen is Ren's cozy personal corner of the web, featuring fiction writing and journaling resources, book and media recommendations, recipes, and a microblog as an intentional escape from mainstream social media. The site has a warm, welcoming tone with a built-in music player spinning Undertale and Deltarune tracks, a curated link directory, and a growing library of saved articles.
https://thel.wf/
Thel is a small personal blog with a mystical, cosmic-horror-tinged aesthetic, featuring dated chronicles on topics like indie web culture and horror writing. Its poetic welcome message and participation in the Hotline Webring give it a dreamy, old-web community feel.
https://marquisdeclaude.neocities.org/
K. M. Claude's creative hub showcases adult fiction, comics, and character lore centered on the 'Obscene Sacraments' series and other original works, presented through a retro Windows-style desktop interface. Visitors can explore serialized stories, short vignettes, fanart, and an archive of older writings spanning from recent releases back to ancient floppy-disk-era drafts.
https://rstraub.com/
Roy Straub's personal blog covers essays on reading, writing, self-improvement, programming, and philosophy, with a thoughtful voice shaped by his work as a Tech Lead at Dutch Railways. The site blends intellectual curiosity with personal reflection, making it a rewarding stop for readers who enjoy well-crafted short to medium essays on craft and ideas.
https://scifipony.com/
Pebble's Fandom Space is a personal fan hub featuring original fanfiction and dedicated shrines to beloved fandoms. The site offers a cozy old-web aesthetic with sections for creative writing, character or series shrines, and a site map to navigate the collection.
http://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/index.htm
The Cafe Irreal is a long-running online literary magazine founded in 1998 and edited by G.S. Evans and Alice Whittenburg, dedicated to publishing irreal and surrealist short fiction from international authors. Each quarterly issue features original stories exploring 'irrealism,' and the site also includes a rich archive, critical essays on irreal theory, and a literary supplement called 'irreal (re)views.'
https://readtheprintedword.org/
Read the Printed Word is a pledge campaign and button resource for people who champion physical books and printed text in the digital age. Visitors can grab one of several embeddable web buttons to display on their own sites, declaring their commitment to reading on paper.
https://grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com/2006/08/friday-roundup_11.html
Grumpy Old Bookman is a well-regarded literary blog covering books, publishing industry news, and author events, notable enough to earn a spot on the Guardian's 2005 top ten literary blogs list. The author shares personal accounts of book readings, commentary on the UK publishing trade, author interviews, and roundups of literary news aimed at both readers and writers.