Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://tilde.club/~droob
Droob's tilde.club page is a thoughtful personal reading list and blog, curating articles, books, and internet oddities with wry, literary commentary. The site features a sprawling collection of links alongside short personal essays on topics ranging from print-your-own reading habits to Karl Ove Knausgaard, Beowulf, and the joys of annotating printed pages.
https://podviaznikov.com/
Anton Podviaznikov's personal corner of the web collects over a decade of his written essays, book reading logs, poems and haiku in both English and Ukrainian, and evergreen notes on beliefs and causes he supports. The site has a minimalist, thoughtful feel with a clear emphasis on reading and writing, plus links to his related blogs on humane technology and Ukrainian-language content.
https://tais.dev/
Taís M. runs this minimal personal site featuring sections for writing, ideas, and a CV, with the site still under active development. The presence of dedicated writing and ideas pages suggests a focus on written expression and creative thought.
https://herman.bearblog.dev/bear-blog-question-challenge
Herman's blog is a personal writing space where the creator, who also built the Bear Blog platform, reflects on blogging, software development, and life adventures including a 7-day hike along the Wild Coast of South Africa. This post answers a community blogging challenge, offering a candid look at a decade of blogging and Herman's philosophy around building simple, delightful tools for the internet.
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://edmontonsmallpress.org/
Edmonton Small Press covers the craft and business side of independent publishing, with articles on topics like overcoming imposter syndrome, recording audiobooks, marketing self-published books, and writing author bios. Run by Aubree Morris, the site offers practical guidance aimed at writers and small press authors navigating the literary world.
https://diridibindy.neocities.org/
A personal blog by a Polish coal miner, built with the Zonelets blogging tool on Neocities, promising freeform writing on whatever topics come to mind. The site is minimal in its current state but has a charming, unpretentious voice and a distinctive self-described author identity.
https://alois-schuetz.de/links20.htm
A richly curated German-language links directory focused on literature, books, and Germanistik resources, compiled by Alois Schuetz. With over 500 annotated links spanning literary search engines, bibliographies, online libraries, university resources, and international book review sites, it serves as a comprehensive gateway for readers and scholars of German and world literature.
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/ashliman.html
The homepage of retired University of Pittsburgh professor D. L. Ashliman, a prolific folklore scholar whose work spans fairy tales, folktales, mythology, and Aesop's fables. The page catalogs his published monographs, encyclopedia contributions, and links to his major web resources including Folktexts and Folklinks, making it an essential gateway to serious folklore research.
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.