Literature & Writing
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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://fragments.hew.tt/
Nathan Hewitt's 'Fragments' is a digital garden and public notebook where living ideas are planted, grown, and shared without the pressure of being complete or polished. Built with Quartz, it functions as a personal commonplace book and memex, covering eclectic topics from riso dithering to phone bots to sports and time.
https://gentlesunday.com/
Mega's personal blog from Cimahi/Bandung, Indonesia documents her journey toward intentional living through reflections on self-care, coffee, music, beauty, and everyday moments. Written primarily in Indonesian, the site blends a cozy digital garden aesthetic with thoughtful posts on growing up, relationships, and creative inspiration.
https://giantessworld.net/
Giantess World is a long-running fan fiction archive dedicated entirely to size-fantasy stories, hosting over 11,600 stories and 151 million words contributed by nearly 3,000 authors across a community of 151,000 members. Almost two decades old, it stands as one of the largest niche creative writing archives on the web, featuring browsing by category, series, challenges, and a top-tens list.
https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/
The Submission Grinder is a powerful, donation-supported database and submission tracker designed to help writers of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction find the right markets for their work. With over 19,000 market listings, nearly 800,000 tracked submissions, and advanced search tools, it serves as an essential tool for any writer navigating the publishing landscape.
https://danny.id.au/
Danny Yee's sprawling personal hub is best known for its collection of over 1400 book reviews spanning an enormous range of subjects, earning him the self-described title 'Pathologically Polymathic.' Beyond reviews, the site offers travelogues from destinations including Mongolia, Vietnam, and Turkey, alongside resources on free software advocacy, web design tips, and Australian bushwalking.
https://cosmos-serial.com/the-cosmos-issues/cosmos-arrives-july-1933
The Cosmos Project is a dedicated archival site bringing back to life 'Cosmos,' a collaborative serial science fiction novel published in 1933 by legendary pulp authors including E.E. Smith, John W. Campbell, A. Merritt, and Edmond Hamilton. Visitors can read all 17 chapters, explore the history of the novel's original printer Conrad H. Ruppert, and discover why this ambitious early sci-fi experiment was considered both a triumph and a failure.
https://authenyo.xyz/pages/happiness
Authen's personal website hosts a page titled 'happiness,' part of a broader site with a blog, gallery, and various personal sections. The minimalist structure and presence of feeds, a Tor mirror, and a guestbook suggest a thoughtfully crafted old-web-style personal space with a reflective, introspective tone.
https://cerealandchoccymilk.neocities.org/
Choccy's bilingual personal site offers a blend of journaling, translations, collections, and graphics in English alongside a Japanese section called the 'Courtyard' featuring illustrations and casual writings. The site also hints at fan creative work accessible through a character link, making it a cozy multilingual corner of the old web.
https://bookbug.neocities.org/
Bookbug is a charming digital book club hosted on Neocities, where members read and review a monthly chosen title together, with past picks including Calvino, Kincaid, and Krasznahorkai. The site features a member list, monthly wrap-ups, curated reading links, and hand-drawn graphics by member 'maple' that participants can embed on their own pages.