Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://brianna.org/
Brianna Privett's personal blog has been running since 1998, making it one of the longer-lived personal web presences around, with posts spanning feelings, memories, home life, and occasional web experiments. The site's categories like 'Blissful Senses', 'Origins and Memories', and 'Blues and Roads' hint at a reflective, literary tone that has accumulated over two decades of writing.
https://snnt.ch/
Sonnet's Weblog is a charmingly eclectic personal blog that blends Y2K nostalgia, early internet aesthetics, and a mix of cultural observations ranging from Napoleon Dynamite analysis to Edinburgh Fringe recaps. The site wears its handcrafted old-web influences proudly, complete with webrings, ASCII decorations, and a warm multilingual welcome.
https://kamingawan.nekoweb.org/
Kamingawan is a beautifully atmospheric personal site whose creator draws on Filipino language and nature imagery to craft an immersive forest-clearing aesthetic, complete with a curated site playlist featuring artists like Ryn Weaver and Dead Sara. Visitors can explore a blog, graphics, links, and a status widget tracking current reads, watches, and music hyperfixations including Linkin Park and Ace Attorney.
https://jaykayelemenopi.neocities.org/
Elem's personal corner of the web highlights a webcomic called Prolangs alongside interests in art, constructed languages, and otoMADs. A shoutout section links to a community of friends and collaborators, giving the site a warm, interconnected old-web feel.
https://viktorious-diem.neocities.org/
Viktorious Diem is a landing page that directs visitors to either a main blog or an archive, suggesting a writing or journaling focus. The sparse but welcoming entry point hints at a personal creative space worth exploring for its collected posts.
https://brennan.day/
Brennan Kenneth Brown is a Queer Métis author and web developer based in Calgary, Alberta, who writes personal essays exploring Indigenous identity, digital culture, feminism, and media criticism. The site is a thoughtful IndieWeb corner featuring long-form writing on topics ranging from local journalism to AI ethics, with a warm, community-minded aesthetic.
http://midwestbookreview.com/index.html
The Midwest Book Review, established in 1976 and edited by James A. Cox, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing through multiple monthly book review e-zines. Visitors can browse reviews across specialized publications like the Children's Bookwatch and Small Press Bookwatch, find advice for writers and publishers, and even submit books for consideration.
http://massivefictions.com/the_republic
The Republic is a sprawling, idiosyncratic personal hub by stanleylieber, collecting a dense archive of short written works with titles ranging from philosophical provocations to political riffs. The site doubles as a portal to a constellation of related projects, RSS feeds, and art show documentation, giving it the feel of a self-contained literary universe.
https://nuedge.ichi.city/
Nu's personal corner of the web is a cozy, anonymous journal space focused on logging attempts at positivity and embracing the quiet freedom of old-school internet culture. The site also features video content adapted for the Sony PSP, and draws inspiration from Web 1.0 aesthetics and the HTML Journal specification.
https://coyotetracks.org/
Watts Martin is a science fiction and fantasy author who uses this site to share free short stories, sell novels and novellas, and blog about technical topics. The site serves as a creative and professional hub, offering fiction, technical writing samples, and a work history alongside links to his Mastodon and Bluesky presences.