Literature & Writing
874 sites
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://cordwainer-smith.com/
Created by his own daughter, this comprehensive tribute site celebrates the visionary science fiction author Cordwainer Smith, born Paul M. A. Linebarger, and his unforgettable stories set in the Instrumentality of Mankind universe. Visitors will find a full bibliography, scholarly resources, fan discussion, a Rediscovery Award history, and personal reflections from someone who grew up in Smith's extraordinary orbit.
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.
https://2askew.neocities.org/
Askew's personal corner of the web promises writing, graphical artwork, and philosophical wandering across what they call '7 dimensions.' The site features a writing section, a scrapbook, a directory, and a charmingly self-aware introduction that quotes academic literature on personal homepage irony.
http://massivefictions.com/bat-eyes
BAT-EYES is the creative hub of stanleylieber, featuring an extensive archive of original fiction pieces with evocative titles like 'Memory Theater,' 'Language of the Birds,' and 'The Invisibility Phenomenon.' The site aggregates RSS feeds from multiple connected projects and art show appearances, painting a picture of a prolific writer and artist with a distinctive experimental voice.
https://rosano.ca/feed
Rosano is the personal blog and project hub of a Berlin-based creator who writes about technology, family history, music tools, and cultural observations. Posts range from clever spam-trap email experiments to genealogy visualizations and reflections on collective culture, making it a thoughtful and eclectic read.
https://tilde.town/~nossidge
Nossidge's tilde.town homepage is a whimsical creative playground featuring Markov-generated text experiments, poetry cut-ups from Wilfred Owen and Walt Whitman, sonnets remixed with video game characters, and procedurally generated Twitterbots. The site blends computational creativity with literary playfulness, offering oddities like 'Sonnet the Final Fantasy VII' and 'The Book of Antiverbs' alongside Tildeverse tools and IRC projects.
https://oceanmew.com/
OceanMew.com is the whimsical personal home of an internet denizen known as Ocean, featuring a blog, photo gallery, shrine, and a dreamy seaside aesthetic that evokes old-web nostalgia. The site blends personal writing and reflections with interests spanning Halo, Touhou Project, Runescape, Oblivion, Animal Crossing, and Pallas cats, making it a charming and eclectic corner of the modern indie web.
https://shipwrecklibrary.com/borges/borges-links
Shipwreck Library is a deeply curated reference site devoted to Jorge Luis Borges (and James Joyce), gathering links to biographies, criticism, audio readings, film, and music inspired by each author. The Borges section alone spans dozens of organized subcategories covering his fiction, poetry, interviews, philosophical and religious criticism, and even composers influenced by his work.
https://write-on.org/
Varve's Burrow is the creative home of a writer currently deep in work on a novel, with sections dedicated to art, writing, and personal reflection. The site has a warm, indie-web sensibility, complete with old-school web badges, a fediverse presence, and a refreshingly honest voice about the creative process.