Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://middle-earth.org/silmarillion
Mythopoeia is the official TFL-approved fanlisting for J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published masterwork, The Silmarillion, celebrating the deep mythological history of Arda. Created by Kirryn and featuring artwork by Ted Nasmith, it invites fans of Tolkien's most epic and tragic work to add their names to its growing membership list.
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://aksui.com/
Aksui is a quietly contemplative personal site where the creator, Charlotte, collects and shares quotations, poetry, and reflections that have moved her, organized as a running journal of memorable passages spanning philosophy, literature, and song lyrics. The site also includes a reading journal and an index, making it a beautiful slow-web commonplace book for those who love language and ideas.
https://rarimena.neocities.org/home
Edie's cozy personal site on Neocities features a little bit of everything she loves, including work-in-progress creative projects, reviews, shrines, and a remarkable 2022 reading challenge where she completed 104 books. The site has a warm, handcrafted feel with stamp collections, tea reviews, a scavenger hunt, and a music page, making it a charming corner of the old-web revival scene.
https://diary-clowdywings.neocities.org/
Clowdywings keeps a sporadic online diary on Neocities, sharing personal life events, random thoughts, and occasional vent entries with refreshing honesty. The site is perpetually under construction but offers a genuine glimpse into one person's inner world in classic old-web diary style.
https://chrisjung.xyz/
Chris Jung writes candid personal essays in German about aging, self-employment, anxiety, and life philosophy, sharing reflections on everything from greying hair to the pursuit of perfection. With over 200 archived posts and a deliberately tracker-free, human-written approach, this blog offers an intimate window into one person's ongoing search for meaning and clarity.
https://scrundle.neocities.org/
Scrundle-Net is a minimalist personal site by a creator who goes by Scrundle, featuring articles, a blog, and a links section updated on a casual schedule. The sparse, dry humor in the site's description gives it a laid-back charm typical of indie personal web spaces.
https://analognowhere.com/wiki/sacc_bagari
Analognowhere hosts a collaborative wiki documenting a richly detailed fictional universe, complete with invented nations, political factions, and characters like Sacc Bagari, the CEO-President who triggered a world-ending nuclear war. The setting blends cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic, and corporate dystopia themes into what appears to be a long-running shared creative project with a cast of dozens of named characters and lore entries.
http://conjure.com/sfic.html
Rowan's Science Fiction and Fantasy links page catalogs hundreds of curated resources covering authors, bibliographies, reviews, conventions, magazines, and specialized communities like feminist SF and LGBTQ science fiction. The collection spans diverse corners of the SFF world, from major genre archives and author homepages to niche Vampire: the Masquerade role-playing resources.
https://aworkinglibrary.com/
Mandy Brown's 'A Working Library' is a thoughtful blog weaving together reading notes, essays on work, and reflections on technology through the lens of books she's engaged with. Visitors will find richly considered posts connecting works by Virginia Woolf, Ursula K. Le Guin, Audre Lorde, and other authors to contemporary questions about labor, burnout, and political life.