Literature & Writing
842 sites
https://rishikeshs.com/
Rishikesh Sreehari's self-described 'niche-less' personal blog doubles as an evolving art project, covering ideas, book and movie tracking, dream lists, and a newsletter with 3000 subscribers across 93 countries. Visitors will find a rich archive of articles, side projects, a running puzzle, and a 'now' page that keeps the space feeling alive and personal.
http://cith.org/gerard
Gerard Houarner is a prolific dark fiction and horror author with over 250 published short stories, four novels, and multiple story collections, including the notable Max and Dead Cats series. The site features news updates, publishing announcements, links to buy his work on Amazon and through horror-focused publishers, and glowing quotes from industry luminaries like Ellen Datlow and Ed Bryant.
https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/bear-blog-question-challenge
A reflective personal blog by the author of 'a rickety bridge of impossible crossing,' who writes to escape the anxiety of social media likes and metrics. This post is a Q&A meme about blogging habits, touching on writing routines, platform choices, and a clever CSS hack to fix a tag navigation page.
https://kwhitefoot.neocities.org/
Kwhitefoot's personal site centers around a growing book catalogue, with some titles available for sale or free. The site also features scanned vintage magazines including a 1976 Bristol University Rag Mag and the Liverpool Software Gazette from 1980, making it a small but intriguing archive of retro print media.
https://goose.business/blog
Goose's personal blog covers daily life in Seattle with an eclectic mix of cafe reviews, movie write-ups, puzzle unboxings, tech experiments, and slice-of-life updates. The site has a playful, handcrafted indie-web personality complete with easter eggs, a tag index, and a charmingly retro ASCII art header.
https://holyanglish.neocities.org/
Created by Liefwin, Holy Anglish is a personal exploration of Anglish, the linguistic movement that reimagines English using only Germanic roots and eliminating Latin, French, and other foreign borrowings. The site features an original wordbook (dictionary), a Christendom-specific vocabulary, rune orthography, and even a prayer book, all written entirely in this constructed linguistic style.
https://bactra.org/notebooks/vance.html
A detailed personal notebook entry devoted to science fiction and fantasy author Jack Vance, offering a thoughtful critical analysis of his distinctive prose style, world-building, and literary influences. The page includes an extensive bibliography covering Vance's SF, fantasy, and mystery works published under various pseudonyms, making it a useful reference for fans and newcomers alike.
https://athena.unige.ch/athena
ATHENA is a pioneering University of Geneva resource created in 1994 by Pierre Perroud, hosting around 500 French literature e-texts including works by Rousseau and Maupassant alongside a comprehensive mineralogy database with searchable optical and chemical data. One of the earliest academic websites on the French-language web, it was awarded the Nessim Habif World Prize in 2000 and has maintained the same address and mission for 30 years.
https://jamesdb.neocities.org/bonus
JamesDB's personal Neocities site features a gallery, writing, and a bonus page linking to iffy books, a zine publisher focused on hacking and independence. The site has a classic old-web feel with a guestbook, webring participation, and a collection of web buttons.
https://harakanvarpu.neocities.org/
Twig's colorful Neocities site is a creative playground built around original characters and stories, with dedicated pages for OCs, a music player, a gallery, and a journal. The Finnish creator embraces the personal web ethos fully, prioritizing character-building content and self-expression over professional polish.