Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://ravenspen.neocities.org/
Raven's Pen is a fandom-focused personal site run by a queer fanfic writer and occasional fanvidder who goes by Raven, with works spanning fandoms like Katekyou Hitman Reborn, Honkai: Star Rail, Star Trek, and Tolkien. The site features fanfictions, fanvids, rec lists, rambles, and a richly decorated old-web aesthetic complete with stamps, button walls, and webrings.
https://lambbones.neocities.org/
Lamb Bones is a personal site by a creator who goes by Lambbones, featuring fanfiction, original art, coding experiments, and personal musings presented with a graveyard aesthetic. The site spans multiple fandoms and creative outlets, with content flagged as mature and a cozy old-web feel complete with webrings and decorative gifs.
https://lovemocca.bearblog.dev/
Mocca's personal blog is a candid, low-pressure space for random venting and raw thoughts while working through thesis stress and finding her writing voice again. Short and honest, it captures the scattered inner life of someone rebuilding their ability to express themselves one imperfect post at a time.
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://bewilderingstories.com/
Bewildering Stories is a long-running online speculative fiction magazine now in its 24th year, publishing short stories, poetry, novels, drama, and essays across all genres of imaginative writing. With over 1,100 issues, author biographies, editorial reviews, writing craft guides, and an annotated site map, it is a richly deep archive and welcoming home for speculative literature.
https://iris.eus/
Iris' personal corner of the web is a thoughtful multilingual digital garden featuring blog posts in Spanish and English on topics like loneliness, Buddhism, relationships, and modern life. The site embraces old-web values by deliberately avoiding tracking, cookies, ads, and social sharing buttons, presenting itself as a simple collection of ideas and reflections.
https://psshaw.neocities.org/
Marissa, who goes by Psshaw, runs this charming personal site featuring a story directory, a gallery, a blog with German writing practice, and a shrine for her Baldur's Gate 3 character Typhus. The site has a distinct old-web personality with 88x31 buttons, a guestbook, and a growing collection of creative projects built up since 2021.
https://starfarersf.nicepage.io/Links.html
Starfarer SF, created by Mike Bickerdike, is a comprehensive science fiction resource site covering authors, magazines, reading orders, and curated recommendations across the genre. The links page alone is a treasure trove of SF community resources, from the Internet Speculative Fiction Database to Hugo-nominated webzines and official author sites for legends like C.J. Cherryh and Larry Niven.
https://riz0me.bearblog.dev/
The personal homepage of riz0me, a Chicago-based writing instructor with a presence across multiple indie webrings, featuring a blog, a 'uses' page, links, and a dedicated TTRPG section. The site reflects a range of interests including anime, reality TV, and tabletop RPGs, with the TTRPG section being the only dedicated content category beyond the blog.
https://5eersha.neocities.org/
Saoirse's personal corner of the web features a blog where she reflects on the meaning of the internet, personal changes, and life away from social media algorithms. The site is a work in progress as she learns HTML and CSS, with a changelog tracking her ongoing efforts to build something truly her own.