Literature & Writing
842 sites
https://stillness.digital/
Stillness.Digital is a contemplative personal blog spanning several years of intimate, lyrical entries written in a quiet, almost literary voice. The writing blends dreamlike vignettes, nature observations, and personal reflection in a style that feels more like prose poetry than a typical journal.
https://smutgusher.com/
Smutgusher is a personal creative site offering erotic, macabre, and extreme fiction including shotacon, gay sex, gore, and horror stories from one self-described 'joyfully deranged' author and collaborators. Visitors will find original stories, fansites, and commissioned works spanning romantic to extreme content, all presented with an old-web aesthetic and unapologetic artistic intent.
https://podviaznikov.com/
Anton Podviaznikov's personal corner of the web collects over a decade of his written essays, book reading logs, poems and haiku in both English and Ukrainian, and evergreen notes on beliefs and causes he supports. The site has a minimalist, thoughtful feel with a clear emphasis on reading and writing, plus links to his related blogs on humane technology and Ukrainian-language content.
http://jamesbranchcabell.org/
The Silver Stallion is a comprehensive resource dedicated to the life and works of James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), the American fantasy and historical fiction author best known for 'Jurgen.' Created by John Thorne and Bill Lloyd, the site features illustrated bibliographies, collector's guides, scholarly essays, maps of Cabell's fictional world, and an archive of the journal 'Kalki and The Cabellian,' making it an essential destination for fans and researchers alike.
https://speyllsite.pages.dev/
Speyll's personal site centers on writing endeavors, with sections for a journal, blog, and curated lists covering games played, anime watched, and series seen. A tidy Zola-powered Neocities-style space with webring memberships and a minimalist aesthetic, it invites visitors into one person's creative and media-tracking world.
https://numbersstory.com/
Numbers Story is a sprawling personal headworld and paracosm created around 2010, documenting dozens of interconnected worlds, gods, timelines, and over 1,000 individual characters through dense lore and worldbuilding pages. The site features an elaborate magic system, character profiles, browser mini-games, and site achievements, making it a richly interactive archive of one creator's imaginative universe.
https://layercake.moe/
Layercake is a lovingly crafted personal site by a self-described perfectionist, built with Eleventy and organized into a charming layered navigation system covering writing, shrines, original characters, and creative projects. Now on its eighth version nicknamed 'Sky OS,' the site reflects years of iterative design and a dedication to both aesthetic beauty and engaging written content.
https://greatsfandf.com/
A critically curated guide to science fiction and fantasy literature, this site offers detailed author lists, bibliographies, and discussions of speculative fiction works deemed worth reading. Highlights include specialty lists, overlooked gems, and deep bibliographic coverage of authors like Lord Dunsany and E.T.A. Hoffmann.
https://diridibindy.neocities.org/
A personal blog by a Polish coal miner, built with the Zonelets blogging tool on Neocities, promising freeform writing on whatever topics come to mind. The site is minimal in its current state but has a charming, unpretentious voice and a distinctive self-described author identity.
https://leilukin.com/
Leilukin's Hub is the personal website of Leilukin, a queer and autistic non-binary lesbian from Malaysia, featuring a blog, articles, projects, and fan shrines organized across a well-structured archive. The site reflects a thoughtful approach to indie web culture, with sections on accessibility, a colophon, changelogs, and a Palestine solidarity spotlight making it a rich and values-driven personal corner of the web.