Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://thebirdhouse.bearblog.dev/avas-bear-blog-questions
The Birdhouse is Ava's cozy personal blog built on Bearblog, featuring diary-style entries, a reading log, and reflections on everyday life including books, Tamagotchis, and the craft of writing. The site has a warm, intimate voice and includes a scrapbook and guestbook, making it a charming corner of the indie web for readers who enjoy personal essays and slice-of-life writing.
https://maplebear.neocities.org/
Tabi, known online as Maple, maintains this cozy digital diary on Neocities with personal journal entries, photo diaries, monthly journal spreads, a wardrobe page, and a bookbug reading log. The site has a warm, intimate aesthetic and covers everyday life, fashion, reading, and personal thoughts in a format that feels like a handcrafted corner of the old web.
https://usamainsights.com/
Hafiz Muhammad Usama Khan's personal blog and digital garden, based in Chichawatni, Punjab, where he journals thoughts, bookmarks interesting links, and documents an ongoing life journey. The site blends personal reflections, learning notes, indie web enthusiasm, and a wiki, all wrapped in a cozy minimalist aesthetic with ASCII cat art.
https://sylvatica.neocities.org/
Sylvatica's Forest is a nature-themed personal site built around a love of books, poetry, and botanical aesthetics, featuring original poems, plant pages, and thoughtful book recommendations. The site has a cozy, handcrafted feel with seasonal observations, a curated reading status, and heartfelt reviews of novels like 'Never Let Me Go' that reveal a genuine passion for literary experience.
https://gryffindors.com/fairytales
Once Upon a Time is a fanlisting dedicated to fairy tales in general, welcoming fans of classic stories like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow White. Maintained by Juliet as part of the Fairytale Dreams collective and listed with The Fanlistings Network, it lets visitors grab a button and join a community of 46 fellow fairy tale enthusiasts.
https://benkuhn.net/
Ben Kuhn's personal essay site covers topics ranging from project management and leadership to startup advice, attention, and listening skills, drawing on his experience at Wave and Anthropic. The writing is thoughtful and substantive, with dozens of well-developed essays that make this a compelling destination for anyone interested in self-improvement, tech careers, and clear thinking.
https://tuesdaysplace.neocities.org/
Tuesday's Place is a richly layered personal site featuring shrines to Serial Experiments Lain, Disco Elysium, and Stranger Things alongside original creative work including worldbuilding, original characters, songwriting, and zines. Visitors can also explore conlang games, a food diary, playlists, small artist recommendations, and a design tutorial, making this a genuinely eclectic creative hub.
https://shuddering.neocities.org/mine
A personal fanfiction archive by a writer who goes by 'shuddering,' collecting works across fandoms including Homestuck, Hockey RPF, and CATS the Musical. The fics span a wide range of genres, pairings, and ratings, with summaries and word counts provided alongside links to additional archive-locked works on AO3.
https://alois-schuetz.de/links20.htm
A richly curated German-language links directory focused on literature, books, and Germanistik resources, compiled by Alois Schuetz. With over 500 annotated links spanning literary search engines, bibliographies, online libraries, university resources, and international book review sites, it serves as a comprehensive gateway for readers and scholars of German and world literature.
https://bohiebear.neocities.org/
Bohie's Commonplace Book is a charming personal site styled like a spiral notebook, inviting visitors into a curated collection of notes, thoughts, and writings. The notebook aesthetic, complete with sticker decorations and a volume label, gives it a cozy handcrafted feel reminiscent of old-web journaling traditions.