Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://maxie.rodeo/
Maxwell Kline's personal site serves as a home for their poetry, multidisciplinary art, and zine publications, with work featured in lit mags like Pathos, Lurch Zine, and Buckman Journal. Visitors can browse a gallery of creative work, read published pieces, and explore derivative art projects from this Portland State BFA graduate who describes themselves as a poet, artist, and bad coder.
https://authenyo.xyz/pages/happiness
Authen's personal website hosts a page titled 'happiness,' part of a broader site with a blog, gallery, and various personal sections. The minimalist structure and presence of feeds, a Tor mirror, and a guestbook suggest a thoughtfully crafted old-web-style personal space with a reflective, introspective tone.
https://jbztl.fr/
A richly structured French-language personal site by jbztl, covering an impressive range of creative and intellectual pursuits including a journal, knitting projects, gardening notes, original fiction (Iomadach), photography, and sculptures. The site's Scriptorium section houses original written works and a musical ping-pong project, making it a genuine creative hub with substantial original content.
https://shannonkay.com/
Shannon Kay's cheerful personal homepage celebrates the indie web spirit, featuring sections on books, coffee, tech, and creative interests alongside webrings, a guestbook, and a classic homepage project. A self-described Californian early millennial and mom of three, Shannon brings a warm, nostalgic energy to handcrafted HTML and CSS as a form of creative expression.
https://springhole.net/writing/does-my-character-idea-work.htm
Springhole.net offers a detailed writing guide by LRC that helps authors evaluate whether their characters are believable, well-rounded, and free from common pitfalls like the overused 'Mary Sue' trope. The article walks writers through eleven self-diagnostic questions covering everything from character flaws and organic storytelling to emotional boundaries between creator and creation.
https://forgottenlanguages-full.forgottenlanguages.org/
Forgotten Languages is a sprawling, enigmatic project exploring invented, obscure, and constructed languages through hundreds of labeled posts organized into books spanning 2009 to 2025. The site blends linguistics, conlangs, alchemy, angelic scripts, Celtic languages, and philosophy of language into a deeply strange and captivating long-running archive.
https://singingbear.tripod.com/bookpage/index.html
Anitra Freeman's activist-minded book review collection focuses on social justice titles covering homelessness, labor history, poverty, and psychiatric critique. A portion of Amazon purchases made through the site is donated to the Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project, giving the page a distinctly purposeful, community-oriented edge.
https://readtheprintedword.org/
Read the Printed Word is a pledge campaign and button resource for people who champion physical books and printed text in the digital age. Visitors can grab one of several embeddable web buttons to display on their own sites, declaring their commitment to reading on paper.
https://mostlyinvisible.com/
Brian Knight's personal blog collects essays and ideas spanning design, history, humanism, humor, and writing. The site has a thoughtful, focused voice and features short-form posts with a strong emphasis on craft and intentional communication.
https://elaine-robson.tripod.com/
Belle Bayard's Bayou is a personal story archive created by Elaine Robson, featuring both original fiction and fanfiction spanning universes like Star Wars, Star Trek, and Disney's Gargoyles. Visitors can explore romantic tales, surreal stories, and works in progress, with an open invitation for other authors to contribute pieces that fit the site's eclectic spirit.