Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://complete-review.com/reviews/usplays/auburnd1.htm
The Complete Review is a literary review site featuring detailed assessments of books and plays, including this page dedicated to David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama 'Proof.' Visitors will find a summary of critical reception from major publications, the site's own letter-grade assessment, and contextual notes about the play's awards and 2005 film adaptation.
https://tilde.club/~SusanElizabeth
Susan Elizabeth Shepard's tilde.club page serves as a minimal hub linking to her Twitter and a collection of her written stories. The site has a charming old-web feel, referencing her original earthlink tilde page and participating in a webring.
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.
https://moonside-inn.neocities.org/
Moonside Inn is a cozy personal page with a cottage-in-the-forest aesthetic, featuring sections for books, games, music, recipes, shrines, and a weekly log of the creator's current reads, listens, and watches. The warm, tea-and-pixel-art atmosphere and eclectic mix of media interests make it a charming little corner of the indie web.
https://holly.garden/
Holly Zijderveld's personal web garden showcases her multidisciplinary creative practice, weaving together poetry, fiction, essays, illustration, textile work, and publishing projects under the connecting themes of connection, collection, and computing. Visitors will find a log of her recent events and collaborations, including zine fairs, symposia, and her publishing imprint holly garden, which produces projects like Edges Magazine.
https://vancesque.net/blog
Vancesque is a dedicated fan site celebrating the work of science fiction and fantasy author Jack Vance, featuring curated links to official sites, fan communities, databases, and resources in both English and French. The links page alone compiles dozens of references including the official Jack Vance site, ISFDB entries, French SF databases, Facebook fan groups, and review archives, making it a useful hub for Vance enthusiasts worldwide.
https://flippistarchives.blogspot.com/
Professor Batty's long-running blog blends memoir writing, literary criticism, travel reflections, and cultural appreciation with a distinctly personal voice. Posts range from tributes to artists like Wanda Gág to musings on Icelandic journeys, Seattle street scenes, and the experience of workshopping prose with AI editors.
https://aj.bourg.family/
The Anti Social is a personal blog by AJ Bourg, featuring short reflections, shared links, trail photos, and commentary on everything from politics and music to pet loss and social media burnout. Posts range from hiking snapshots at Dillon Reservoir to thoughts on ICE resistance in Minneapolis, giving the site a candid, stream-of-consciousness charm.
https://nondev.fuckup.club/
A minimalist personal journal by a developer known as nondev, featuring numbered log entries with cryptic titles like PROTOCOL, DELETIAN, and EXTENDIS alongside notes, links, and ASCII bits. The site has a distinctive lo-fi terminal aesthetic with webrings, a feed system, and a deliberately sparse old-web sensibility.
https://illegible.neocities.org/
A chaotic and charming personal blog by a creator going by Googleplex, featuring daily entries, a fortune generator, a word of the day, and an intentionally illegible aesthetic full of bright colors and playful hostility. The site leans heavily into old-web personality culture with webrings, a music page, and quirky subpages including one dedicated to toothpaste.