Literature & Writing
874 sites
https://valentines-archive.neocities.org/
Valentine's Archive is a personal Neocities site built by a webmaster named Valentine, featuring a bookshelf, TV show log, shrines, and a growing media collection. The site has a distinctly cozy old-web aesthetic with a strong focus on books and media tracking, making it a charming digital corner for a dedicated hobbyist.
https://shadedsundial.neocities.org/
Shaded Sundial is a moody personal archive on Neocities where the creator shares poetry, short stories, essays, and philosophical journal entries under the banner of bringing genuine expression back to the web. The Anthology section collects original creative works while the Journal covers personal ideas, politics, and philosophy, all wrapped in an old-web aesthetic.
https://mostlytrue.life/
Virgil Eaton's 'Mostly True' is a beautifully written personal narrative blog featuring vivid, literary stories drawn from real life adventures spanning Pennsylvania bar nights, wolf encounters in New Mexico, black cab misadventures in Sichuan, and life after a wheelchair-changing injury. The writing is warm, specific, and genuinely compelling, reading more like polished creative nonfiction than a typical travel or personal blog.
https://sanlive.com/
Sandy Lim is a writer from Boorloo/Perth, Australia whose personal site doubles as a thoughtful digital home covering fiction, non-fiction, and a wide range of intellectual interests. Visitors will find a text playlist, a curated dump of thought-provoking links, a project archive of older creative work, and a newsletter focused on themes like digital minimalism and living through a climate crisis.
https://runs.lol/
A personal weblog hosted on weblog.lol where the author shares posts, photos, and musings collected from years of blogging across various platforms. The site features an archive, a 'random post' function, and a 'on this day' section that gives it a reflective, diary-like quality.
https://digipiedra.neocities.org/
Digipiedra is Yuda's handcrafted personal website featuring a dream diary, monthly curated recommendations, a toki pona language course, and miscellanea alongside links and a shelf of saved content. Built with a philosophy of simplicity and accessibility, the site is designed to work on old devices and slow connections, with original pixel art and a warm, thoughtful voice throughout.
https://sylvia.bearblog.dev/
Sylvia's personal blog 'A parenthetical departure' is a thoughtful little corner of the web where she posts short notes, weeknotes, and curated clippings from things she's reading. The site has a quiet, introspective charm, mixing mundane daily observations with collected passages from books like 'The Elements of Style.'
https://sive.rs/
Derek Sivers is a multifaceted creator known for founding CD Baby who shares his essays, book notes from over 430 books, and published works covering entrepreneurship, philosophy, and personal growth. The site serves as a hub for his writings, TED talks, and ongoing projects, offering a window into the mind of a genuinely unconventional thinker.
https://seasidesimplicity.blogspot.com/
Seaside Simplicity is a warm, conversational lifestyle blog by a grandmother named Martha who shares weekly daybook entries covering family life, home mishaps, weather observations, and everyday moments. The Monday Daybook format gives the site a cozy, journal-like charm, with posts that attract dozens of engaged comments from a dedicated community of readers.
https://colemanm.org/
Coleman McCormick's personal blog and newsletter hub features curated links, short essays, and reflections on writing, design, technology, and ideas. The site archives years of posts alongside his newsletter 'Res Extensa,' making it a thoughtful commonplace book for intellectually curious readers.