IndieWeb Carnival May 2026: Write a love letter

Hello internet friend!

It’s my time to host IndieWeb Carnival (again) and in these trying times, I want to bring more kindness and positivity into the web and blogosphere.

So, my theme for the month is a love letter. You’re free to interpret that as you wish — it’s your blog you’re publishing it in after all.

The topic: A love letter

Is there someone or something that you appreciate but maybe haven’t expressed your love for it recently? A love letter could be an expression of appreciation for someone who’s had a positive impact on your life or sharing a piece of art, media, software or something else you enjoy so more people can discover it.

This is an invitation for you to unapologetically geek out about something you’re passionate about. I quote Roy Tang (emphasis mine):

Recently a friend who is a very serious figure in certain business circles started tweeting about one of her fandom "ships". Later on she mentioned that some people had suggested she set up an "alt" account for her fandom stuff because it "detracts from her image". Her response: "Thanks but I don't think any of my fandoms detract anything from my accomplishments. Normalize being true to your geeky fanfic reading die hard shipper self AND kicking ass.”

What is Indie Web Carnival?

Indie Web Carnival is a monthly blogging event in the Indie Web community where each month a different person hosts the month: they select a topic, collect submissions and write a roundup post at the end.

For an individual blogger, it’s a great opportunity to write more and explore topics you might not otherwise explore. It’s also a great way to find new bloggers and expand your views on topics as you get to read other people’s writing on the same topic that you just did.

Whether you are an active blogger or not, I invite you to join. Maybe this is the prompt that gets you back to your writing practice to write and publish more.

How to participate?

You can participate by writing (or recording) and publishing your thoughts about the topic and sharing a link with me. At the end of the month, I’ll collect all the submissions into a wrap-up post and you get to learn what other people around the globe think about the topic.

Your piece should be published in May 2026 and shared with me at latest Sunday, May 31st.

The format can be anything that’s shareable and accessible in the open web: blog posts, videos, podcasts, poems, short stories, illustrations, photos, you name it. It should be available for people to read without creating accounts or subscribing to anything.

To submit your piece, you can:

• email a link to it to me at juhamattisantala@gmail.com
• send a link to it to me in Mastodon at https://mastodon.world/@hamatti
• send a web mention for this post to https://webmention.io/hamatti.org/webmention
• send a link to it to me in any community we share
• send a message in a bottle (although I can’t guarantee if one will find me in time)

Submissions

Once the submissions start rolling in, I’ll keep an updated list of all entries in the list below. If you’ve sent me one but it doesn’t show up on the list in a day or two, try reaching out again! It’s possible your message has disappeared into spam filters or fallen through the cracks into the void.