Kallie

Update: Commissions Closed

It has now been a week, which means that commissions are now CLOSED as per the previously outlined system - which, to be clear, I am very much open to feedback on. But from my perspective, it seems to have worked well to give people more of a chance to gather and present their ideas, so I'm inclined to stick with it

I have now contacted everyone who expressed interest with a decision, so please check your DMs if necessary. My deepest apologies to everyone whose commission I am not takin...

A New Me!

Wow, a new PFP! As attached as I've long been to Haman Karn, I love this artwork from my friend @raspberrywoof.bsky.social even more. The combination handler's cap and Haman crown is utterly inspired, and, well... it's me! Thank you so much, Sarah <3

SHOWHOUND Part Two

After her duel against Kosterion, Sartha finds herself at a social gathering for the powerful ruling class that holds sway over the Empire as Handler seeks to curry favour and expand her influence. Amid the strange environment and its horrors, Sartha finds herself struggling more than ever to reconcile her devotion and her heroism - and when Handler begins to use Sartha herself as a bargaining chip, the strain threatens to take her over the edge

This part is quite long, and tak...

Intraspecific Competition

EDIT: The jam is now live and public in its entirety at this link

This story represents a slight change of pace - it was written for the ongoing Fall 2025 Mechsploitation Writers Jam, in accordance with the theme Postbellum/After The Fight. That might require a little explanation: as I've mentioned before, 'mechsploitation' is the name of the subgenre and writing scene that has g...

The Subordinate (Complete)

Olive, a mousy, workaholic middle manager with a strained relationship hires her old college bully as an assistant, and soon finds herself slipping back the toxic relationship they once shared - one in which she stands to lose everything she holds dear

With The Subordinate complete, I'm giving it the not-quite-ebook treatment, and compiling it all into a single file for your convenient storing and reading pleasure. And this seems as fine a time as any to mention that I'm incredibly plea...

SHOWHOUND Part One

Here it is - the next big WARHOUND story. I've been cooking this one for a long time, and I'm very, very proud of what I've landed on:

How much of the real Sartha Thrace remains? Sartha wonders about that herself - but as Handler brings her into the Empire's heart to play power games, she has no time to dwell on the question. The show must go on

I'm very excited to hear what everybody thinks. But perhaps even moreso, I'm excited to show you all the artwork I commissioned from Mari...

The Subordinate Epilogue

Here we are! The very end, and one last twist of the knife. This part is a little more gratuitous than it is narratively essential, but I felt like there was a little room to explore Olive's new status quo after the climax... and to be honest, I also had an idea I wanted to be a huge sicko about. If The Subordinate has been giving you butterflies in your stomach, I'm pretty confident you'll get a kick out of it too :)

So, that's a wrap! Thank you all for reading - this story has been a ...

The Subordinate Ch. 7

In which Olive turns the tables... right? Surely?

:)

I won't say more that, in order to leave you in suspense. It's fun to pretend we don't all know what kind of story this is! And hey, maybe one day I'll even surprise you. In any case, I hope this makes for a suitable climax to the story

Enjoy! And expect a brief epilogue to follow in the coming days. Many thanks to Brendon once again for commissioning this story!

Corporate Godhood

Well, this took altogether far too long - but the good news is that patience yields rewards! This story was written for the most recent $12 patron poll, with the winning prompt being "A CEO reveals to a corporate saboteur that her company has developed artificial halos - letting her turn them into her own personal angel". I think it's fair to say that this story evolved quite a bit from that initial idea - it's quite long, as you'll see - but I certainly do think that all its champions will b...

WARHOUND: Volume One

Here it is. 'WARHOUND: Volume One' - collecting the stories 'WARHOUND', 'Grasping The Weapon', 'HUNTING HOUND' and 'RESCUE HOUND' - is out now, in paperback!

Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJT7DSNY - also available at your regional Amazon storefront!

It's also available there for Kindle devices, and you can find EPUB and...

The Subordinate Ch. 6

Here we are - the next chapter of The Subordinate! In this chapter, Olive faces professional ruination as Ivy instructs her to tank her career - all in exchange for a chance to watch Ivy and Luna together. Olive can't help but jump at the chance, but seeing what's become of her girlfriend thanks to Ivy's machinations threatens to be a bridge too far even for her...

Enjoy! This one is rapidly approaching its conclusion, and I'm excited for all of you to see how things play out

Than...

Update + New Pen Name!

Hey everyone! I'm just here to check in about a few things. First and foremost being that I'm going to be using a new pen name! Well, new-ish. With WARHOUND getting a self-pub paperback, I've been wanting something a little bit more proper than just Kallie for the front cover. Hence: Kallidora Rho. 'Kallie' will still be in use (I'm not changing the Patreon URL, nor the name I use on mcstories) and you're certainly welcome to keep using it for me, but that's why there's a brand new shiny name...

RESCUE HOUND (Complete)

Hi! Apologies for the couple weeks of radio silence - as I hope you'll see, I've been hard at work. My primary project for the past month or so has been to reread and reedit all of WARHOUND (which at this point, in total, runs to about 140,000 words) in preparation for a properly presented e-book (and, I hope, physical book) release. That last part is still a short ways off, but since I'm now finished with editing the text itself, I thought that I would provide a compiled version of RESCUE HO...

Figment

This one might require a little bit of context

My plan for this month was to spend most of it focused on re-editing WARHOUND through RESCUE HOUND and getting them formatted appropriately for both e-book and physical releases. That's still the plan and it's under way, but earlier this week I woke up in the middle of the night and, in a strange state of mind, wrote a piece of flash fiction which (with the immense help of my friend Esme) I've edited into something readable. It uses element...

Dragontaint

This story was written for the most recent $12 patron poll, with the winning prompt being: "A dragonslayer saves a princess but, after tasting the dragon’s heart, develops scales - and a strange, possessive attitude to the princess." I really do love fantasy and corruption, so this was such a treat for me. I ended up writing this from the princess's perspective (rather than the knight's, as the prompt might imply), because I really felt like there was a juicy sense of horror and tension to ...

RESCUE HOUND Afterthought: Leinth

And here we are - the very last thing that'll bear the title 'RESCUE HOUND'. I've referred to it previous as an epilogue or a side story, but since neither of those are quite right (Ch. 11 is really the epilogue, and this takes place afterwards rather than in parallel) I'm settling on the appellation 'Afterthought' - and yes, the cruelty is the point :)

Some time after the events of RESCUE HOUND, Leinth reflects on her time apart from Sartha and the resulting dynamics, and is then prop...

The Subordinate Ch. 5

After a short delay, it's back - and meaner than ever! Picking up from the previous chapter, Olive rushes home in a moment of lucidity to keep her girlfriend Luna from crossing the Rubicon with Ivy... but can her newfound conviction withstand Ivy's presence? And more importantly, is Luna still the sweet, innocent girl Olive once knew her as?

I had a ton of fun getting back into the groove of this story. Enjoy! And thank you to Brendon for commissioning this chapter

RESCUE HOUND Ch. 11

Well - here we are. The bitter end, for Kione. This is something of an epilogue, compared to last chapter's large and very final climax. A glimpse into her new life (or un-life, perhaps) and a rather bleak one, at that.

So, er, enjoy?

Regarding what's next: as usual, I'll be putting RESCUE HOUND into one big thing for everybody's reading convenience - although this time with epub, since that's been requested frequently. I might take a little more time than usual to edit it, just t...

RESCUE HOUND Ch. 10

Well, here we are - the climax. I won't say much more than that. If you've all caught up, I'm sure you'll have a sense of what's coming for poor Kione... although even then, I hope there will be a few things in here to take you by surprise. It's going to be brutal - that, I can promise

Just to furnish you with a quick sketch of what's coming: this is the penultimate chapter, and the final one will be coming in a week or two's time. After that, RESCUE HOUND proper will be finished althou...

RESCUE HOUND Ch. 9

Kione makes good on her promise to ruin Sartha in the rebels' eyes - and in the process, accidentally breaks something that cannot be repaired

Enjoy! I don't want to say too much more about how things go down, because there really are some big developments here. Suffice it to say: I'm very much looking forward to everyone's reactions

P.S. Thank you all so much for your patience over the past month or two. I know things have been a little slow around here. Partly that's life, partl...

Failfate

Tada! This one was written for the most recent poll, with the winning prompt being "An overtaxed heroine decides to exchange her noble destiny for the destiny of a debauched loser with no responsibilities." Definitely a fun one! I was pleasantly surprised to see it win, and I really enjoyed the opportunity to get really, really weird with it

Enjoy!

RESCUE HOUND Ch. 8

Thank you all for your patience! Here it is, much-awaited. After the doomed rescue mission, Kione finds herself isolated from the rebels and haunted by dogs. Making Sartha truly hers has become a singular obsession - and with the drug Handler 'gave' her, she finally has the means. But its hallucinatory effects teach both of them far, far more than Kione initially bargained for, and conjure up memories that threaten how she views the universe itself...

Enjoy! We really are speeding towar...

Charmed Zine

Hey all! A little bonus for you here - last year, I was very kindly invited by Ari (an admin of ROM and someone I'm sure some of you know) to write a 200 word story for a zine that was released at Charmed (the convention) this year. The zine was based around the seven deadly sins, and with seven writers participating, we took one sin each to write about - mine was gluttony! And now I have the zine for all of you to peruse at your leisure. To write something in just 200 words was an interestin...

The Subordinate Ch. 4

The next chapter of Olive's misfortune! With Ivy's sights firmly set on Olive's girlfriend, Luna, only Olive can hope to save her partner. But instead, she finds herself the more-or-less willing (but very eager) instrument of Ivy's new conquest - using the very same method Ivy used on her

As ever, this one is twisted! So enjoy - and my thanks to Brendon for commissioning this chapter

The Rejoining of Ennoea

Hello! This week, I'm bringing you all a commission, and it's probably one of the most unusual and interesting I've ever taken. I was asked to write a work of fictional mythology retold from multiple perspectives, each suggesting a different underlying truth. As such, you'll find that this story essential echoes itself at a very basic level, but with small changes that (I hope) impart a different significance onto the narrative. You'll also find that this story is written in quite a florid pr...

Mirror Shine

Hey all! This week's story was written for the most recent $12 patron poll, and the winning prompt was all about leather and sexuality. Hence, Mirror Shine; in which a bigoted straight woman spills coffee on a mean lesbian's boots, and finds the process of polishing them for her surprisingly engrossing...

I had a ton of fun with this one - I love leather and I love boots, so getting a chance to bring all of that to the fore was wonderful. I'm also really pleased with my writing here, if...

RESCUE HOUND Ch. 7

Kione participates in a rebel rescue mission that sees her seperated from Sartha - and forced to confront both Handler's newest horrors, and her own worst impulses...

Let me just get this out of the way: this chapter is a big one. 14k words (my longest release yet), and it's all mecha action, sci-fi horror, plus a good measure of worldbuilding. I... may have gotten carried away! This - plus the holidays - are the reason it's been a little while since the last story update. As you can ho...

End of Year Feedback + Update

Hey everyone! The year is almost out, and hopefully all of you are managing to enjoy the holiday period (in whatever form that may take for you). I'd like to take advantage of the turn of the year to put out a little state-of-the-patreon update, as well as solicit some feedback. So, let's get into it!

Honestly? I'm extremely happy with how things have gone this year. I think I've raised by game a little, and hopefully that's why there are so many, many more of you than there were this t...

The Subordinate Ch. 3

Surprise! I know I mentioned recently that this commissioned series had been unfortunately abandoned by the commissioner... but happily, after posting that, somebody else has stepped into the breach and offered to continue commissioning the story without any change in creative direction. I'm thrilled to not have to leave something unfinished, and even more thrilled to able to make this story just as dark and cruel as I know its fans wanted it to be

So - in this chapter, Olive's strained...

All Grown Up

And now for a change of pace! This week's story is a commission that I had a ton of fun with - I really appreciate getting to return to my roots and write something hot, fun, indulgent and tropey. In All Grown Up, Kelly encounters an older woman who used to babysit her - and who decides to see if the little trick she used to use to keep Kelly in line still works...

Enjoy! And thank you to Stephanie for commissioning this story