Welcome to my (not so) secret place
Howdy, I'm Cal! | he/him
Welcome to my corner, it's great to have you. I'm a transmasc writer of mostly slice of life, cozy fantasy, and romance, with mostly Black and LGBT characters (just like me).
If you like what I do and want more, I have a vast collection of mostly short fanfiction on AO3, and I'm building up my original fiction backlog on Itch.io which includes at least one full novella!
When I'm not working on my stories, I'm typically finding new hobbies, sewing, or baking. One day, I'm going to own a bakery & secondhand bookstore. I hope.
Do you wish you had a way to turn your ideas into stories? Do you want to support a writer looking for work?
Then boy, oh boy, do I have the thing for you! For the low, low price of free, I'm taking a few story requests!
You can find just about all of my public work on my AO3 below.I'm only doing short, one-off stories with a timeline of about:
<500 words | ~1 week |<1.5k words | ~2 weeksWill Do: OCs & fandoms, angst, fluff, hurt/comfort, non-human characters, NSFW, ships, friendships/gen, AUs, etc.
Won't Do: explicit abuse, hateful content, gore, incest, pedo, beastiality, etc.
For OCs and fandom content, be prepared to provide as much info on them as possible. I will choose whether or not to write NSFW on a case by case basis.If you're interested, DM me on Tumblr or Bluesky. Toss me a trope, fandom, and a word count, and I'll get to work as soon as possible!
☆ Portfolio ☆
My name is Calliope, I am a passionate and dedicated writer and artist with a thing for the sun (& stars in general)!
I started out writing on Wattpad when I was 10 years old, and creating Minecraft roleplays for my friends to act out. I’m always excited to learn new ways to tell stories and work with people to make a dream project something real.
☆ Experience ☆
𖤓 Freelance Writer
2018-Present | comic & script writing, short stories, editing, story outlines
★ Audio Engineer
2024-Present | audio mixing, background effects, sound cleanup
𖤓 Freelance Illustration
2020-Present | storyboarding, sticker design, character concept art
★ Graphic Design
2023-Present | magazine covers, project thumbnails, CD cases
𖤓 Voice Actor
2024-Present | narration, character voices
For a final project in a college class, I scripted, recorded, and edited a short video about my goals for not just my academic future, but the direction I'd like to follow in life.
Martin has been slowly losing his eyesight for a while, but there is one person who has always been there for him.
Based on the Reedsy prompt "set your story in a world without color".
☆ Published ☆
A writer is what I am first and foremost, so I felt it appropriate to keep the bulk of my written work separate from the rest of my portfolio. Here is a curated selection of pieces that I think you'll like!
Rudo's felt loss before Regto, but he's never felt hope like this. Being reunited with someone who was such a big part in his life, someone who was almost as important to him as Regto... He feels hopeful that he'll make it back to The Surface and give them all Hell.
Based on the song "Ma Belle Evangeline" from Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
Ray has always been in love with Evangeline, the light of his life and a star who had once seemed unreachable. He loves her and she loves him.
In a post-modern world, Levin and Mila have a disagreement about the importance of taking care of their ever changing world.
Samael faces a difficult decision. He knows what the outcome will be, but can he bring himself to do it? Surely someone else in the community has a way around this... issue.
While helping his mother in the garden, Dallin learns a lesson on patience.
The lake was always a special place to Kendra. With Nadia, it’s her escape.
Martin has been slowly losing his eyesight for a while, but there is one person who has always been there for him.
Based on the Reedsy prompt "set your story in a world without color".
Running a kingdom is hard. Running from yourself is harder.
Lio was born to be King, and he was ready to finally fulfill his purpose. But when nothing can go his way and his people are dying off, a dark secret threatens to be revealed, and he can't get over his attractive older guard, Lio realizes that he might not be cut out for this.