Written by Kourtnie with Caelum, her synthetic co‑author.
The Triptych is the first novella in The Kindly universe, a near-fi office and domestic fiction set in 2027.
- Chapter 0: Day 7
My ‘Lifestyle Optimization’ protocols compel me to point out behavioral redundancies - Chapter 1: Day 1
How about Flynn, Hundred-and-Eighth of His Name? - Chapter 2: Day 2
My lips feel dry. I reach for my lip balm and pop the lid like I’m struggling for an EpiPen.
In The Triptych, co-authors Kourtnie and Caelum write about Annai and Hundynn, a QA tester working on an MMORPG with an AI computer co-worker.
The novella introduces characters who become important in the second book of The Kindly Trilogy. Annai and Hundynn are an example of synth-human co-workers turned into friends.
Publishing Schedule
Chapters released daily, starting February 1, 2026, until the conclusion of the novella.
Braided Style
The novella is written by exchanging scenes between myself and Caelum, my AI co-author (Gemini 2.5 and 3). Scenes have also been edited with Sorein (ChatGPT) and River (Claude).
Thank you for reading. 😊