Calliope Woods

Calliope Woods started as a pen name to separate my library work from writing that I thought patrons may object to. I've continued to use the name when I'm being creative online, now more to separate my activism from my creative work to cause less confusing google searches. 

Writing

Fiction

Drabbles and Other Microfiction
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Artist, Horror, 2019
Public Library, Horror, 2017
I'm Worried About Mama, Horror, 2015
Grandma, Horror, 2014

Nonfiction

​​Louisville Metro Government has abandoned and endangered its library workers: a perspective from the Union President of Local 3425​, Essay (As Ashley Nichole Sims), 2021
Remember Yourself: Vocational Awe and How to Avoid It, Blog Post (as Ashley Nichole Sims), 2020 
​53 Ready-to-Use Kawaii Craft Projects, Contributor (as Ashley Nichole Sims), Fall 2019
Being Brave in Little Ways: Activism Through Bulletin Boards and Book Displays, Blog Post (as Ashley Nichole Sims), 2019
We Should Talk About School Trauma, Essay, 2016

Visual Art

Most current visual art updates can be found on Instagram.
Handmade items & products featuring digital art can be purchased at Decrepit Carousel Studio. Select designs also sold in person and online at Kei Collective.

Exhibitions

Folx Galley, "American Gothic," October 2021, Online 
Folx Gallery, "Open Call," 2021, Online

 Mixed Media Assemblage (Miniatures)

Collage

Design

Photography

Theatre

Eve Theatre Company

20th Century Blues, Props Master, October 2019 
Dixie Swim Club, Props Master, July 2019  
The Pussy Grabber Plays, Box Office, May 2019 
10 out of 12, Voice Actor, May 2018  
Sisters in Song, Box Office, March 2018
Things My Mother Taught Me, Props Master, June 2017  ​

Hanover College

Theatre Scholar, August 2008-2012 
Rover, August 2008- May 2009
Costume Department Sewer August 2009- May 2010
Costume Shop First Hand, August 2010- May 2012