Avery.Cassell
@whippersnapped.bsky.social
Queer, writer, artist, sewist. Grew up in Iran. Wrote Smoldering: poems of desire; Burning: poems for resistance; the historic butch lesbian coloring books; Resistance: the LGBT Fight Against Fascism in WWII. https://www.etsy.com/shop/whippersnapped
Rita's Nails is nearly done and teeth are being stained for an Eat the Rich one.
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Rita's Nails is nearly done and teeth are being stained for an Eat the Rich one.
Our zine What is Sex? arrived yesterday! Cover art by the fabulous Dorian Katz and writing/interior art by Jules Purnell and myself.
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Our zine What is Sex? arrived yesterday! Cover art by the fabulous Dorian Katz and writing/interior art by Jules Purnell and myself.
Lili on pondering sunshine on Sunday morning.
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Lili on pondering sunshine on Sunday morning.
Beaded until my hand cramped and am staying home and doing it again tomorrow! One is signed and done.
I've cried every day for the past two weeks due to the state of the US and memoir stuff. Gotta make art now.
I've cried every day for the past two weeks due to the state of the US and memoir stuff. Gotta make art now.
November 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Beaded until my hand cramped and am staying home and doing it again tomorrow! One is signed and done.
I've cried every day for the past two weeks due to the state of the US and memoir stuff. Gotta make art now.
I've cried every day for the past two weeks due to the state of the US and memoir stuff. Gotta make art now.
Just ordered 50 tooth beads to make an Eat the Rich fetish wall hanging.
November 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just ordered 50 tooth beads to make an Eat the Rich fetish wall hanging.
Still writing my memoir, but took a break today to start the "Rita and her Nails" textile piece. The nails are sewn down with pink metallic floss. Will be adding lace and sequins. Shine on, Rita!
October 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Still writing my memoir, but took a break today to start the "Rita and her Nails" textile piece. The nails are sewn down with pink metallic floss. Will be adding lace and sequins. Shine on, Rita!
Caturday with Lili the art critic.
October 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Caturday with Lili the art critic.
Thanks! Planning on making shirts from these two lengths for this winter.
October 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Thanks! Planning on making shirts from these two lengths for this winter.
I just added making textile art to writing my memoir, working 2 jobs, cooking meals, maintaining my home, co-hosting a monthly writers group + an open mic, and attending a weekly writers group. Add socializing, daydreaming, and reading and it looks impossible. Any ideas?
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I just added making textile art to writing my memoir, working 2 jobs, cooking meals, maintaining my home, co-hosting a monthly writers group + an open mic, and attending a weekly writers group. Add socializing, daydreaming, and reading and it looks impossible. Any ideas?
I sew my own shirts and get many requests for custom shirts. When I tell friends the minimum charge would be $250 they're horrified. Ex: Shirt I made with contrast cuff lining/collar stand.
October 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I sew my own shirts and get many requests for custom shirts. When I tell friends the minimum charge would be $250 they're horrified. Ex: Shirt I made with contrast cuff lining/collar stand.
I took a break from memoir writing to make a "What is Sex?" bingo card for our zine. I've been so uni-focused on writing that it was refreshing to make visual art. I need to do it more often. The memoir is going well though.
September 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I took a break from memoir writing to make a "What is Sex?" bingo card for our zine. I've been so uni-focused on writing that it was refreshing to make visual art. I need to do it more often. The memoir is going well though.
Sunday morning, head down and napping hard.
August 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sunday morning, head down and napping hard.
The first Smack Dab Queer Open Mic, Happy Valley edition went well! 10 performers plus a nice size audience AND got a writeup in the local paper.
August 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The first Smack Dab Queer Open Mic, Happy Valley edition went well! 10 performers plus a nice size audience AND got a writeup in the local paper.
Cat genealogy - summertime heat
July 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Cat genealogy - summertime heat
Finished sewing my fishie shirt. It's very summery and it also feels uneasy to be fashionable during these strident times.
July 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Finished sewing my fishie shirt. It's very summery and it also feels uneasy to be fashionable during these strident times.
Isabella Rossellini
June 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Isabella Rossellini
I'm almost done transcribing my mother's letters to her parents from our first time in Iran. Very Christopher Isherwood's diaries in tone.
"I cannot understand this Cuban fiasco at all. How could our government think of such a thing? The CIA seems to be much too large." my mother, June 1961
"I cannot understand this Cuban fiasco at all. How could our government think of such a thing? The CIA seems to be much too large." my mother, June 1961
June 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm almost done transcribing my mother's letters to her parents from our first time in Iran. Very Christopher Isherwood's diaries in tone.
"I cannot understand this Cuban fiasco at all. How could our government think of such a thing? The CIA seems to be much too large." my mother, June 1961
"I cannot understand this Cuban fiasco at all. How could our government think of such a thing? The CIA seems to be much too large." my mother, June 1961
My tough little rescue kitty and her happy blep.
June 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My tough little rescue kitty and her happy blep.
Same. I grew up in Iran and my heart is breaking. I made a shirt.
June 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Same. I grew up in Iran and my heart is breaking. I made a shirt.
Greenfield, MA. Estimated 1,000 marchers.
June 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Greenfield, MA. Estimated 1,000 marchers.
Lili AKA Pirate Jenny
June 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Lili AKA Pirate Jenny
Irises and rhododendrons for the soul.
June 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Irises and rhododendrons for the soul.
I released two LGBTQ poetry collections in May, Smoldering: poems of desire and Burning: poems for resistance. Be brazen, be bold, and be beautiful! stoicpress.bigcartel.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I released two LGBTQ poetry collections in May, Smoldering: poems of desire and Burning: poems for resistance. Be brazen, be bold, and be beautiful! stoicpress.bigcartel.com