Anthologized Essays
Hos, Hookers, Callgirls and Rent Boys: Professionals Writing on Life, Love, Money and Sex (Soft Skull Press), 2009. David Sterry & RJ Martin, eds–“Seven Minutes” by Shawna Kenney. Says Toni Bentley of the NY Times Book Review: “This collection is a wonderful reminder that good writing is not about knowing words, grammar or Faulkner, but having that rare ability to tell the truth, an ability that education and sophistication often serve to conceal. While we are all, I suppose, in the business of surviving, some really are surviving more notably than others. The collective cry for identity found in this unsentimental compilation will resonate deeply — even, I suspect, with those among us who pretend not to pay for sex.” Buy it on amazon.com.
My First Time: A Collection of First Punk Show Stories (AK Press), 2007. Chris Duncan, ed. – “Thoughts of Yesterday” by Shawna Kenney. From the publisher’s description: “Whether it was Jawbreaker in Berkeley; Sick of it All in DC; The Dead Kennedys in Berkeley; The Dickies at CBGB’s; Gang Green in Boston; the Ramones in Milwaukee; The Circle Jerks in the West Village—or Baltimore; Neurosis at Gilman Street; The Decline of Western Civilization in Venice; Fugazi in Chapel Hill; 7 Seconds in Sparks, NV; or their goofy friends at a party, these fans recount the inspiration, the embarrassment, and the redemption of their first time.” Buy My First Time from Powells.com.
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Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class (Seal Press), 2004. Michelle Tea, ed. — “Something from Nothing” by Shawna Kenney. Other contributors include Dorothy Allison, Diane di Prima, Terri Griffith, Eileen Myles, Terry Ryan, Daisy Hernandez and many more. From the publisher’s description: “While many recent books have thoughtfully examined the plight of the working poor in America, none of the authors of these books is able to claim a working-class background, and there are associated methodological and ethical concerns raised when most of the explicatory writing on how poverty affects women and girls is done by educated, upper-class journalists. It was these concerns that prompted indie icon Michelle Tea—whose memoir, The Chelsea Whistle, details her own working-class roots in gritty Chelsea, Massachusetts—to collect these fierce, honest, tender essays written by writers who can’t go home to the suburbs when their assignment is over.” Buy Without a Net from Powells.com.
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Pills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache: Adventures in the First Person (Alyson Books), 2004. Clint Catalyst and Michelle Tea, eds. — “Shiny Baubles” by Shawna Kenney. From Publisher’s Weekly: “Thirty-seven writers, ranging from veterans to neophytes, followed one rule for this anthology: each story had to be told in the first person. Aiming to offer ‘insight into the life of the outsider,’ these pieces reveal idiosyncratic and often disaffected worldviews; the main characters are struggling, troubled, intelligent observers of life’s darker sides.” Buy Pills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache from Powells.com.
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Quoted in or Contributed to
Adult Crash: Photographs by Dave Brown (Vicious Circle Records). Features over 400 photos on 88 pages from Punk/Hardcore shows from 1988 to the present. Features write ups about surviving the adult crash.
Click here to hear DISSONANCE, a biweekly harDCore show broadcasting on 97.5 FM Radio CPR, Washington, DC, hosted by Danger Mike. This episode, entitled “Adult Crash” and recorded on September 30, 2008, features Dave Brown and Dave Byrd (Striking Distance, Set to Explode) as guest DJs. Brown promotes Adult Crash in this podcast.
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Putting Your Passion Into Print by Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry (Workman Publishing), 2005. “This book demystifies the process of getting published and is a must-have for every aspiring writer with a dream to see his or her passion in print. With input from agents, editors, and writers, this book is thorough, forthright, and importantly, also quite entertaining.” — Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner. Buy Putting Your Passion into Print from Powells.com.
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Let Fury Have the Hour: The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer (Avalon), 2005. Antonino D’Ambrosio, ed. From the publisher’s description: “Let Fury Have the Hour collects articles, interviews, essays and reviews that chronicle Strummer’s life both as a musician and a political activist.” Buy Let Fury Have the Hour from Amazon.com.
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The Underground Guide to Los Angeles by Pleasant Gehman (Manic D Press), 2nd ed. 2002. Kenney wrote the “punk LA” chapter to this alternative travel reference. LA Voice says: “You want edgy, go for Pleasant Gehman’s Underground Guide to Los Angeles, which packs more piss, energy, raw interest and just-plain useful info into its 240 pages than the usual businesslike fluff from Fodor’s.” Buy from Amazon.com.
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Etiquette for Outlaws by Rob Cohen and David Wollock (Harper Paperbacks), 2001. From Publisher’s Weekly: “Advising on badass behaviors from body piercing to fetish clubs to Harley protocol to getting in with “the professionals” rock star, porn star, dominatrix, gang-banger these hipsters, in a markedly unhip and risky moment of generosity, welcome readers into the cognoscenti. In a delightful blend of irony and gravitas, Cohen and Wollock reveal, at long last, the secret recipe and ingredients for cool.” Buy Etiquette for Outlaws at Amazon.com.
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