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Shawna Kenney

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Shawna Kenney is the author of I Was a Teenage Dominatrix (Last Gasp), editor of Book Lovers: Sexy Stories from Under the Covers (Seal Press) and co-author of Imposters (Mark Batty Publishers). Her work has appeared in the New York Times, VICE, Paste, Creative Nonfiction, and more. Follow her on Twitter @shawnajkenney or see www.shawnakenney.com for more info.
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Moles and All

  • Shawna Kenney
  • January 4, 2016
Of the moments Lemmy and I shared, I have no proof, no hard evidence, no transcript. Our conversation is lost in cyberspace, one Tuesday afternoon easily evaporated.
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The Rumpus Interview with Scot Sothern

  • Shawna Kenney
  • January 15, 2014
LA-based photographer Scot Sothern talks about his decades-long career taking photos on the streets, and how his portraits of sex workers advocate on behalf of an often marginalized and misunderstood community.
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The Rumpus Interview with April Flores and Carlos Batts

  • Shawna Kenney
  • August 30, 2013
Carlos Batts, an award-winning photographer/director, and April Flores, a model/actress plus-sized adult film star, chat with us about their collaborative book, Fat Girl.
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The Rumpus Interview with Roger Gastman

  • Shawna Kenney
  • February 25, 2013
Graffiti impresario Roger Gastman sits down and talks about the evolution of street art, his new film The Legend of Cool "Disco" Dan, and his newest exhibit and ode to Washington D.C., Pump Me Up: D.C. Subculture of the 1980s.
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Dwarf by Tiffanie DiDonato

  • Shawna Kenney
  • November 27, 2012
While born with diastrophic displaysia, a rare form of dwarfism causing short stature, joint deformities, and very short extremities, Tiffanie does not allow the world to define her.
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