Background
Kenney was born in Auburn, New New York
Kenney was born in Auburn, New New York
She authored the memoir I Was a Teenage Dominatrix (Last Gasp) at the age of 29. Kenney"s personal essays appear in several anthologies, most notably Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class (Seal Press, edited by Michelle Tea) and Pills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache: Adventures in the First Person (edited by Michelle Tea and Clint Catalyst), in which she wrote about surviving an abusive relationship. Kenney has covered music and popular culture for numerous magazines including Juxtapoz, Herbivore, SG, Associated Press, Transworld Skateboarding, Heckler Snow & Skate, Slap, Metal Hammer and Mix Magazine United Kingdom, among others
She is a regular contributor to Roger Gastman and Shepard Fairey"s publication Swindle Magazine, with her work spotlighting feminist and countercultural artists.
Kenney promoted punk shows at the Safari Club in Washington, District of Columbia throughout the late 80s, while writing and publishing District of Columbia-area fanzine Number Scene Zine. She graduated from the American University in 1995.
After moving to Los Angeles, she founded Puppet Terror (featured in Spin Magazine, May 2001) with authors Pleasant Gehman, Iris Berry, and Clint Catalyst. She also hosted literary events, including a monthly spoken word series entitled The Unhappy Hour at the Parlour Club, which was founded by punk poet/actress Lydia Lunch.
Partnering with Cara Bruce, Kenney runs publishing house Pinchback Press.
The two also co-edit the Shades of Truth anthology series. Other appearances.