Pagan Kennedy
@pagankennedy.bsky.social
Author of "The Secret History of the Rape Kit" and 11 other books. Contributor to NY Times, Atlantic, New Yorker, etc. Former "zine queen" of the 1990s.
Boycotts and protests work! This is how we do it, people!
October 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Boycotts and protests work! This is how we do it, people!
Have you noticed that when you're dreaming, your phone ALWAYS breaks? You're late to an exam, have no pants on, and then you discover that your phone won't work because it's partially made out of cheese!
People, we need to invent a DREAM-PROOF phone!
People, we need to invent a DREAM-PROOF phone!
October 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Have you noticed that when you're dreaming, your phone ALWAYS breaks? You're late to an exam, have no pants on, and then you discover that your phone won't work because it's partially made out of cheese!
People, we need to invent a DREAM-PROOF phone!
People, we need to invent a DREAM-PROOF phone!
Activism works! vtdigger.org/2025/10/01/a...
October 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Activism works! vtdigger.org/2025/10/01/a...
I've been SCRAPED. I just typed my name into LibGen and found that AI companies have stolen so much of my IP -- there are 15 entries, including the Chinese translation of my book Inventology. I don't want their fuckin' blood money. I want them to respect my copyrights.
September 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I've been SCRAPED. I just typed my name into LibGen and found that AI companies have stolen so much of my IP -- there are 15 entries, including the Chinese translation of my book Inventology. I don't want their fuckin' blood money. I want them to respect my copyrights.
The Fox news guy in charge of NASA just said he's going to build a nuclear reactor on the moon -- and it's inspiring some super-weird news graphics.
August 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The Fox news guy in charge of NASA just said he's going to build a nuclear reactor on the moon -- and it's inspiring some super-weird news graphics.
Here I am generating power, Gilligan's Island-style, on a bike hooked up to a battery: A scene from our imaginary hippie future! All human exercise will be turned into electricity!
Check it out at the Museum of Reclaimed Space on the Lower East Side.
Check it out at the Museum of Reclaimed Space on the Lower East Side.
July 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here I am generating power, Gilligan's Island-style, on a bike hooked up to a battery: A scene from our imaginary hippie future! All human exercise will be turned into electricity!
Check it out at the Museum of Reclaimed Space on the Lower East Side.
Check it out at the Museum of Reclaimed Space on the Lower East Side.
Yo, Western MA -- let's do this!
June 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Yo, Western MA -- let's do this!
Tomorrow! www.cooperhewitt.org/event/redesi...
June 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Tomorrow! www.cooperhewitt.org/event/redesi...
Hey New York -
On May 15th, I'll be discussing the rape kit, forensic science, and the future of evidence with Ilse Knecht (director, End the Backlog project) and Sarah Weinman (author of The Real Lolita). www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/051525
On May 15th, I'll be discussing the rape kit, forensic science, and the future of evidence with Ilse Knecht (director, End the Backlog project) and Sarah Weinman (author of The Real Lolita). www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/051525
May 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hey New York -
On May 15th, I'll be discussing the rape kit, forensic science, and the future of evidence with Ilse Knecht (director, End the Backlog project) and Sarah Weinman (author of The Real Lolita). www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/051525
On May 15th, I'll be discussing the rape kit, forensic science, and the future of evidence with Ilse Knecht (director, End the Backlog project) and Sarah Weinman (author of The Real Lolita). www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/051525
Western Mass folk: Karen Brown and I will be talking about my latest book and rape kits at Forbes Library on May 20! There will be a reception afterwards! Possibly with cake!
April 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Western Mass folk: Karen Brown and I will be talking about my latest book and rape kits at Forbes Library on May 20! There will be a reception afterwards! Possibly with cake!
Johns Hopkins told its faculty not to "intervene" when ICE came on campus. A number of us Hopkins alumni had feelings about that and wrote this open letter. Full text here - www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2025...
April 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Johns Hopkins told its faculty not to "intervene" when ICE came on campus. A number of us Hopkins alumni had feelings about that and wrote this open letter. Full text here - www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2025...
NYC People -- On Thursday, joins us for a book party in a mansion in Brooklyn. There will be booze and dessert, mingling, finingling, and talk of secret histories. Urbane Arts Club. 7:30 - 1016 Beverly rd, Brooklyn - Open to all, but please RSVP - www.urbanebrooklyn.com/upcoming-eve...
March 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
NYC People -- On Thursday, joins us for a book party in a mansion in Brooklyn. There will be booze and dessert, mingling, finingling, and talk of secret histories. Urbane Arts Club. 7:30 - 1016 Beverly rd, Brooklyn - Open to all, but please RSVP - www.urbanebrooklyn.com/upcoming-eve...
Northampton folks -- Had to call off the event tonight because I have a fever and cough.
February 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Northampton folks -- Had to call off the event tonight because I have a fever and cough.
NY CITY PEOPLES -- Come to a fabulous Victorian mansion to drink alcoholic drinks, mingle and talk writer-talk with us!
February 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
NY CITY PEOPLES -- Come to a fabulous Victorian mansion to drink alcoholic drinks, mingle and talk writer-talk with us!
Please join me for a discussion about sexual-assault forensics at U Mass. I'll run through the history of the rape kit and then open up the floor for people to discuss the problems that still bedevil the system and brainstorm solutions and political actions.
January 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Please join me for a discussion about sexual-assault forensics at U Mass. I'll run through the history of the rape kit and then open up the floor for people to discuss the problems that still bedevil the system and brainstorm solutions and political actions.
Thank you to Claire Danes for narrating my audiobook -- you voice mattered. And thanks to Apple Books staff for making "Secret History" a Must Listen
January 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Thank you to Claire Danes for narrating my audiobook -- you voice mattered. And thanks to Apple Books staff for making "Secret History" a Must Listen
Thrilled! The book comes out next week!
January 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thrilled! The book comes out next week!
DC peeps -- join me at Politics and Prose on Jan 16th! The fabulous Atlantic Monthly editor Hanna Rosin will be there too!
December 26, 2024 at 7:22 PM
DC peeps -- join me at Politics and Prose on Jan 16th! The fabulous Atlantic Monthly editor Hanna Rosin will be there too!
Giving thanks for snow shoes!
November 30, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Giving thanks for snow shoes!
Starred review in Publishers Weekly!
November 14, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Starred review in Publishers Weekly!