Bar Dykes

About this book

Honoring the literary works of lesbian writer Merill Mushroom, editors Faythe Levine and Caroline Paquita, along with Mushroom herself, republish her one act play Bar Dykes. The play tells the story of several women dealing with relationships and flirting at a lesbian bar in the 1950s. Also included is a recent interview of Merril Mushroom by Faythe Levine, in which they discuss Mushroom's life as a student at University of Florida as a lesbian student, her marriage and family with a gay man, and her decision to move back to the Southeast after living in New York City for ten years. This edition is risograph printed with red and blue type.