Finding Identity Through Art: A Conversation with Mary Kathleen Mehuron
Exploring how Mary Kathleen's characters, particularly in Down on the South Beach Drag, use art and photography to navigate their identities. Introduction Mary Kathleen Mehuron is an accomplished author , educator, and artist. She is best known for her captivating novels, including Fading Past and The Opposite of Never, which reflect her deep connections to family, history, and place. Her latest book, Down on the South Beach Drag, is a poignant and irreverent coming-of-age story about a young, queer aspiring photographer in the 1970s, navigating her love for her conservative family while discovering the vibrant bohemian world of Asbury Park on the Jersey shore