“A few months before my 28th birthday, I finally kissed a man.” So begins Amanda Jane Smith’s essay The Measure of Creation appearing in Annalemma Issue Eight: Creation. It’s a beautifully honest essay about Amanda’s experiences coming to terms with her religion and her sexuality. I had a chance to talk more with Amanda about these themes.
Topics discussed:
– Richard Russo
– Mormonism
– Resentment
– The roll of women in the church
– The industrial revolution
{music: “Life Swap” by Hays Holiday.}