Inside the Hidden World of Christian Patriarchy: One Woman’s Journey to Freedom
Tia Levings chose when to step out of the frame, and how to shape what remained. She turned from clarity to ambiguity and claimed that ambiguity as a form of meaning. Andrea framed her life, too—carefully, visibly. But Andrea did not survive to frame what it meant. Her story, interrupted by death, leaves behind questions no one can answer.
Where Andrea Mills’ ambiguity is abrogated, Tia Levings’ is authored—and beautifully.
Meet the Contributor
Amanda Marie Gipson is a creative writer from Northern Appalachia with a background in community-based agricultural education. She earned her MFA from Wilkes University in 2023 and also holds an M.Agr from Colorado State University. When not working on a memoir-in-letters to her beloved Labrador, Amanda facilitates storytelling workshops in rural and agricultural communities to promote resilience, wellbeing, and community engagement.. Her writing has recently appeared in Artium: A Journal of Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry, and The Disruptive Quarterly.
