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Aaron Lake Smith

Protestant Work Ethic: A Thanksgiving Tale

By Aaron Lake Smith × In Conversation

But how can I forget that harrowing Thanksgiving in Houston, Texas two years ago, my Uncle Monk, the successful lawyer, stumbling up to me before Thanksgiving dinner, begging conspiratorially, breath reeking of vodka, “Where can I get some blow?”

Review: Peter Dimock’s "George Anderson: Notes for a Love Song in Imperial Time"From the Print

By Aaron Lake Smith × Criticism

“George Anderson” is a rare example of strong, experimental fiction from the Left, and for all its strangeness and brevity, it manages considerable moral and political weight…