We’re a Happy Family; Me, Mom, and Daddy
On “The Ties That Bind,” issue no. 66.
Dave Denison
Dave Denison is a senior editor of The Baffler. He has written and edited for The Texas Observer, CommonWealth magazine, and The American Prospect. A selected archive of his writing is warehoused at www.davedenison.net. A transplanted Midwesterner, he lives near Boston and claims to be an amateur carpenter, an aspiring mason, and an above-average bowler.
You can find Dave on Twitter @DaveADenison.
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