Cat and Tony met in a book club, discussing mutual favorites Stephen Graham Jones and Paul Tremblay. While dating, they read through Stephen King’s entire Dark Tower series together. They got engaged at a Joe Hill signing. I walked Cat down the aisle at their wedding yesterday. Nat Cassidy played a beautiful acoustic version of “Walking on Sunshine” at the reception. And they’ll be honeymooning in Bangor, Maine.
If that’s not a solid foundation for a marriage, then I don’t know what is.
Seriously, though — this young couple are two of my absolute favorite people, and I was honored and delighted to be a part of their special day. The whole weekend was just wonderful. In addition to seeing the beautiful ceremony, it was great to spend a few days hanging out with Amanda Headlee, Nat and Kelly Cassidy, Todd and Erika Keisling, Cassandra Celia, Kalvin Ellis, Royal Poff, Z, and everyone else from the horror fiction community that were able to attend.
Congratulations again to them both.
Good morning. I’m Brian Keene and this is Letters From the Labyrinth — a long-running weekly newsletter for fans, friends, and family that comes out every Sunday.
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The Penultimate Chapter In Bestselling Author Brian Keene’s Universe-Ending Opus!
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Frankie has stood against it all. From the zombie-infested shadows of the Baltimore City Zoo to the flood-ravaged ruins of an Earth swamped by global supernatural storms, Frankie always remained standing.
Now, she’s falling — passing uncontrollably through steadily fracturing dimensions of time and space, plummeting into increasingly terrifying realities, and helpless to act as the universe itself begins to disintegrate around her, consumed by a ravenous, encompassing evil. Frankie must find a way to stop her descent before both her sanity and her soul are forever lost.
Meanwhile, as her companions Teddy, Tony, LeHorn, and The Exit search for her, they must contend with the new member of The Seven in their midst — Ob, Lord of the Siqqusim — and determine if he is the ally that he claims to be, or the most devious foe of all.
From far-off planets in distant galaxies to the downtown Los Angeles of the 1990s, the war against the Thirteen reaches its final battle, and many will fall.
Brian Keene’s FALLING ANGELS: The Labyrinth Book 4
The End continues, and the Fall has escalated…
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Currently Reading: Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
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That was beautiful. Felicitas aeternus, Cat and Tony.
Congratulations to the beautiful couple.