ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

 

Oh, hello there. Looks like it’s just us again. May I say I like what you’ve done with your hair. I kid. I kid. I don’t even know if you have hair. Of the six of you who read this, though, I’m going to assume that four or five of you do.

Anyway.

Writing a book is a pretty solitary experience. This I think many of you know. Releasing one, however, is the exact opposite of this. It means I couldn’t have done this alone and that I have people I wish to thank. First there is Down & Out Books, who I am still amazed after all these years they even took a chance on me. I would also like to give a shoutout to the kind souls who gave me their time to take an early look at Brand New Dark and, in my opinion, blurbed the shit out of a manuscript that wasn’t as polished as I hoped at the time. Honestly you guys, I’m humbled. In no particular order they include: Laurel Hightower, Ed Aymar, Laird Barron, Nick Kolakowski, Jennifer Hillier, James D.F Hannah, S.A. Cosby, Paul Heatley and Hector Acosta.

I would also be remiss if I left out my brother, Shane, who puts up with me asking for his set of eyes to look at and edit some very dark shit. My wife’s continued support is something I cherish as well, and even though she doesn’t read what I write, she is in my corner everyday. I love her for that. My kids too, all three of them, who, same as Dana, I’d be lost without. And last but not least, there’s the six of you, Dear Reader. Have you been here from the start? If you haven’t, all good, as there’s no time like the present to see how it all began. If you have been here, however, know it feels like we’re going steady now. On my end, anyway. And I don’t want to jinx things, but if you choose to come a little further, I’ll let you in on a secret: it’s almost over. One more set of adventures and I think Rider’s story will be complete. Now, I wanted his life to get to an even one hundred stories, but alas, I think things will end up closer to ninety-five. Nothing’s set in stone, of course, just a feeling. Anyway, that’s a secret to be kept between just you and I, so tell no one, not if you can help it. In all seriousness, though, it’s been a blast. All of it. The ups, the downs, the entire awesome experience of sharing my stories with the world. I hope you’ve enjoyed the ride too.

See you when I see you,

 

Beau

June 3, 2021