Dave Matthes

Lockless Doors in the Land of Harsh Angels Dave Matthes

It's Christmas time, again. Family gatherings. Company parties. Yule logs. Screaming fits of dysfunctional requiem. As for the three estranged Ponce siblings, Edgar, the family exile, his brother Jean, the west coast porn star, and their younger sister Charlotte, mother to four kids and wife to the richest orthopedic surgeon in Western Pennsylvania, they'll be burying their mother. Reuniting Edgar, Jean, and Charlotte for the first time in over a decade, the funeral of their mother only serves as the mere whisper that will put into motion the sheer avalanche of the holiday season, entangling them in their own webs of obscure insanity for a Christmas none of them will ever forget. Lockless Doors in the Land of Harsh Angels, is at its core a story about a family trying to survive Christmas. Beyond that, it's an examination on forgiveness, the relationship between Christmas trees and caskets, bliss with a little bit of chaos thrown in for good measure, and learning the importance of one of the holiday's most heartfelt lessons: appreciating those loved ones around you while doing one's utmost best at tolerating the rest of the family without murdering them, because let's face it, we've all wanted to wipe someone in our family completely from the face of the earth at one time or another, particularly during the holidays.