When Little Joe the Krampus Met

In a surprisingly timely manner, here's a poem inspired by my pal The joey Zone, famed of song and story -- and brilliant illustrations (isn't it cool when you have a mug with your friend's artwork on it from a way cool conference like Necronomicon -- yes, I'm talking about the world's most elegant Cthulhu!). Well, Joe has long had a fascination with the Krampus, who in many Germanic countries accompanies Saint Nicholas on his travels punishing the bad children with switches while the saint fills the good kids' shoes with goodies. The very worst children get clapped in chains and dragged off in the Krampus' basket to suffer a year's worth of hell.

But what if the Krampus met up with a mischievous boy who was NOT afraid? Well, listen and hear the tale -- or hop on over to the website and buy a copy of the chapbook, designed and illustrated by The joey Zone (of course!).

When Little Joe the Krampus Met

Running time 4.02

The Willimantic Frogs

I used to live in Connecticut near Willimantic, where frogs are an obsession -- as you can tell from their building a bridge with four of them perched on thread spools (because it used to be a mill town). I never liked the official story about the frog war, so I wrote one of my own that delved deeper and which was published as a chapbook, available for a time at local stores (until they went out of business, she says crying a tear for A Wink and a Nod Smile [d'oh!]). There are still a few copies available which you can buy from my website.

Enjoy "The Willimantic Frogs."

Running time 13.44 (yes, big file -- you might want to stream it)