Chapbooks

When Little Joe the Krampus Met
Poem by K. A. Laity
Book design & illustrations by The joey Zone
$4 (includes US postage)

Two eyes, like a jack-o-lantern's red,
Scorched the dark to find his bed.
And the Krampus laughed so low and deep,
That Joe considered feigning sleep...

While little celebrated in the United States, the Krampus is known across Europe as the impish figure who accompanies Saint Nicholas on his annual visit. The Krampus reprimands disobedient children with switches and spankings, while Nicholas rewards the good with gifts. However, this infernal servant's intimidating appearance - bright red, horned, carrying chains and a wicker basket with which he carts off the bad children for punishment - fails to impress bad boy Joe. In this delightful poem, we find that naughty boys can prove difficult to discipline, even for the cloven-hoofed Master of the Bad.



The Willimantic Frogs
Story by K. A. Laity
Artwork & design by Gene Kannenberg, Jr.
$3 (includes US postage)

Better be friendly when the frogs come 'round;
Say "how d'ye do?" or they'll swallow you down.

Residents of Willimantic, Connecticut take great pride in the giant frog statues perched upon spools on the bridge to downtown -- statues honoring the legendary amphibians who grace the official town seal. But many have wondered if there's more to that legend than just an 18th-century yarn about a great frog battle. Was the frog a totem of the indigenous tribes? A conspiracy of the town selectmen? And what about that great frog battle?

This original folk tale reveals the "truth" behind The Willimantic Frogs, an account which The Willimantic Chronicle has called "highly imaginative." In it, one native Nutmegger encounters the reality behind the legends, discovering an ancient secret lurking in the primordial mud below the bridge...



Three Penny Dreadfuls
K. A. Laity
"Dream House," "Another Metamorphosis," and "The Eleventh Commandment."
Limited edition of 50 copies.
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