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The Winter Maw, 2026

a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for the annual "Winter Exquisite" gallery show (this year's chosen medium was puppetry) at the Forbes Library in Northampton, MA - if you're local, you can visit anytime between the 7th & the end of the month!

map for queen mab - concept by patrick stuart

The Bog lurker A dragon that patiently pretends to be lilypads and aquatic vegetation waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Bog lurkers rely entirely on water, and barely leave it. Their young are undeveloped, tadpole-like and swim next to them following via the release of a milky substance that is produced on the parent's lower jaw. it lacks nutritional value and is confusing as to what is used for asides for guiding their young.

The Golden Apple rather ingeniously updates Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey to turn of the 20th century Washington State. With music by Jerome Moross and lyrics by John LaTouche, the show is through-sung and near operatic, though unfortunately the original Broadway cast album contained only highlights.

There's an intro section and a bit of bridge that gets lost between the versions, but it's the second verse that gets completely rewritten.

Here's the original:

A wealthy wolf likes to buy his toys But he really is just one of the boys If you've got something for which he's cravin' It sure is good that he's been savin' Be a fan, give his cheek a peck But get his autograph on a cashier's check [Chorus] Even if that wolf's just a grey old goat He still will make a nice fur coat!

And here's the revised version, which I would guess they changed to reflect that the song is supposed to be a USO performance for the troops:

The enemy wolves are just like boys They use their big artillery like playground toys But when they see my ammunition in all its splendor I'll easily negotiate complete surrender 'Cuz the medals on my chest will make 'em weak in the knees And I promise I won't rest 'til we're all at ease [Chorus] 'Cuz a boy with a gun thinks it's fun to shoot And that's a real big 21-gun salute

And then, interestingly, the shortened version that ended up in the Broadway show scraps both of these and adds a new first verse instead, giving the original first verse the second slot:

Hey Korea, let the bugle blow I'm here to bring some comfort to the USO I understand wars and the plans it deserves I've been fighting off wolves since I first grew curves In Hollywood the enemy are all on the take But they give themselves away with all the growls they make [Chorus] Every casting department's full of love landmines But I never let them trample over my front lines

THOU ART CURRENTLY LISTENING TO

*Gregorian chanting*

13.21

*leper bell ringing*

HIGH MEDIAEVAL FM

*recording of John Lackland sobbing as he signs the Magna Carta*

WHENCE COMETH NAUGHT BUT LITURGIES

LITURGIES

AND MORE LITURGIES

*Templar knights praying out loud*

THIS ISN’T THY GRANDMOTHERES STATION