[image: FBcoverBoggy.jpg] *MOSS COVERED CLAWS LIVE AT LIONS PARK* Blue Cactus Press is proud to announce Moss Covered Claws Live, a free, one-night only event in collaboration with Olympia author Jonah Barrett and the String and Shadow puppetry theater. The event will take place at Lions Park in Olympia, WA, on August 13th at 7:00pm. A hybrid between live reading, performance, and puppeteering, Moss Covered Claws Live adapts the short story “Boggy” from Jonah Barrett’s debut book, *Moss Covered Claws *(March 2021, Blue Cactus Press). Barrett will narrate and play master of ceremonies, while local actors Mandy Ryle, Alice Rosewater, and Austin Bennett portray characters from Barrett’s story. The short story being adapted, “Boggy,” chronicles a camping trip between a queer high schooler and her crush, where they encounter a sinister creature from the land’s past. The titular monster will be brought to life thanks to String and Shadow, consisting of Emily McHugh and Donald Palardy III, using a giant monster puppet nicknamed “Splashy.” String and Shadow earlier held their 2021 show “Fauna Fantastique” at the same Lions Park earlier this July. The one-night show will include a post-show Q&A with the author and actors, as well as a book sale where Blue Cactus Press owner Christina Butcher will sell copies of *Moss Covered Claw*s. *Christina Butcher* Pronouns: She/Her;They/Them 253.257.8226 christina.b986@gmail.com