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Aden Gerken
<p>In all of my years of writing, I never would have thought that my first published work would be the republishing of another man’s work outside of North America. Snozzdink is a subject that has fascinated me for a while now, and I really look forward to finally sharing it with human audiences much like myself.</p><p>I first came across the famous Snozzdinkian-Beanish writings when I visited Gookyloo in 2023 and went to the Jenkins International Library which was founded in 1795 by Pico Jenkins and Krump Millgs. It was here when I first read of Krump, his friend Hill Williams, and all of the fantastical legends surrounding the island. These tales told of monsters, mythical beings, curses, tragedies, wars, and places that I couldn't even begin to imagine.</p><p>In the past, I had never learned of these things about the Beans at school. I knew that I had to get permission from the families of the authors to republish these books under an American publishing company. This, of course, brought me to the Jenkins and Millgs families (who still own the historical library). After talking with them personally, they seemed to love the idea and agreed to work with me to get the three volumes of The Life and Many Adventures of Krump Millgs as well as many other great works owned by Pico Books published internationally.</p><p>Where the GorgaDale Sleeps is the single earliest tale about Millgs's life. Although not by any means the first mention of the ancient and mythical Book'nihgts in any Snozzdink literature, it was the first to make a big impact after so many years of cultural erasure and persecution. It tells the story of a young Krump and how he once accidentally crossed paths with a Book'nihgt on his way up the Kroakburg mountains one night...</p>
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