diff --git a/src/warnings.rs b/src/warnings.rs
index 902a0f7..6c6cab0 100644
--- a/src/warnings.rs
+++ b/src/warnings.rs
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ pub struct ZmqDrain<D>
     drain: D,
     ctx: zmq::Context,
     socket: zmq::Socket,
-    buf: Vec<u8>
+    buf: Arc<Mutex<Vec<u8>>>
 }
 
 impl<D> ZmqDrain<D> 
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ impl<D> ZmqDrain<D>
         let ctx = zmq::Context::new();
         let socket = ctx.socket(zmq::PUB).unwrap();
         socket.bind("ipc:///tmp/mm/log").expect("zmq publisher bind failed");
-        let buf = Vec::with_capacity(4096);
+        let buf = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::with_capacity(4096)));
 
         ZmqDrain {
             drain,
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ impl<D> ZmqDrain<D>
     }
 }
 
+const TIMESTAMP_FORMAT: &'static str = "%b %d %H:%M:%S%.3f";
+
 impl<D> Drain for ZmqDrain<D> 
     where D: Drain
 {
@@ -523,13 +525,57 @@ impl<D> Drain for ZmqDrain<D>
     type Err = D::Err;
 
     fn log(&self, record: &slog::Record, values: &OwnedKVList) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Err> {
+        {
+            let mut buf = self.buf.lock().unwrap();
+            write!(buf, "{time} {level}", 
+                time = Utc::now().format(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT),
+                level = record.level().as_short_str());
+            {
+                let mut thread_ser = ThreadSer(&mut buf);
+                record.kv().serialize(record, &mut thread_ser);
+                values.serialize(record, &mut thread_ser);
+            }
+
+            write!(buf, " {file:<20} {line:<5} {msg}",
+                   file = record.file(),
+                   line = record.line(),
+                   msg = record.msg());
+                
+            {
+                let mut kv_ser = KvSer(&mut buf);
+                record.kv().serialize(record, &mut kv_ser);
+                values.serialize(record, &mut kv_ser);
+            }
+
+            self.socket.send(&buf, 0);
+            buf.clear();
+        }
         self.drain.log(record, values)
     }
 }
 
-impl<D> Write for ZmqDrain<D> 
-    where D: Drain
-{
+/// Can be used as a `Write` with `slog_term` and
+/// other libraries. 
+///
+pub struct ZmqIo {
+    ctx: zmq::Context,
+    socket: zmq::Socket,
+    buf: Vec<u8>
+}
+
+impl ZmqIo {
+    pub fn new(addr: &str) -> Self {
+        let _ = fs::create_dir("/tmp/mm");
+        let ctx = zmq::Context::new();
+        let socket = ctx.socket(zmq::PUB).unwrap();
+        let addr = format!("ipc:///tmp/mm/{}", addr);
+        socket.bind(&addr).expect("zmq publisher bind failed");
+        let buf = Vec::with_capacity(4096);
+        ZmqIo { ctx, socket, buf }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Write for ZmqIo {
     fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         self.buf.write(buf)
     }
@@ -554,6 +600,117 @@ impl<D> Write for ZmqDrain<D>
     }
 }
 
+/// Serializes *only* KV pair with `key == "thread"`
+///
+struct ThreadSer<'a>(&'a mut Vec<u8>);
+
+impl<'a> slog::ser::Serializer for ThreadSer<'a> {
+    fn emit_arguments(&mut self, key: &str, val: &fmt::Arguments) -> slog::Result {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn emit_str(&mut self, key: &str, val: &str) -> slog::Result {
+        if key == "thread" {
+            write!(self.0, " {:<20}", val);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+
+/// Serializes KV pairs as ", k: v"
+///
+struct KvSer<'a>(&'a mut Vec<u8>);
+
+macro_rules! s(
+    ($s:expr, $k:expr, $v:expr) => {
+        try!(write!($s.0, ", {}: {}", $k, $v));
+    };
+);
+
+impl<'a> slog::ser::Serializer for KvSer<'a> {
+    fn emit_none(&mut self, key: &str) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, "None");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_unit(&mut self, key: &str) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, "()");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn emit_bool(&mut self, key: &str, val: bool) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn emit_char(&mut self, key: &str, val: char) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn emit_usize(&mut self, key: &str, val: usize) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_isize(&mut self, key: &str, val: isize) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn emit_u8(&mut self, key: &str, val: u8) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_i8(&mut self, key: &str, val: i8) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_u16(&mut self, key: &str, val: u16) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_i16(&mut self, key: &str, val: i16) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_u32(&mut self, key: &str, val: u32) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_i32(&mut self, key: &str, val: i32) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_f32(&mut self, key: &str, val: f32) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_u64(&mut self, key: &str, val: u64) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_i64(&mut self, key: &str, val: i64) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_f64(&mut self, key: &str, val: f64) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_str(&mut self, key: &str, val: &str) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn emit_arguments(
+        &mut self,
+        key: &str,
+        val: &fmt::Arguments,
+    ) -> slog::Result {
+        s!(self, key, val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;