diff --git a/array/monoid.go b/array/monoid.go
index ef87f5e..68fcc10 100644
--- a/array/monoid.go
+++ b/array/monoid.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import (
 func concat[T any](left, right []T) []T {
 	// some performance checks
 	ll := len(left)
-	lr := len(right)
 	if ll == 0 {
 		return right
 	}
+	lr := len(right)
 	if lr == 0 {
 		return left
 	}
diff --git a/ioeither/generic/logging.go b/ioeither/generic/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b57237d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ioeither/generic/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 IBM Corp.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package generic
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+
+	B "github.com/IBM/fp-go/bytes"
+	ET "github.com/IBM/fp-go/either"
+	F "github.com/IBM/fp-go/function"
+)
+
+// LogJson converts the argument to JSON and then logs it via the format string
+// Can be used with [ChainFirst]
+func LogJson[GA ~func() ET.Either[error, any], A any](prefix string) func(A) GA {
+	return func(a A) GA {
+		// log this
+		return F.Pipe3(
+			ET.TryCatchError(json.MarshalIndent(a, "", "  ")),
+			ET.Map[error](B.ToString),
+			FromEither[func() ET.Either[error, string]],
+			Chain[func() ET.Either[error, string], GA](func(data string) GA {
+				return FromImpure[GA](func() {
+					log.Printf(prefix, data)
+				})
+			}),
+		)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ioeither/logging.go b/ioeither/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a72195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ioeither/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 IBM Corp.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package ioeither
+
+import (
+	G "github.com/IBM/fp-go/ioeither/generic"
+)
+
+// LogJson converts the argument to pretty printed JSON and then logs it via the format string
+// Can be used with [ChainFirst]
+func LogJson[A any](prefix string) func(A) IOEither[error, any] {
+	return G.LogJson[IOEither[error, any], A](prefix)
+}
diff --git a/ioeither/logging_test.go b/ioeither/logging_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bb91f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ioeither/logging_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 IBM Corp.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package ioeither
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	E "github.com/IBM/fp-go/either"
+	F "github.com/IBM/fp-go/function"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestLogging(t *testing.T) {
+
+	type SomeData struct {
+		Key   string `json:"key"`
+		Value string `json:"value"`
+	}
+
+	src := &SomeData{Key: "key", Value: "value"}
+
+	res := F.Pipe1(
+		Of[error](src),
+		ChainFirst(LogJson[*SomeData]("Data: \n%s")),
+	)
+
+	dst := res()
+	assert.Equal(t, E.Of[error](src), dst)
+}