diff --git a/quad/quad/log.rkt b/quad/quad/log.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04920d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quad/quad/log.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(require racket/logging)
+(provide (all-defined-out))
+
+;; creates `quad-logger` and associated functions:
+;; log-quad-fatal, log-quad-error, log-quad-warning, 
+;; log-quad-info, and log-quad-debug
+(define-logger quad)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quad/quad/wrap.rkt b/quad/quad/wrap.rkt
index 7046574a..924f3867 100644
--- a/quad/quad/wrap.rkt
+++ b/quad/quad/wrap.rkt
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #lang debug racket
 (require racket/list racket/match sugar/debug sugar/list
-         "param.rkt" "quad.rkt" "atomize.rkt" "position.rkt" "ocm.rkt")
+         "param.rkt" "quad.rkt" "atomize.rkt" "position.rkt" "ocm.rkt" "log.rkt")
 (provide wrap)
 
 (define-syntax (debug-report stx)
   (syntax-case stx ()
-    [(_ EXPR ...) (with-syntax ([debug (datum->syntax stx 'debug)])
-                    #'(when debug (report EXPR ...)))]))
+    [(_ SYM)
+     (with-syntax ([DEBUG (datum->syntax stx 'debug)])
+       #'(when DEBUG (log-quad-debug (format "~a" SYM))))]
+    [(_ VAL SYM)
+     (with-syntax ([DEBUG (datum->syntax stx 'debug)])
+       #'(when DEBUG (log-quad-debug (format "~a: ~a" SYM VAL))))]))
 
 (define (nonprinting-at-start? x) (not (printable? x 'start)))
 (define (nonprinting-at-end? x) (not (printable? x 'end)))