diff --git a/flan-utils.lisp b/flan-utils.lisp
index 2ed4ee1..3fe1dd0 100644
--- a/flan-utils.lisp
+++ b/flan-utils.lisp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
   (let ((errnm (gensym)))
     `(let ((,errnm (handler-case (cons ,try nil)
 		     (t (e)
-			(cons (progn ,@catch) e)))))
+			(let ((e e))
+			 (cons (progn ,@catch) e))))))
        (if (cdr ,errnm)
 	 (values (car ,errnm) (cdr ,errnm))
 	 (values (car ,errnm) nil)))))
@@ -263,6 +264,13 @@
 
 ;; --- progressive evals
 
+(defmacro progex (funcs expr)
+  "run funcs on expr, return specified"
+  (let ((name (gensym)))
+    `(let ((,name ,expr))
+       (mapcar #'(lambda (x) (funcall x ,name)) ,funcs)
+       ,name)))
+
 (defmacro progen (&rest things)
   "mapn eval things"
   `(mapn #'eval '(,@things)))