diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index fa933bc..9fe9ab4 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ This directory contains examples on using pynng for different tasks.
 * [`pair1_async.py`](./pair1_async.py): Demonstrates a polyamorous pair1
   connection.
 
+Several more examples are described in [pynng.ReadTheDocs](https://pynng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/core.html#available-protocols)
+  and implemented here
+
+* [`pair1_PolyAsync.py`](./pair1_PolyAsync.py): More elaborate demo of 
+  polyamorous pair1 
+* [`pubsub_1SingleApp.py`](./pubsub_1SingleApp.py): single app showing publish and subscribe
+* [`pubsub_2publishAsync.py`](./pubsub_2publishAsync.py): pub/sub publisher side using Trio async
+* [`pubsub_2subscribe.py`](./pubsub_2subscribe.py): pub/sub subscriber side, no threading
+* [`pubsub_2subscribeAsync.py`](./pubsub_2subscribeAsync.py): pub/sub subscriber using Trio async
+
 Adding an Example
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/examples/pair0Async.py b/examples/pair0Async.py
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+++ b/examples/pair0Async.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""
+pair0Async.py very simple pair of pair0 sockets doing send/receive in a trio.run
+
+Demonstrate how to use a pair0 socket asynchronously with Trio
+Pair0 is very simple 1:1 bidirectional message passing.
+this demo is kinda trivial as it runs both send + receive at same time
+"""
+
+
+import pynng
+import trio
+
+# async function that sends a
+async def send_and_recv(sender, receiver, message):
+    await sender.asend(message)
+    return await receiver.arecv()
+
+with pynng.Pair0(listen='tcp://127.0.0.1:54321') as s1, \
+        pynng.Pair0(dial='tcp://127.0.0.1:54321') as s2:
+    # simplistic Trio async function
+    received = trio.run(send_and_recv, s1, s2, b'hello there old pal!')
+    print("received: ", received)
+    assert received == b'hello there old pal!'
+    
+    
diff --git a/examples/pair1_PolyAsync.py b/examples/pair1_PolyAsync.py
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+++ b/examples/pair1_PolyAsync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+"""
+Demonstrate how to use a pair1 polyamorous sockets with Trio async
+ derived from the docs page
+  https://pynng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/core.html#available-protocols
+
+Pair1 sockets are similar to pair0 sockets.  The difference is that while pair0
+supports only a single connection, pair1 sockets support _n_ one-to-one
+connections.
+
+This program demonstrates how to use pair1 sockets.  The key differentiator is
+that with pair1 sockets, you must always specify the *pipe* that you want to
+use for the message.
+
+"""
+
+# pynng mod of async polyamorus example in ReadTheDocs
+# from the docs page https://pynng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/core.html#available-protocols
+#
+# Pair1 allows single Server/Listener to connect bi-directionally with multiple Client/Dialers
+# it does NOT operate as a Publisher in that a listner.send() goes to ??
+#
+
+import sys, traceback
+from pynng import Pair1, Timeout
+print("begin Pair 1 polyamorous test")
+
+address = 'tcp://127.0.0.1:12343'
+with Pair1(listen=address, polyamorous=True, recv_timeout=100) as s0, \
+        Pair1(dial=address, polyamorous=True, recv_timeout=100) as s1, \
+        Pair1(dial=address, polyamorous=True, recv_timeout=100) as s2:
+    print("opened all 3")
+    s0.send(b'hi everybody!')
+    s1.send(b'hello from s1')
+    s2.send(b'hello from s2')
+    print("sent all three")
+    print("recv_msg on s0")
+    msg1 = s0.recv_msg()
+    print(msg1.bytes)  # prints b'hello from s1'
+
+    msg2 = s0.recv_msg()
+    print(msg2.bytes)  # prints b'hello from s2'
+    
+    print("recv on s1:")
+    msg01 = s1.recv()
+    print(msg01)  # prints b'hello from s1'
+
+    try:
+        print("recv on s2")
+        msg02 = s2.recv()
+        print(msg02)  # prints b'hello from s2'
+    except Timeout:
+        print("Timeout on S2 waiting to hear from s0")
+
+    print("send single msg responses")
+    msg1.pipe.send(b'hey s1')
+    msg2.pipe.send(b'hey s2')
+    print(s2.recv())  # prints b'hey s2'
+    print(s1.recv())  # prints b'hey s1'
+    
+    # beyond first msg, repeats will share the Pipe but not data
+    s1.send(b'more from s1')
+    morMsg = s0.recv_msg()
+    print("morMsg: ")
+    print(morMsg.bytes)
+    if morMsg.pipe == msg1.pipe:
+        print ("msg1 and morMsg share pipe")
+    else:
+        print ("msg1 and morMsg do NOT share pipe")
+    print("and msg1 still says:")
+    print(msg1.bytes)
+    
+    print("what if s0 does recv instead of recvMsg?")
+    s1.send(b'again from s1')
+    more = s0.recv()
+    print(more)
+#    print("It works, we just dont get the Message info")
+    
+    print("Pair1 with both listen and dial should throw exception")
+    # pynng Pair1 has no code to recognize this error, allowing both arguments
+    # however the underlying Socket should throw an AddressInUse exception
+    try:
+        with Pair1(dial=address, listen=address, polyamorous=True, recv_timeout=100) as s3:
+            s3.send(b'hello out there')
+            msg = s0.recv_msg()
+            print("rceve on s0")
+            print(msg.bytes)
+            s3.send(b'hello out there')
+            msg = s3.recv_msg()
+            print("rceve on s3")
+            print(msg.bytes)
+    except:
+        print("caught something", sys.exc_info()[0])
+        traceback.print_exc()#sys.exc_info()[2].print_tb()
+        #raise
+    
+print("End Pair1 test")
+
+        
diff --git a/examples/pubsub_1SingleApp.py b/examples/pubsub_1SingleApp.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/examples/pubsub_1SingleApp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+"""
+Demonstrates Publisher/Subscriber (Pub/Sub) pattern of pynng as shown in:
+  https://pynng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/core.html#available-#
+
+Publisher/Subscriber has one socket that publishes messages and
+any number of subscribers that listen to that publisher.
+Subscribers can subscribe to a TOPIC, and they will only deliver those topics
+to the rest of the application (under hood they still receive all msgs, but
+will discard those that are not of right topic)
+
+"""
+import time
+from pynng import Pub0, Sub0, Timeout
+
+address = 'tcp://127.0.0.1:31313'
+with Pub0(listen=address) as pub, \
+        Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000) as sub0, \
+        Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000) as sub1, \
+        Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000) as sub2, \
+        Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000) as sub3:
+
+    sub0.subscribe(b'wolf')
+    sub1.subscribe(b'puppy')
+    # The empty string matches everything!
+    sub2.subscribe(b'')
+    # we're going to send two messages before receiving anything, and this is
+    # the only socket that needs to receive both messages.
+    sub2.recv_buffer_size = 2
+    # sub3 is not subscribed to anything
+    # make sure everyone is connected
+    print("all set, wait a moment then Publish")
+    time.sleep(2)
+
+    pub.send(b'puppy: that is a cute dog')
+    pub.send(b'wolf: that is a big dog')
+
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    print("sub0 rcv:",sub0.recv())  # prints b'wolf...' since that is the matching message
+    print("sub1 rcv:",sub1.recv())  # prints b'puppy...' since that is the matching message
+
+    # sub2 will receive all messages (since empty string matches everything)
+    print("sub2 rcv:",sub2.recv())  # prints b'puppy...' since it was sent first
+    print("sub2 rcv:",sub2.recv())  # prints b'wolf...' since it was sent second
+
+    try:
+        sub3.recv()
+        assert False, 'never gets here since sub3 is not subscribed'
+    except Timeout:
+        print('got a Timeout since sub3 had no subscriptions')
diff --git a/examples/pubsub_2publishAsync.py b/examples/pubsub_2publishAsync.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91e9081
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+++ b/examples/pubsub_2publishAsync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""
+ PyNNG example of Pub/Sub with both normal and async versions
+ extended from what is the docs
+   https://pynng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/core.html#available-#
+
+Publisher/Subscriber has one socket that publishes messages and
+any number of subscribers that listen to that publisher.
+Subscribers can subscribe to a TOPIC, and they will only deliver those topics
+to the rest of the application (under hood they still receive all msgs, but
+will discard those that are not of right topic)
+
+ this is the publisher part and should be run in conjunction with one of the
+ pynng_subTest/_subTestAsync examples
+
+"""
+import time
+from pynng import Pub0, Sub0, Timeout
+import trio
+
+address = 'tcp://127.0.0.1:31313'
+
+wolfStr = "wolf: that is a big dog "
+puppyStr = "puppy: that is a cute puppy "
+
+def pubLoop_Sync(pub):
+    print("sync publisher")
+    for i in range(120):
+        print("publish %d"%(i))
+        sp = puppyStr+str(i)
+        pub.send(sp.encode())
+        sw = wolfStr+str(i)
+        pub.send(sw.encode())
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+
+async def asend(pub, msg):
+    pub.asend(msg)
+
+async def pubLoop_Async(pub):
+    print("Trio Async Publisher")
+    for i in range(120):
+        print("async publish %d"%(i))
+        sp = puppyStr+str(i)
+        await pub.asend(sp.encode())
+        sw = wolfStr+str(i)
+        await pub.asend(sw.encode())
+        await trio.sleep(0.75)
+    pass
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    with Pub0(listen=address) as pub:
+        print("Pub started, wait for subs")
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+        #pubLoop_Sync(pub)
+        trio.run(pubLoop_Async, pub)
+        pub.close()
diff --git a/examples/pubsub_2subscribe.py b/examples/pubsub_2subscribe.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..404acf0
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+++ b/examples/pubsub_2subscribe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+"""
+ PyNNG example of Pub/Sub with both normal single thread subscriber
+ extended from what is the docs
+   https://pynng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/core.html#available-#
+
+Publisher/Subscriber has one socket that publishes messages and
+any number of subscribers that listen to that publisher.
+Subscribers can subscribe to a TOPIC, and they will only deliver those topics
+to the rest of the application (under hood they still receive all msgs, but
+will discard those that are not of right topic)
+
+ this is the subscriber part and should be run in conjunction with pynng_pubTest.py
+
+"""
+import time
+from pynng import Pub0, Sub0, Timeout
+
+address = 'tcp://127.0.0.1:31313'
+with Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000) as sub0, \
+        Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000) as sub1, \
+        Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000) as sub2, \
+        Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000) as sub3:
+
+    sub0.subscribe(b'wolf')
+    sub1.subscribe(b'puppy')
+    # The empty string matches everything!
+    sub2.subscribe(b'')
+    # we're going to send two messages before receiving anything, and this is
+    # the only socket that needs to receive both messages.
+    sub2.recv_buffer_size = 2
+    # sub3 is not subscribed to anything
+    # make sure everyone is connected
+    print("all set, wait a moment then Publish")
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    while True:
+        print("sub0 rcv:",sub0.recv())  # prints b'wolf...' since that is the matching message
+        print("sub1 rcv:",sub1.recv())  # prints b'puppy...' since that is the matching message
+
+    # sub2 will receive all messages (since empty string matches everything)
+        print("sub2 rcv:",sub2.recv())  # prints b'puppy...' since it was sent first
+        print("sub2 rcv:",sub2.recv())  # prints b'wolf...' since it was sent second
+
+        try:
+            sub3.recv()
+            assert False, 'never gets here since sub3 is not subscribed'
+        except Timeout:
+            print('got a Timeout since sub3 had no subscriptions')
+        time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/examples/pubsub_2subscribeAsync.py b/examples/pubsub_2subscribeAsync.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c7788f
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+++ b/examples/pubsub_2subscribeAsync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+"""
+ PyNNG example of Pub/Sub Subscriber with both normal and async loops
+ extended from what is the docs
+   https://pynng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/core.html#available-#
+
+Publisher/Subscriber has one socket that publishes messages and
+any number of subscribers that listen to that publisher.
+Subscribers can subscribe to a TOPIC, and they will only deliver those topics
+to the rest of the application (under hood they still receive all msgs, but
+will discard those that are not of right topic)
+
+ this is the subscriber part and should be run in conjunction with pynng_pubTest.py
+
+"""
+import time
+from pynng import Pub0, Sub0, Timeout
+import trio
+
+
+address = 'tcp://127.0.0.1:31313'
+sub0 = Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000)
+sub1 = Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000)
+sub2 = Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000)
+sub3 = Sub0(dial=address, recv_timeout=1000)
+
+def syncLoop():
+    while True:
+        print("sub0 rcv:",sub0.recv())  # prints b'wolf...' since that is the matching message
+        print("sub1 rcv:",sub1.recv())  # prints b'puppy...' since that is the matching message
+
+    # sub2 will receive all messages (since empty string matches everything)
+        print("sub2 rcv:",sub2.recv())  # prints b'puppy...' since it was sent first
+        print("sub2 rcv:",sub2.recv())  # prints b'wolf...' since it was sent second
+
+        try:
+            sub3.recv()
+            assert False, 'never gets here since sub3 is not subscribed'
+        except Timeout:
+            print('got a Timeout since sub3 had no subscriptions')
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+async def asyncSubLoop( ):
+    print("Begin Async Sub Loop")
+    while True:
+        s = await sub0.arecv()
+        print("sub0 rcv:",s)  # prints b'wolf...' since that is the matching message
+        s = await sub1.arecv()
+        print("sub1 rcv:",s)  # prints b'puppy...' since that is the matching message
+
+        # sub2 will receive all messages (since empty string matches everything)
+        #s = await asyncReadSubscriber(sub2)
+        print("sub2 rcv:",await sub2.arecv())  # prints b'puppy...' since it was sent first
+        print("sub2 rcv:",await sub2.arecv())  # prints b'wolf...' since it was sent second
+
+        try:
+            sub3.recv()
+            assert False, 'never gets here since sub3 is not subscribed'
+        except Timeout:
+            print('got a Timeout since sub3 had no subscriptions')
+
+        await trio.sleep(1)
+    print ("End forever async subscriber loop")
+    pass
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sub0.subscribe(b'wolf')
+    sub1.subscribe(b'puppy')
+    # The empty string matches everything!
+    sub2.subscribe(b'')
+    # we're going to send two messages before receiving anything, and this is
+    # the only socket that needs to receive both messages.
+    sub2.recv_buffer_size = 2
+    # sub3 is not subscribed to anything
+    # make sure everyone is connected
+    print("all set, wait a moment then Publish")
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    #syncLoop()
+    trio.run(asyncSubLoop)
+    sub0.close()
+    sub1.close()
+    sub2.close()
+    sub3.close()