diff --git a/apps/publish/src/css/custom.css b/apps/publish/src/css/custom.css
index 9580c7131..ce9b48613 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/css/custom.css
+++ b/apps/publish/src/css/custom.css
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ h2 {
   width: 336px;
 }
 
+.w-688 {
+  width: 688px;
+}
+
+.w-680 {
+  width: 680px;
+}
+
 .h-80 {
   height: 80px;
 }
@@ -86,6 +94,8 @@ h2 {
   padding: 0;
 }
 
+
+
 .b-gray-30 {
   border-color: #B1B2B3;
 }
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/blog.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/blog.js
index 5af775b36..ebacee37c 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/blog.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/blog.js
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ export class Blog extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
+    let blog = this.retrieveColl(this.props.blogId, this.props.ship);
     let postProps = this.buildPosts();
-
     let posts = postProps.map((post) => {
       return (
         <PostPreview
@@ -81,9 +81,30 @@ export class Blog extends Component {
       );
     });
 
+    let host = blog.info.owner;
+    let contributers = host + " and X others";       // XX backend work
+    let subscribers = "~bitpyx-dildus and X others"; // XX backend work
+
     return (
-      <div className="flex flex-wrap">
-        {posts}
+      <div className="flex-col">
+        <h2>{blog.info.title}</h2>
+        <div className="flex">
+          <div style={{flexBasis: 350}}>
+            <p>Host</p>
+            <p>{host}</p>
+          </div>
+          <div style={{flexBasis: 350}}>
+            <p>Contributors</p>
+            <p>{contributers}</p>
+          </div>
+          <div style={{flexBasis: 350}}>
+            <p>Subscribers</p>
+            <p>{subscribers}</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap">
+          {posts}
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/post-body.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/post-body.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af8e09151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/post-body.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+import { PostPreview } from '/components/post-preview';
+import moment from 'moment';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+
+export class PostBody extends Component {
+  constructor(props){
+    super(props)
+  }
+
+  renderA(what, node, attr) {
+    let aStyle = { textDecorationLine: "underline" };
+    let children = what.map((item, key) => {
+      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
+        return item;
+      } else {
+        let newAttr = Object.assign({style: aStyle, key: key}, item.ga);
+        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, newAttr);
+      }
+    });
+    const element = React.createElement(node, Object.assign({style: aStyle}, attr), children);
+    return element;
+  }
+
+
+  renderIMG(what, node, attr) {
+    let imgStyle = {
+      width: "100%",
+      height: "auto"
+    };
+    let newAttr = Object.assign({style: imgStyle}, attr);
+    const element = React.createElement(node, newAttr);
+    return element;
+  }
+
+  renderDefault(what, node, attr) {
+    let children = what.map((item, key) => {
+      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
+        return item;
+      } else {
+        let newAttr = Object.assign({key: key}, item.ga);
+        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, newAttr);
+      }
+    });
+    const element = React.createElement(node, attr, children);
+    return element;
+  }
+
+  parseContent(what, node, attr) {
+    switch (node) {
+      case "a":
+        return this.renderA(what, node, attr);
+      case "img":
+        return this.renderIMG(what, node, attr);
+      default:
+        return this.renderDefault(what, node, attr);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  render() {
+    let page = this.parseContent(this.props.body.c, this.props.body.gn, this.props.body.ga); 
+    return page;
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/post.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/post.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a94f9d8a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/post.js
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+import { PostPreview } from '/components/post-preview';
+import moment from 'moment';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { PostBody } from '/components/post-body';
+
+export class Post extends Component {
+  constructor(props){
+    super(props)
+
+    moment.updateLocale('en', {
+      relativeTime: {
+        past: function(input) {
+          return input === 'just now'
+            ? input
+            : input + ' ago'
+        },
+        s : 'just now',
+        future : 'in %s',
+        m  : '1m',
+        mm : '%dm',
+        h  : '1h',
+        hh : '%dh',
+        d  : '1d',
+        dd : '%dd',
+        M  : '1 month',
+        MM : '%d months',
+        y  : '1 year',
+        yy : '%d years',
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+
+  buildPosts(){
+    let blogId = this.props.blogId;
+    let ship = this.props.ship;
+    let blog = this.retrieveColl(blogId, ship);
+
+    console.log("buildposts", blog);
+
+    let pinProps = blog.order.pin.map((post) => {
+      return this.buildPostPreviewProps(post, blogId, ship, true);
+    });
+
+    let unpinProps = blog.order.unpin.map((post) => {
+      return this.buildPostPreviewProps(post, blogId, ship, false);
+    });
+
+    return pinProps.concat(unpinProps);
+  }
+
+  buildPostPreviewProps(post, coll, who, pinned){
+    let pos = this.retrievePost(post, coll, who);
+    let col = this.retrieveColl(coll, who);
+    let com = this.retrieveComments(post, coll, who);
+
+    return {
+      postTitle: pos.info.title,
+      postName:  post,
+      postSnippet: "body snippet",
+      numComments: com.length,
+      collectionTitle: col.title,
+      collectionName:  coll,
+      author: who,
+      date: pos.info["date-created"],
+      pinned: pinned,
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  retrievePost(post, coll, who) {
+    if (who === window.ship) {
+      return this.props.pubs[coll].posts[post].post;
+    } else {
+      return this.props.subs[who][coll].posts[post].post;
+    }
+  }
+
+  retrieveComments(post, coll, who) {
+    if (who === window.ship) {
+      return this.props.pubs[coll].posts[post].comments;
+    } else {
+      return this.props.subs[who][coll].posts[post].comments;
+    }
+  }
+
+  retrieveColl(coll, who) {
+    if (who === window.ship) {
+      return this.props.pubs[coll];
+    } else {
+      return this.props.subs[who][coll];
+    }
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    let ship = this.props.ship;
+    let blog = this.retrieveColl(this.props.blogId, this.props.ship);
+    let post = this.retrievePost(this.props.postId, this.props.blogId, this.props.ship);
+    let comments = this.retrieveComments(this.props.postId, this.props.blogId, this.props.ship);
+
+    let blogLink = `/~publish/~${this.props.ship}/${this.props.blogId}`;
+    let blogLinkText = `<- Back to ${blog.info.title}`;
+
+    let editLink = `/~publish/~${this.props.ship}/${this.props.blogId}/${this.props.postId}/edit`;
+
+    let date = moment(post.info["date-created"]).fromNow();
+    let authorDate = `${post.info.creator} • ${date}`;
+
+    // change unpin to concatenation of pinned and unpinned
+    let morePosts = blog.order.unpin.slice(0,20).map((pid) => {
+
+      let p = this.retrievePost(pid, this.props.blogId, this.props.ship);
+      let color = (pid == this.props.postId) ? "black" : "gray-50";
+      let postLink = `/~publish/~${this.props.ship}/${this.props.blogId}/${pid}`;
+      return (
+        <Link to={postLink} className="label-regular">
+          <p className={color}>{p.info.title}  {pid}</p>
+        </Link>
+      );
+    });
+
+    return (
+      <div className="w-688 flex-col center mt4">
+        <Link to={blogLink}>
+          <p className="body-regular">
+            {blogLinkText}
+          </p>
+        </Link>
+
+        <h2>{post.info.title}</h2>
+
+        <div className="mb4">
+          <p className="fl label-small gray-50">{authorDate}</p>
+          <Link to={editLink}>
+            <p className="label-regular gray-50 fr">Edit</p>
+          </Link>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="cb">
+          <PostBody
+            body={post.body} 
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <hr className="gray-50 w-680"/>
+
+        <div className="cb mt3 mb4">
+          <p className="gray-50 body-large b">
+            {comments.length}
+            <span className="black">
+              Comments
+            </span>
+          </p>
+          <p className="cl body-regular">
+            ↓ Show Comments
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <hr className="gray-50 w-680"/>
+
+        <div className="cb flex-col">
+          <p className="label-regular b mb1">{blog.info.title}</p>
+          <p className="label-regular gray-30 mb2">Hosted by {blog.info.owner}</p>
+          {morePosts}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/renderPost.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/renderPost.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e3e99054..000000000
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/renderPost.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,381 +0,0 @@
-import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
-import {
-  ActivityIndicator,
-  StyleSheet,
-  View,
-  Text,
-  Image,
-  Linking,
-  TouchableOpacity,
-  Dimensions
-} from 'react-native';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { fontStyles } from '../utils/styles/index';
-
-
-export class RenderPost extends Component {
-  static propTypes = {
-    what: PropTypes.object.isRequired
-  };
-
-  parseStyleAttribute(attr) {
-    if ('style' in attr) {
-      return Object.assign({ flex: 1 }, attr.style);
-    }
-    return { flex: 1 };
-  }
-
-  renderDIV(what, node, attr) {
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco, style ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, item.ga);
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <View key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-      </View>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderP(what, node, attr) {
-    let pStyle = fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco;
-    let hasSeen = {
-      c: false,
-      t: false
-    };
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        if (item.trim().length > 0) {
-          hasSeen.t = true;
-        }
-
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[pStyle, style ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        hasSeen.c = true;
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({style: pStyle}, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    let flexDirection = hasSeen.c && hasSeen.t ? 'row' : 'column';
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()} style={{ flexDirection }}>
-        { children }
-        {"\n"}
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderH1(what, node, attr) {
-    let h1Style = fontStyles.h1WorkSansSemibold;
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ style, h1Style ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({style: h1Style}, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-        {"\n"}
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderH2(what, node, attr) {
-    let h2Style = fontStyles.h2WorkSansSemibold;
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ style, h2Style ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({style: h2Style}, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-        {"\n"}
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderH3(what, node, attr) {
-    let h3Style = fontStyles.h3WorkSansMedium;
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ style, h3Style ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({style: h3Style}, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-        {"\n"}
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderH4(what, node, attr) {
-    let h4Style = fontStyles.h4SanFranciscoMedium;
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ style, h4Style ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({style: h4Style}, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-        {"\n"}
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderEM(what, node, attr) {
-    let emStyle = { fontWeight: '700' };
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco, style, emStyle ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({style: emStyle}, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderI(what, node, attr) {
-    let iStyle = { fontStyle: 'italic' };
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco, style, iStyle ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({style: iStyle}, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderA(what, node, attr) {
-    let aStyle = { textDecorationLine: 'underline' };
-    let href = '';
-    let child = (<Text> </Text>);
-    what.forEach((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        href = attr.href;
-        child = (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco, style, aStyle ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-        return null;
-      } else {
-        return null;
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text onPress={ () => {
-          Linking.canOpenURL(href).then(supported => {
-            if (supported) {
-              Linking.openURL(href);
-            }
-          });
-        }}
-        key={Math.random()}>
-          { child }
-      </Text>
-    );
-
-  }
-
-  renderCODE(what, node, attr) {
-    let codeStyle = { fontFamily: 'Source Code Pro', backgroundColor: '#f1f1f1' };
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco, style, codeStyle ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({style: codeStyle}, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderOL(what, node, attr) {
-    let children = what.map((item, i) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco, style ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({ renderOL: true, OLIndex: i + 1 }, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-        {"\n"}
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderUL(what, node, attr) {
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco, style ]}>{item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign({ renderUL: true }, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-        {"\n"}
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderLI(what, node, attr) {
-    let children = what.map((item) => {
-      if (typeof(item) === 'string') {
-        let style = this.parseStyleAttribute(attr);
-        if ('renderOL' in attr) {
-          return (
-            <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco, { paddingLeft: 8 }, style ]}>{attr.OLIndex}. {item}</Text>
-          );
-        }
-
-        return (
-          <Text key={Math.random()} style={[ fontStyles.bodySanFrancisco, { paddingLeft: 8 }, style ]}>- {item}</Text>
-        );
-      } else {
-        return this.parseContent(item.c, item.gn, Object.assign(attr, item.ga));
-      }
-    });
-    return (
-      <Text key={Math.random()}>
-        { children }
-        {"\n"}
-      </Text>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderIMG(what, node, attr) {
-    let width = Dimensions.get('window').width;
-    let uri = attr.src.replace("http://", "https://");
-    return (
-      <Image key={attr.src}
-        resizeMode={'contain'}
-        style={{
-          width: width,
-          height: 200
-        }} source={{
-          uri
-        }} />
-    );  
-  }
-
-  parseContent(what, node, attr) {
-    switch(node) {
-      case "div":
-        return this.renderDIV(what, node, attr);
-      case "p":
-        return this.renderP(what, node, attr);
-      case "h1":
-        return this.renderH1(what, node, attr);
-      case "h2":
-        return this.renderH2(what, node, attr);
-      case "h3":
-        return this.renderH3(what, node, attr);
-      case "h4":
-        return this.renderH4(what, node, attr);
-      case "ol":
-        return this.renderOL(what, node, attr);
-      case "ul":
-        return this.renderUL(what, node, attr);
-      case "li":
-        return this.renderLI(what, node, attr);
-      case "b":
-      case "em":
-        return this.renderEM(what, node, attr);
-      case "code":
-        return this.renderCODE(what, node, attr);
-      case "img":
-        return this.renderIMG(what, node, attr);
-      case "i":
-        return this.renderI(what, node, attr);
-      case "a":
-        return this.renderA(what, node, attr);
-      default:
-        //console.log(what, attr, node);
-        return null;
-    }
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    console.log(this.props.what.c);
-    if (!('c' in this.props.what)) {
-      return (
-        <View style={{ flex: 1, marginTop: 40, alignItems: 'center' }}>
-          <ActivityIndicator size="large" color="#000" />
-        </View>
-      );
-    }
-    return (
-      <View style={styles.container}>
-        { this.parseContent(this.props.what.c, this.props.what.gn, this.props.what.ga) }
-      </View>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  container: {
-    flex: 1
-  }
-});
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/root.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/root.js
index 6a021c6fa..90e91b503 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/root.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/root.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { store } from '/store';
 import { Recent } from '/components/recent';
 import { Header } from '/components/header';
 import { Blog } from '/components/blog';
+import { Post } from '/components/post';
 
 export class Root extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export class Root extends Component {
 
   render() {
     return (
-      <div>
+      <div className="fl w-100">
         <BrowserRouter>
           <Header {...this.state} />
           <Route exact path="/~publish/recent"
@@ -72,11 +73,17 @@ export class Root extends Component {
           <Route exact path="/~publish/:ship/:blog/:post"
             render={ (props) => {
               return (
-                <div>
-                  post page
+                <div className="fl w-100">
+                  <Post
+                    blogId = {props.match.params.blog}
+                    postId = {props.match.params.post}
+                    ship = {props.match.params.ship.slice(1)}
+                    {...this.state}
+                  />
                 </div>
               );
            }} />
+
         </BrowserRouter>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/apps/publish/urbit/app/write.hoon b/apps/publish/urbit/app/write.hoon
index dfece6d8d..eb4cba5b9 100644
--- a/apps/publish/urbit/app/write.hoon
+++ b/apps/publish/urbit/app/write.hoon
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@
         (~(put by pubs.sat) col.del new)
       =?  subs.sat  !=(our.bol who.del)
         (~(put by subs.sat) [who.del col.del] new)
-      =.  da-this  (da-insert who.del col.del pos.del)
+      =?  da-this  ?=(~ old)
+        (da-insert who.del col.del pos.del)
       (da-emil (affection del))
     ::
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