diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/blog.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/blog.js
index 63e27d6e3..03a4af87c 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/blog.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/blog.js
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ export class Blog extends Component {
     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);
     });
@@ -39,7 +37,8 @@ export class Blog extends Component {
       numComments: com.length,
       collectionTitle: col.title,
       collectionName:  coll,
-      author: who,
+      author: pos.info.creator.slice(1),
+      blogOwner: who,
       date: pos.info["date-created"],
       pinned: pinned,
     }
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/new-blog.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/new-blog.js
index 4d5786148..a250f8e49 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/new-blog.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/new-blog.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export class NewBlog extends Component {
   constructor(props){
     super(props);
 
-    console.log("new blog", this.props);
     this.state = {
       title: '',
       collaborators: [],
@@ -85,16 +84,12 @@ export class NewBlog extends Component {
       awaiting: blogId
     });
 
-    console.log("blogSubmit", data);
     this.props.api.action("write", "write-action", data);
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
-    console.log("componentDidUpdate", this.state.awaiting, this.props.pubs);
     if (this.state.awaiting) {
-      console.log("awaiting", this.state.awaiting);
       if (this.props.pubs[this.state.awaiting]) {
-        console.log("transitioning");
         this.props.history.push(`/~publish/~${window.ship}/${this.state.awaiting}`);
       }
     }
@@ -113,12 +108,10 @@ export class NewBlog extends Component {
   }
 
   firstPost() {
-    console.log("action first post");
     this.blogSubmit();
   }
 
   addCollaborators() {
-    console.log("action add collaborators");
     this.setState({page: 'addCollab'});
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/new-post.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/new-post.js
index 4515dad12..fbcdfde86 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/new-post.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/new-post.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import _ from 'lodash';
 
 class SideTab extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -29,12 +30,12 @@ export class NewPost extends Component {
   constructor(props){
     super(props);
 
-    console.log("new post", this.props);
-
     this.state = {
       title: "",
       body: "",
+      awaiting: false,
     };
+
     this.titleChange = this.titleChange.bind(this);
     this.bodyChange = this.bodyChange.bind(this);
     this.postSubmit = this.postSubmit.bind(this);
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export class NewPost extends Component {
 
     let data = {
       "new-post" : {
+        who: ship,
         coll: blogId,
         name: postId,
         title: postTitle,
@@ -101,10 +103,43 @@ export class NewPost extends Component {
       },
     };
 
-    console.log("postSubmit", data);
-    this.props.api.action("write", "write-action", data).then((foo) => {
-      console.log("foo", foo);
+    this.setState({
+      awaiting: {
+        ship: ship,
+        blogId: blogId,
+        postId: postId,
+      }
     });
+
+    this.props.api.action("write", "write-action", data);
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
+    if (this.state.awaiting) {
+      let ship = this.state.awaiting.ship;
+      let blogId = this.state.awaiting.blogId;
+      let postId = this.state.awaiting.postId;
+
+      if (this.state.awaiting.ship == window.ship) {
+
+        let post = _.get(this.props, `pubs[${blogId}].posts[${postId}].post`, false);
+        let comments = _.get(this.props, `pubs[${blogId}].posts[${postId}].comments`, false);
+        if (post && comments) {
+          let redirect = `/~publish/~${ship}/${blogId}/${postId}`;
+          this.props.history.push(redirect);
+        }
+
+      } else {
+
+        let post = _.get(this.props, `subs[${ship}][${blogId}].posts[${postId}].post`, false);
+        let comments = _.get(this.props, `subs[${ship}][${blogId}].posts[${postId}].comments`, false);
+        if (post && comments) {
+          let redirect = `/~publish/~${ship}/${blogId}/${postId}`;
+          this.props.history.push(redirect);
+        }
+
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/post-preview.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/post-preview.js
index 822e5b652..aa3bb043d 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/post-preview.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/post-preview.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class PostPreview extends Component {
     let date = moment(this.props.post.date).fromNow();
     let authorDate = `~${this.props.post.author} • ${date}`
     let collLink = "/~publish/~" + 
-      this.props.post.author + "/" +
+      this.props.post.blogOwner + "/" +
       this.props.post.collectionName;
     let postLink = collLink + "/" + this.props.post.postName;
 
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/post.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/post.js
index cfc9552db..e4f4b398d 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/post.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/post.js
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ export class Post extends Component {
     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);
     });
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/recent-preview.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/recent-preview.js
index eac94ae35..ae52ff73f 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/recent-preview.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/recent-preview.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class RecentPreview extends Component {
     let date = moment(this.props.post.date).fromNow();
     let authorDate = `~${this.props.post.author} • ${date}`
     let collLink = "/~publish/~" + 
-      this.props.post.author + "/" +
+      this.props.post.blogOwner + "/" +
       this.props.post.collectionName;
     let postLink = collLink + "/" + this.props.post.postName;
 
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/recent.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/recent.js
index 38c3af753..2dcf522ff 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/recent.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/recent.js
@@ -26,25 +26,18 @@ export class Recent extends Component {
           date: this.roundDay(postDate),
           posts: [postProps],
         }
-
-        if (i == (this.props.latest.length - 1)) {
-          recent.push(Object.assign({}, group));
-        }
-
       } else if ( this.sameDay(group.date, postDate) ) {
         group.posts.push(postProps) ;
       } else {
         recent.push(Object.assign({}, group));
-
         group = {
           date: this.roundDay(postDate),
           posts: [postProps],
         }
+      }
 
-        if (i == (this.props.latest.length - 1)) {
-          recent.push(Object.assign({}, group));
-        }
-
+      if (i == (this.props.latest.length - 1)) {
+        recent.push(Object.assign({}, group));
       }
     }
     return recent;
@@ -62,7 +55,8 @@ export class Recent extends Component {
       numComments: com.length,
       collectionTitle: col.title,
       collectionName:  coll,
-      author: who,
+      author: pos.info.creator.slice(1),
+      blogOwner: who,
       date: pos.info["date-created"]
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/components/subs.js b/apps/publish/src/js/components/subs.js
index 8017d075a..dff840e34 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/components/subs.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/components/subs.js
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ export class Subs extends Component {
   render() {
     let blogData = this.buildBlogData();
 
-    console.log("blogData", blogData);
-
     let blogs = this.buildBlogData().map( (data, i) => {
       let bg = (i % 2 == 0)
         ?  "bg-v-light-gray"
diff --git a/apps/publish/src/js/reducers/update.js b/apps/publish/src/js/reducers/update.js
index 982e7d7af..3303a717b 100644
--- a/apps/publish/src/js/reducers/update.js
+++ b/apps/publish/src/js/reducers/update.js
@@ -1,17 +1,191 @@
 export class UpdateReducer {
   reduce(json, state){
     console.log("update-reducer", json, state); 
-    if (json.collection){
-      if (json.collection.who === window.ship) {
-        state.pubs[json.collection.coll] = {
-          info: json.collection.data,
-          order: { pin: [], unpin: [] },
-          posts: {},
-        }
-      } else {
+    if (json.collection) {
+      this.reduceCollection(json, state);
+    }
+    if (json.post) {
+      this.reducePost(json, state);
+    }
+    if (json.comments) {
+      this.reduceComments(json, state);
+    }
+    if (json.total) {
+      this.reduceTotal(json, state);
+    }
+  }
 
+  reduceCollection(json, state) {
+    if (json.collection.who === window.ship) {
+      state.pubs[json.collection.coll] = {
+        info: json.collection.data,
+        order: { pin: [], unpin: [] },
+        posts: {},
+      }
+    } else {
+      state.subs[json.collection.who][json.collection.coll] = {
+        info: json.collection.data,
+        order: { pin: [], unpin: [] },
+        posts: {},
       }
     }
-    
+  }
+
+  reducePost(json, state) {
+    let who = json.post.who;
+    let coll = json.post.coll;
+    let post = json.post.post;
+    let data = json.post.data;
+
+    if (who === window.ship) {
+      if (state.pubs[coll].posts[post]) {
+        state.pubs[coll].posts[post].post = data;
+      } else {
+        state.pubs[coll].posts[post] = {
+          post: data,
+          comments: [],
+        };
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (state.subs[who][coll].posts[post]) {
+        state.subs[who][coll].posts[post].post = data;
+      } else {
+        state.subs[who][coll].posts[post] = {
+          post: data,
+          comments: [],
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.insertPost(json, state);
+  }
+
+  insertPost(json, state) {
+    this.insertLatest(json, state); 
+    this.insertUnread(json, state);
+    this.insertOrder(json, state);
+  }
+
+  insertLatest(json, state) {
+    let newIndex = {
+      post: json.post.post,
+      coll: json.post.coll,
+      who: json.post.who,
+    }
+    let newDate = json.post.data.info["date-created"];
+
+    for (var i=0; i<state.latest.length; i++) {
+      let postId = state.latest[i].post;
+      let blogId = state.latest[i].coll;
+      let ship = state.latest[i].who;
+
+      if (newIndex.post == postId && newIndex.coll == blogId && newIndex.who == ship) {
+        break;
+      }
+
+      let idate = this.retrievePost(state, blogId, postId, ship).info["date-created"];
+
+      if (newDate >= idate) {
+        state.latest.splice(i, 0, newIndex);
+        break;
+      } else if (i == (state.latest.length - 1)) {
+        state.latest.push(newIndex);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  insertUnread(json, state) {
+    if (json.post.who != window.ship) {
+      state.unread.push({
+        post: json.post.post,
+        coll: json.post.coll,
+        who: json.post.who,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  insertOrder(json, state) {
+    let blogId = json.post.coll;
+    let ship = json.post.who;
+    let blog = this.retrieveColl(state, blogId, ship);
+    let list = json.post.data.info.pinned
+      ?  blog.order.pin
+      :  blog.order.unpin;
+    let newDate = json.post.data.info["date-created"];
+
+    for (var i=0; i<list.length; i++) {
+      let postId = list[i];
+      if (json.post.post === postId) {
+        break;
+      }
+
+      let idate = this.retrievePost(state, blogId, postId, ship).info["date-created"];
+
+      if (newDate >= idate) {
+        list.splice(i, 0, json.post.post);
+        break;
+      } else if (i == (state.latest.length - 1)) {
+        list.push(json.post.post);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (window.ship == ship) {
+      state.pubs[blogId].order = json.post.data.info.pinned
+        ?  {pin: list, unpin: blog.order.unpin}
+        :  {pin: blog.order.pin, unpin: list};
+    } else {
+      state.subs[ship][blogId].order = json.post.data.info.pinned
+        ?  {pin: list, unpin: blog.order.unpin}
+        :  {pin: blog.order.pin, unpin: list};
+    }
+  }
+
+  retrieveColl(state, coll, who) {
+    if (who === window.ship) {
+      return state.pubs[coll];
+    } else {
+      return state.subs[who][coll];
+    }
+  }
+
+  retrievePost(state, coll, post, who) {
+    if (who === window.ship) {
+      return state.pubs[coll].posts[post].post;
+    } else {
+      return state.subs[who][coll].posts[post].post;
+    }
+  }
+
+  reduceComments(json, state) {
+    let who = json.comments.who;
+    let coll = json.comments.coll;
+    let post = json.comments.post;
+    let data = json.comments.data;
+
+    if (who === window.ship) {
+      if (state.pubs[coll].posts[post]) {
+        state.pubs[coll].posts[post].comments = data;
+      } else {
+        state.pubs[coll].posts[post] = {
+          post: null,
+          comments: data,
+        };
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (state.subs[who][coll].posts[post]) {
+        state.subs[who][coll].posts[post].comments = data;
+      } else {
+        state.subs[who][coll].posts[post] = {
+          post: null,
+          comments: data,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  reduceTotal(json, state) {
+    console.log("reduce total", json); // XX TODO
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/publish/urbit/app/write.hoon b/apps/publish/urbit/app/write.hoon
index d22b7b2cb..d79eccf54 100644
--- a/apps/publish/urbit/app/write.hoon
+++ b/apps/publish/urbit/app/write.hoon
@@ -270,10 +270,11 @@
       (da-emil (affection del))
     ::
         %total
+      ~&  da-change+del
       =?  pubs.sat  =(our.bol who.del)
         (~(put by pubs.sat) col.del dat.del)
       =?  subs.sat  !=(our.bol who.del)
-        (~(put by subs.sat) [who.del col.del] dat.del)
+        (~(put by subs.sat) [who.del col.del] dat.del(order [~ ~]))
       ::
       =/  posts=(list @tas)  ~(tap in ~(key by pos.dat.del))
       =.  da-this
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@
   ::
   ++  da-insert
     |=  [who=@p coll=@tas post=@tas]
+    ~&  da-insert+[coll post]
     ^+  da-this
     ::  assume we've read our own posts
     ::
@@ -305,6 +307,8 @@
     |-
     ?~  suf
       (weld pre [who coll post]~)
+    ?:  =([who coll post] i.suf)
+      latest.sat
     =/  i-date=@da  date-created:(need (get-post-by-index i.suf))
     ?:  (gte new-date i-date)
       (weld pre [[who coll post] suf])
@@ -327,6 +331,8 @@
     |-
     ?~  suf
       (snoc pre post)
+    ?:  =(post i.suf)
+      (weld pre suf)
     =/  i-date=@da  date-created:(need (get-post-by-index who coll i.suf))
     ?:  (gte date-created.new-post i-date)
       (weld pre [post suf])
@@ -340,6 +346,8 @@
         [new-list unpin.order.col]
       [pin.order.col new-list]
     ::
+    ~&  order+order.col
+    ::
     =?  pubs.sat  =(our.bol who)
       (~(put by pubs.sat) coll col)
     =?  subs.sat  !=(our.bol who)
@@ -402,7 +410,7 @@
   ^-  (unit collection)
   ?:  =(our.bol who)
     (~(get by pubs.sat) coll)
-  (~(get by subs.sat) coll)
+  (~(get by subs.sat) who coll)
 ::
 ++  made
   |=  [wir=wire wen=@da mad=made-result:ford]
@@ -623,6 +631,9 @@
     ==
   ::
       %new-post
+    ?.  =(who.act our.bol)
+      :_  this
+      [ost.bol %poke /forward [who.act %write] %write-action act]~
     ::  XX  check permissions of src.bol
     ::  XX  check if file already exists
     ::  XX  check if coll doesn't exist
@@ -665,6 +676,9 @@
     ==
   ::
       %new-comment
+    ?.  =(who.act our.bol)
+      :_  this
+      [ost.bol %poke /forward [who.act %write] %write-action act]~
     ::  XX  check permissions of src.bol
     ::  XX  check if file already exists
     =.  content.act  (cat 3 content.act '\0a')  :: XX fix udon parser
@@ -803,6 +817,7 @@
   ::  %subscribe:
   ::
       %subscribe
+    ~&  write-action+act
     =/  wir=wire  /collection/[coll.act]
     :_  this
     [ost.bol %peer wir [who.act %write] wir]~
diff --git a/apps/publish/urbit/mar/write/action.hoon b/apps/publish/urbit/mar/write/action.hoon
index 9b0c3938a..326728987 100644
--- a/apps/publish/urbit/mar/write/action.hoon
+++ b/apps/publish/urbit/mar/write/action.hoon
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
     ::
     ++  new-post
       %-  ot:dejs
-      :~  coll+(su:dejs sym)
+      :~  who+(su:dejs fed:ag)
+          coll+(su:dejs sym)
           name+(su:dejs sym)
           title+so:dejs
           comments+comment-config
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@
     ::
     ++  new-comment
       %-  ot:dejs
-      :~  coll+(su:dejs sym)
+      :~  who+(su:dejs fed:ag)
+          coll+(su:dejs sym)
           name+(su:dejs sym)
           content+so:dejs
       ==
@@ -173,15 +175,3 @@
     --
   --
 --
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/apps/publish/urbit/sur/write.hoon b/apps/publish/urbit/sur/write.hoon
index cda012547..dd21f2bab 100644
--- a/apps/publish/urbit/sur/write.hoon
+++ b/apps/publish/urbit/sur/write.hoon
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
       ==
   ::
       $:  %new-post 
+          who=@p
           coll=@tas
           name=@tas
           title=@t
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
           content=@t
       ==
   ::
-      [%new-comment coll=@tas post=@tas content=@t]
+      [%new-comment who=@p coll=@tas post=@tas content=@t]
   ::
       [%delete item-id]
   ::