diff --git a/src/models/article.js b/src/models/article.js
index 10e6a9b..a6d0aed 100644
--- a/src/models/article.js
+++ b/src/models/article.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const ArticleSchema = new Schema({
         type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
         ref: 'User'
     },
-    slug: { type: String, required: true, index: { unique: true } },
+    slug: { type: String, index: { unique: true } },
+    image: { type: String, required: true },
     created_at: { type: Date, default: Date.now },
     html: { type: String, required: true },
     comments: [{
@@ -21,7 +22,14 @@ const ArticleSchema = new Schema({
 });
 
 
-ArticleSchema.methods.genSlug = () => this.title.toLowerCase().replace(/\W+/g, '-');
+ArticleSchema.virtual('author_user', {
+    ref: 'User',
+    localField: 'author',
+    foreignField: '_id',
+    justOne: true
+});
+
+ArticleSchema.methods.genSlug = title => title.toLowerCase().replace(/\W+/g, '-');
 
 ArticleSchema.pre('findOne', function (next) {
     var article = this;
diff --git a/src/routes/a/[slug].json.js b/src/routes/a/[slug].json.js
index cc36288..d795bdf 100644
--- a/src/routes/a/[slug].json.js
+++ b/src/routes/a/[slug].json.js
@@ -1,26 +1,20 @@
-import articles from './_articles.js';
+import Article from '../../models/article.js';
 
-const lookup = new Map();
-articles.forEach(article => {
-    lookup.set(article.slug, JSON.stringify(article));
-});
-
-export function get(req, res, next) {
+export async function get(req, res, next) {
     // the `slug` parameter is available because
     // this file is called [slug].json.js
     const { slug } = req.params;
+    const article = await Article.findOne({ slug }).populate('author_user');
 
-    if (lookup.has(slug)) {
+    if (article) {
         res.writeHead(200, {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json'
         });
-
-        res.end(lookup.get(slug));
+        res.end(JSON.stringify(article));
     } else {
         res.writeHead(404, {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json'
         });
-
         res.end(JSON.stringify({
             message: `Not found`
         }));
diff --git a/src/routes/a/[slug].svelte b/src/routes/a/[slug].svelte
index 31b3357..c3d3b68 100644
--- a/src/routes/a/[slug].svelte
+++ b/src/routes/a/[slug].svelte
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 <div class="content">
     <figure class="article-image">
-        <img alt={article.title} src={`/a/${article.slug}.jpg`}>
+        <img alt={article.title} src={article.image}>
     </figure>
     <div class="article-meta">
         <h1 class="article-title">{article.title}</h1>
diff --git a/src/routes/a/_articles.js b/src/routes/a/_articles.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 21ca03c..0000000
--- a/src/routes/a/_articles.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-const articles = [
-];
-
-articles.forEach(article => {
-    article.slug = article.title.toLowerCase().replace(/\W+/g, '-');
-    article.html = article.html.replace(/^\t{3}/gm, '');
-});
-
-export default articles;
diff --git a/src/routes/cms/create.svelte b/src/routes/cms/create.svelte
index 4103d2e..3a21f2d 100644
--- a/src/routes/cms/create.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/cms/create.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script context="module">
     export async function preload(page, session)
     {
-        if (!session.user) {
-            return this.redirect(302, '/cms/login');
+        if (!session.user || !session.user.author) {
+            return this.redirect(302, '/cms');
         }
         return { user: session.user };
     }
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
 </style>
 
 <svelte:head>
-    <title>Publish | HOWFEED.BIZ</title>
+    <title>Publish Article | HOWFEED.BIZ</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
 <div class="content">
     <a href="/cms">&lt; Back to Dashboard</a>
     <h1>HowFeed Publisher</h1>
     <form method="POST" action="/cms/article" bind:this={form}>
-        <input type="hidden" name="html" bind:value={html}>
+        <input type="hidden" name="html" value={html}>
         <p>Article Title: <input type="text" name="title" required placeholder="How to Assassinate the Governor of California"></p>
         <p>Article Author: <strong>{$session.user.realname}</strong></p>
         <p>Article Header Image URL: <input type="text" name="image" required placeholder="http:// ..."></p>
diff --git a/src/routes/cms/delete.svelte b/src/routes/cms/delete.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..731d07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/cms/delete.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<script context="module">
+    export async function preload(page, session)
+    {
+        if (!session.user || !session.user.author) {
+            return this.redirect(302, '/cms');
+        }
+        const res = await this.fetch(`/a/all`);
+        const articles = await res.json();
+        return { articles, user: session.user };
+    }
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+    <title>Delete Article | HOWFEED.BIZ</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+<script>
+    export let articles;
+
+    function del(article)
+    {
+        if (confirm(`Are you sure you want to delete "${article.title}"?`)) {
+            alert('ok');
+        }
+    }
+</script>
+
+<div class="content">
+    <a href="/cms">&lt; Back to Dashboard</a>
+    <h1>Delete an Article</h1>
+    <ul>
+    {#each articles as article}
+        <li>
+            <strong>{article.title}</strong> by <strong>{article.author_user}</strong>
+            <button on:click={() => { del(article) }}>Delete</button>
+        </li>
+    {:else}
+        <li>There are no published articles.</li>
+    {/each}
+    </ul>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/routes/index.svelte b/src/routes/index.svelte
index ad9dc5f..0883500 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/index.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <script context="module">
-    import articles from './a/_articles.js';
     export async function preload()
     {
+        const res = await this.fetch(`/a/all`);
+        const articles = await res.json();
         return { articles };
     }
 </script>
@@ -94,14 +95,14 @@
     <h1 class="welcome">Welcome</h1>
     <h2 class="desc">Find an Article</h2>
     <div class="article-list">
-    {#each articles as {title, slug, date}}
+    {#each articles as {title, slug, image, created_at}}
         <a rel="prefetch" href={`/a/${slug}`}>
             <figure class="article-image">
-                <img src={`/a/${slug}.jpg` || '/logo.png'} alt={title}>
+                <img src={image || '/logo.png'} alt={title}>
             </figure>
             <div class="article-meta">
                 <p class="article-title">{title}</p>
-                <p class="article-date">{new Date(date).toLocaleDateString()}</p>
+                <p class="article-date">{new Date(created_at).toLocaleDateString()}</p>
             </div>
         </a>
     {:else}
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 51c08ec..75b3947 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -199,16 +199,43 @@ express()
                 }));
             }
         },
-        function(req, res, next) {
-            res.writeHead(200, {
-                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-            });
-            res.end(JSON.stringify({
-                message: `ur a faget lol`
-            }));
+        async function(req, res, next) {
+            try {
+                const { html, title, image } = req.body;
+                if (!title || !image || !html) {
+                    res.writeHead(422, {
+                        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                    });
+                    res.end(JSON.stringify({
+                        message: `You must supply an article title, image URL, and content.`
+                    }));
+                }
+                const article = await new Article({ html, title, image, author: req.user._id });
+                await article.save();
+                res.redirect(`/a/${article.slug}`);
+            } catch (err) {
+                res.writeHead(500, {
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                });
+                res.end(JSON.stringify({
+                    message: `Failed to add article: ${err}`
+                }));
+            }
         }
     )
 
+    .get('/a/all', async function (req, res, next) {
+        let articles = await Article.find().populate('author_user');
+        articles.forEach(article => {
+            article.slug = article.title.toLowerCase().replace(/\W+/g, '-');
+            article.html = article.html.replace(/^\t{3}/gm, '');
+        });
+        res.writeHead(200, {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+        });
+        res.end(JSON.stringify(articles));
+    })
+
     .use(compression({ threshold: 0 }))
     .use(sirv('static', { dev }))
     .use(sapper.middleware({