diff --git a/config/dev.exs b/config/dev.exs
index 2cdfb60..0f0ac39 100644
--- a/config/dev.exs
+++ b/config/dev.exs
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ config :jol, JOLWeb.Endpoint,
     patterns: [
       ~r"priv/static/(?!uploads/).*(js|css|png|jpeg|jpg|gif|svg)$",
       ~r"priv/gettext/.*(po)$",
-      ~r"lib/jol_web/(controllers|live|components)/.*(ex|heex)$"
+      ~r"lib/jol_web/(controllers|live|components)/.*(ex|heex)$",
+      ~r"posts/*/.*(md)$"
     ]
   ]
 
diff --git a/lib/jol/blog.ex b/lib/jol/blog.ex
index 230dfbe..05fd6bd 100644
--- a/lib/jol/blog.ex
+++ b/lib/jol/blog.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 defmodule JOL.Blog do
+  defmodule NotFoundError do
+    defexception [:message, plug_status: 404]
+  end
+
   use NimblePublisher,
     build: JOL.Blog.Post,
     from: Application.app_dir(:jol, "priv/posts/**/*.md"),
@@ -8,6 +12,22 @@ defmodule JOL.Blog do
   @posts Enum.sort_by(@posts, & &1.date, {:desc, Date})
   @tags @posts |> Enum.flat_map(& &1.tags) |> Enum.uniq() |> Enum.sort()
 
-  def posts, do: @posts
+  def all_posts, do: @posts
   def unique_tag_list, do: @tags
+
+  def recent_posts(num \\ 10) do
+    Enum.take(all_posts(), num)
+  end
+
+  def get_post_by_slug!(slug) do
+    Enum.find(all_posts(), &(&1.slug == slug)) ||
+      raise NotFoundError, "post ``slug=#{slug}` not found"
+  end
+
+  def get_posts_by_tag!(tag) do
+    case Enum.filter(all_posts(), &(tag in &1.tags)) do
+      [] -> raise NotFoundError, "posts tagged `#{tag}` not found"
+      posts -> posts
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/jol/blog/parser.ex b/lib/jol/blog/parser.ex
index 4b191d4..f265ba5 100644
--- a/lib/jol/blog/parser.ex
+++ b/lib/jol/blog/parser.ex
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ defmodule JOL.Blog.Parser do
       title: toml_attrs["title"],
       draft: toml_attrs["draft"],
       tags: toml_attrs["taxonomies"]["tags"],
-      date: toml_attrs["date"]
+      date: toml_attrs["date"],
+      slug: toml_attrs["slug"]
     }
 
     parsed_body = String.trim(body)
diff --git a/lib/jol/blog/post.ex b/lib/jol/blog/post.ex
index 71a95a4..fe35a33 100644
--- a/lib/jol/blog/post.ex
+++ b/lib/jol/blog/post.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 defmodule JOL.Blog.Post do
-  @enforce_keys [:author, :draft, :title, :body, :tags, :date]
-  defstruct [:author, :draft, :title, :body, :tags, :date]
+  @enforce_keys [:author, :title, :body, :tags, :date, :slug]
+  defstruct [:author, :draft, :title, :body, :tags, :date, :slug]
 
   def build(_filename, attrs, body) do
     struct!(__MODULE__, [author: "Jessica Phoenix Canady", body: body] ++ Map.to_list(attrs))
diff --git a/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_controller.ex b/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..265c246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+defmodule JOLWeb.BlogController do
+  use JOLWeb, :controller
+
+  alias JOL.Blog
+
+  def index(conn, _params) do
+    render(conn, "index.html", posts: Blog.recent_posts())
+  end
+
+  def show(conn, %{"slug" => slug}) do
+    render(conn, "show.html", post: Blog.get_post_by_slug!(slug))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_html.ex b/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_html.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65978d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_html.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+defmodule JOLWeb.BlogHTML do
+  use JOLWeb, :html
+
+  embed_templates "blog_html/*"
+end
diff --git a/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_html/index.heex b/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_html/index.heex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60c57c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_html/index.heex
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<h1>The Blog</h1>
+
+<ul>
+<%= for post <- @posts do %>
+    <li><.link href={~p"/blog/#{post.slug}"}><%= post.title %></.link></li>
+<% end %>
+</ul>
diff --git a/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_html/show.heex b/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_html/show.heex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee07900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jol_web/controllers/blog_html/show.heex
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<.link href={~p"/blog"}>← All posts</.link>
+
+<h1><%= @post.title %></h1>
+
+<p>
+  <time><%= @post.date %></time> by <%= @post.author %>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  Tagged as <%= Enum.join(@post.tags, ", ") %>
+</p>
+
+<%= raw @post.body %>
diff --git a/lib/jol_web/router.ex b/lib/jol_web/router.ex
index b30e113..ecdd57b 100644
--- a/lib/jol_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/jol_web/router.ex
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ defmodule JOLWeb.Router do
   scope "/", JOLWeb do
     pipe_through :browser
 
-    get "/", PageController, :home
+    get "/blog", BlogController, :index
+    get "/blog/:slug", BlogController, :show
   end
 
   # Other scopes may use custom stacks.
diff --git a/priv/posts/blog/lan-voice-chat.md b/priv/posts/blog/lan-voice-chat.md
index 4b537c3..ce46ffc 100644
--- a/priv/posts/blog/lan-voice-chat.md
+++ b/priv/posts/blog/lan-voice-chat.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 +++
+slug = "mumble_voice_chat"
 title = "LAN Voice Chat with Mumble"
 date = 2024-04-16 11:51:33-04:00
 draft = false
diff --git a/priv/posts/blog/odyssey-gen2-kvm.md b/priv/posts/blog/odyssey-gen2-kvm.md
index f43ad25..71b0945 100644
--- a/priv/posts/blog/odyssey-gen2-kvm.md
+++ b/priv/posts/blog/odyssey-gen2-kvm.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 +++
+slug = "odyssey_ark_gen2_kvm"
 title = "HOWTO: Use the KVM in the Odyssey Ark Gen2" 
 draft = false
 date = 2024-01-02 14:00:00-05:00
diff --git a/priv/posts/blog/steam-deck-touchscreen-fix.md b/priv/posts/blog/steam-deck-touchscreen-fix.md
index 663b9a1..e3954f6 100644
--- a/priv/posts/blog/steam-deck-touchscreen-fix.md
+++ b/priv/posts/blog/steam-deck-touchscreen-fix.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 +++
 title = "HOWTO: Fix Steam Deck Unresponsive Touchscreen"
+slug = "fix_steam_deck_touchscreen"
 date = 2024-01-07 13:40:00-05:00
 
 [taxonomies]
diff --git a/priv/posts/blog/the-names-we-discard.md b/priv/posts/blog/the-names-we-discard.md
index 4914c16..f6e7153 100644
--- a/priv/posts/blog/the-names-we-discard.md
+++ b/priv/posts/blog/the-names-we-discard.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 +++
 title = "The Names We Discard"
+slug = "names_we_discard"
 date = 2024-01-30 15:53:22-05:00
 
 [taxonomies]
diff --git a/test/lib/blog/parser_test.exs b/test/lib/blog/parser_test.exs
index 219db4a..23b5564 100644
--- a/test/lib/blog/parser_test.exs
+++ b/test/lib/blog/parser_test.exs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ defmodule JOL.Blog.ParserTest do
     content = """
     +++
     title = "test post"
+    slug = "test_post"
     draft = false
     date = 2024-01-02 14:00:00-05:00
 
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ defmodule JOL.Blog.ParserTest do
     assert post.attrs.title == "test post"
   end
 
+  test "parses the title from zola-style posts", post do
+    assert post.attrs.title == "test_post"
+  end
+
   test "parses the tags from zola-style posts", post do
     assert post.attrs.tags == ["howto", "hardware"]
   end