diff --git a/_includes/layouts/page.njk b/_includes/layouts/page.njk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44515f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_includes/layouts/page.njk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+layout: base.njk
+---
+
+<h1>{{ title }}</h1>
+
+{{ content | safe }}
diff --git a/_includes/layouts/post.njk b/_includes/layouts/post.njk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baef7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_includes/layouts/post.njk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+---
+
+<p>Written by {{ author }}</p>
+
+<p>Posted on <time datetime="{{ date-posted }}">{{ date-posted | htmlDateString }}</time></p>
+<p>Updated on <time datetime="{{ date-updated }}">{{ date-updated | htmlDateString }}</time></p>
+
+{{ content | safe }}
diff --git a/src/posts/posts.11tydata.js b/src/posts/posts.11tydata.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f292f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/posts/posts.11tydata.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default {
+	layout: "post.njk",
+};
diff --git a/src/posts/test-post.md b/src/posts/test-post.md
index cec86b4..9118b5f 100644
--- a/src/posts/test-post.md
+++ b/src/posts/test-post.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: This is my first blog post
 author: Lee Cattarin
-date: '2026-09-24T10:03:00-07:00'
 image:
   src: /chickadee.jpg
   alt: a chickadee on a fence post
diff --git a/src/src.11tydata.js b/src/src.11tydata.js
index 6c08224..c5a2e34 100644
--- a/src/src.11tydata.js
+++ b/src/src.11tydata.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	layout: "base.njk",
+	layout: "page.njk",
 };