diff --git a/sorrel.dev.rkt b/sorrel.dev.rkt
index 397e3cb..10e1e6b 100644
--- a/sorrel.dev.rkt
+++ b/sorrel.dev.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #lang racket
 
 (require racket/date
+         (only-in racket/list first second third rest)
+         (only-in racket/string string-prefix? string-replace)
          net/url
          xml
          web-server/web-server
@@ -11,7 +13,8 @@
          (prefix-in filter: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-filter)
          (prefix-in sequencer: web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-sequencer)
          web-server/dispatchers/filesystem-map
-         web-server/http)
+         web-server/http
+         csv-reading)
 
 (define-namespace-anchor anc)
 (define ns (namespace-anchor->namespace anc))
@@ -70,6 +73,23 @@
   (string->bytes/utf-8
    (xexpr->string (read (open-input-file file)))))
 
+(define (build-index res)
+  ;; get all the entries in res table
+  ;; build index
+  (let* ([table (csv->list (open-input-file
+                                 (path-add-extension
+                                   (build-path "data" res)
+                                   #".csv")))]
+         [make-index
+          (read (open-input-file "data/make-index.txt"))]
+         [index ((eval make-index ns) res (rest table))])
+    (lambda (req)
+      (if (equal? res "tagged")
+          '()
+          (html-response
+           (string->bytes/utf-8
+            (xexpr->string index)))))))
+
 (define (404-hx request)
   (html-response (xexpr-file->xml "source/not-found.txt")))
 
@@ -77,9 +97,9 @@
 (define-values (httpx-app reverse-httpx-uri)
   (dispatch-rules
    [("hx" "home") (respond-resource-with-processor "root" xexpr-file->xml)]
-   [("hx" "settled") (respond-resource-with-processor "settled" xexpr-file->xml)]
+   [("hx" "settled") (build-index "settled")]
    [("hx" "settled" (integer-arg)) (respond-resource-with-processor "settled" xexpr-file->xml)]
-   [("hx" "unsettled") (respond-resource-with-processor "unsettled" xexpr-file->xml)]
+   [("hx" "unsettled") (build-index "unsettled")]
    [("hx" "unsettled" (integer-arg)) (respond-resource-with-processor "unsettled" xexpr-file->xml)]
    [("hx" "tagged") (respond-resource-with-processor "tagged" xexpr-file->xml)]
    [("hx" "tagged" (string-arg)) (respond-resource-with-processor "tagged" xexpr-file->xml)]
diff --git a/source/make-index.txt b/source/make-index.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..950083d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/make-index.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+(lambda (res posts)
+  (let ([article
+         `(article
+           ,(cond
+              [(equal? res "settled")
+               '(hgroup (h1 "settled* thoughts")
+                        (p (em "*-ish, something like a portfolio of projects")))]
+              [(equal? res "unsettled")
+               '(hgroup (h1 "unsettled thoughts")
+                        (p (em "just doing some thinking aloud")))]
+              ;; if res is tagged, build index of tags
+              [(equal? res "tagged")
+               '(hgroup (h1 "all the tags")
+                        (p (em "you looking for a flavor of something?")))]
+              [(string-prefix? res "tagged/")
+               (let ([tag (string-replace res "tagged/" "#")])
+                 `(hgroup (h1 ,(~a "stuff what's tagged like \"~a\"" tag))
+                          (p (em (~a "everything (or maybe just some things) i've ever said about \"~a\"" tag)))))]
+              [else
+               '(hgroup (h1 "i'm lost")
+                        (p (em "you weren't meant to be here")))]))])
+    (define (settled-post post)
+      `((div ((class "post-preview"))
+             (h4 ,(second post))
+             (p ,(third post))
+             (a ((href ,(~a "/settled/" (first post))))
+                ,(~a "go! to " (second post) " page")))))
+    (define (unsettled-post post)
+      `((div ((class "post-preview"))
+             (h4 ,(second post))
+             (p ,(third post))
+             (a ((href ,(~a "/unsettled/" (first post))))
+                ,(~a "go! to " (second post) " page")))))
+    (define (tag-post post)
+      `((div ((class "post-preview"))
+             (h4 ,(second post))
+             (p ,(third post))
+             (a ((href ,(~a "/tagged/" (first post))))
+                ,(~a "go! to " (second post) " page")))))
+    (define (tagged-post post)
+      `((div ((class "post-preview"))
+             (h4 ,(second post))
+             (p ,(third post))
+             ;; tagged posts will insert href instead of id
+             (a ((href ,first post))
+                ,(~a "go! to " (second post) " page")))))
+               
+                        
+    (if
+     (< 0 (length posts))
+     (for-each
+      (lambda (post)
+       (set! article
+             (append article
+                     (cond
+                       [(equal? res "settled") (settled-post post)]
+                       [(equal? res "unsettled") (unsettled-post post)]
+                       [(equal? res "tagged") (tag-post post)]
+                       [(string-prefix? res "tagged/") (tagged-post post)]))))
+      posts)
+     (set! article
+           (append article
+                   `((p "there's nothing here yet")))))
+    article))
diff --git a/source/settled/index.txt b/source/settled/index.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 36750a1..0000000
--- a/source/settled/index.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-(article
- (p
-  "stubbed tagged page"))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/tagged.txt b/source/tagged.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 36750a1..0000000
--- a/source/tagged.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-(article
- (p
-  "stubbed tagged page"))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/unsettled/index.txt b/source/unsettled/index.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 36750a1..0000000
--- a/source/unsettled/index.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-(article
- (p
-  "stubbed tagged page"))
\ No newline at end of file