diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+build:
+	./node_modules/.bin/wintersmith build
+
+clean:
+	@ rm -rf build
+
+preview:
+	./node_modules/.bin/wintersmith preview
+
+add_article:
+	@echo "Enter Article Title: "
+	@read title;\
+	mkdir -p contents/is/writing/about/$$title;\
+	cat base.md | sed s/{title}/$$title/g | sed s/{date}/`date "+%Y-%m-%d"`/g> contents/is/writing/about/$$title/index.md;\
+	emacs contents/is/writing/about/$$title/index.md
+
+remove_article:
+	@echo "Enter Article Title: "
+	@read title;\
+	rm -rf contents/is/writing/about/$$title
+
+.PHONY: build clean preview add_article remove_article
diff --git a/base.md b/base.md
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+---
+title: {title}
+author: Brett Langdon
+date: {date}
+template: article.jade
+---