diff --git a/internal/database/handlers.go b/internal/database/handlers.go
index c35cfde..6cce218 100644
--- a/internal/database/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/database/handlers.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func GetThreadPosts(db *sql.DB, threadId int) ([]Post, error) {
 	return result, rows.Err()
 }
 
-func PutBoardThread(db *sql.DB, boardSlug string, subject string, body string) error {
+func PutThread(db *sql.DB, boardSlug string, subject string, body string) error {
 	tx, err := db.Begin()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -117,3 +117,12 @@ func PutBoardThread(db *sql.DB, boardSlug string, subject string, body string) e
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func PutPost(db *sql.DB, threadId int, body string) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec(`INSERT INTO posts (thread_id, body) VALUES (?, ?)`, threadId, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/database/seed.sql b/internal/database/seed.sql
index 7565f53..8ca9818 100644
--- a/internal/database/seed.sql
+++ b/internal/database/seed.sql
@@ -50,3 +50,7 @@ INSERT INTO boards (slug, name, tag) VALUES
         (SELECT id FROM threads WHERE subject LIKE 'Welcome to /comfy/.%'),
         'Post comfy. Be nice.'
     );
+    INSERT INTO posts (thread_id, body) VALUES (
+        (SELECT id FROM threads WHERE subject LIKE 'Welcome to /comfy/.%'),
+        'Henlo fren.'
+    );
diff --git a/web/main.go b/web/main.go
index c6bb851..5ff750b 100644
--- a/web/main.go
+++ b/web/main.go
@@ -100,21 +100,57 @@ func main() {
 			return
 		}
 
+		if len(posts) == 0 {
+			http.Error(w, "Malformed thread", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			log.Printf("Thread %d has no posts", thread.Id)
+			return
+		}
+
 		views.Thread(board, thread, posts).Render(r.Context(), w)
 	})
 
+	r.Post("/{slug}/threads/{threadId}", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// slug := chi.URLParam(r, "slug")
+		// TODO: use relative thread_nums (see issue #1)
+		threadIdStr := chi.URLParam(r, "threadId")
+		threadId, err := strconv.Atoi(threadIdStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Invalid thread id", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Bad form data", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			log.Printf("ParseForm: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		body := r.FormValue("body")
+
+		if err := database.PutPost(db, threadId, body); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Failed to create post", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			log.Printf("PutPost: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+	})
+
 	r.Post("/{slug}/threads", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		slug := chi.URLParam(r, "slug")
 
 		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, "Bad form data", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			log.Printf("ParseForm: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
 
 		subject := r.FormValue("subject")
 		body := r.FormValue("body")
 
-		database.PutBoardThread(db, slug, subject, body)
+		if err := database.PutThread(db, slug, subject, body); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Failed to create thread", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			log.Printf("PutThread: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
 	})
 
 	// -----------------
@@ -143,7 +179,7 @@ func main() {
 
 			if len(posts) == 0 {
 				http.Error(w, "Malformed thread", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				log.Printf("GetThreadPosts: %v", err)
+				log.Printf("Thread %d has no posts", thread.Id)
 				return
 			}
 
diff --git a/web/static/index.css b/web/static/index.css
index ff2129a..702df29 100644
--- a/web/static/index.css
+++ b/web/static/index.css
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ body {
     margin-bottom: 50px;
 }
 
-
 /* BOARD LIST */
 
 #boardList {
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ body {
     color: #ff0000;
 }
 
-/* BOARDS */
+/* BOARD */
 
 .board-header {
     text-align: center;
@@ -51,11 +50,7 @@ body {
     width: 300px;
 }
 
-.new-thread-container {
-    width: max-content;
-    margin: auto;
-    margin-top: 16px;
-}
+/* THREAD CATALOG */
 
 #catalog {
     display: grid;
@@ -87,6 +82,9 @@ body {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+
+/* NEW THREAD BUTTON/FORM */
+
 #newThreadBtn {
     margin-top: 12px;
     background: none;
@@ -102,11 +100,18 @@ body {
     color: #ff0000
 }
 
+#newPostForm button,
 #newThreadForm button {
     display: block;
     margin-left: auto;
 }
 
+.new-thread-container {
+    width: max-content;
+    margin: auto;
+    margin-top: 16px;
+}
+
 .new-thread-form-field th {
     border: 1px solid black;
     text-align: left;
@@ -122,6 +127,43 @@ body {
     margin: 2px;
 }
 
+
+/* THREAD/POSTS */
+
+.thread {
+    margin: 2rem;
+}
+
+.thread-subject {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: #b294bb;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+}
+
+.post-header {
+    display: flex;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.post-header span {
+    margin-right: 5px;
+}
+
+.post-author {
+    color: #13A82A;
+}
+
+.op-post {
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.post {
+    padding: 10px;
+    background-color: #D6DAF0;
+    border: 1px solid #282a2e;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
 /* GENERAL LAYOUT */
 
 .container {
diff --git a/web/views/thread.templ b/web/views/thread.templ
index 35ec88c..015f571 100644
--- a/web/views/thread.templ
+++ b/web/views/thread.templ
@@ -1,12 +1,54 @@
 package views
 
 import (
+"fmt"
 "github.com/dominicf2001/comfychan/internal/database"
 "github.com/dominicf2001/comfychan/web/views/shared"
+"strconv"
 )
 
 templ Thread(board database.Board, thread database.Thread, posts []database.Post) {
 @shared.Layout() {
 @BoardHeader(board)
+<div class="new-thread-container">
+	<form id="newPostForm" hx-swap="none" hx-post={ fmt.Sprintf("/%s/threads/%d", board.Slug, thread.Id) }>
+		<table>
+			<tbody>
+				<tr class="new-thread-form-field">
+					<th>Comment</th>
+					<td><textarea name="body" required></textarea></td>
+				</tr>
+			</tbody>
+		</table>
+		<button type="submit">Submit</button>
+	</form>
+</div>
+<div class="thread">
+	<article class="op-post">
+		<header class="post-header">
+			<h1 class="thread-subject">{ thread.Subject } -</h1>
+			<span class="post-author">{ posts[0].Author }</span>
+			<span class="post-date">{ posts[0].CreatedAt.Format("01/02/2006") }</span>
+			<span class="post-time">{ posts[0].CreatedAt.Format("15:04") }</span>
+			<span class="post-num">No. { strconv.Itoa(posts[0].Id) }</span>
+		</header>
+		<section>
+			<p>{ posts[0].Body }</p>
+		</section>
+	</article>
+	for _, post := range (posts[1:]) {
+	<article class="post">
+		<header class="post-header">
+			<span class="post-author">{ post.Author }</span>
+			<span class="post-date">{ post.CreatedAt.Format("01/02/2006") }</span>
+			<span class="post-time">{ post.CreatedAt.Format("15:04") }</span>
+			<span class="post-num">No. { strconv.Itoa(post.Id) }</span>
+		</header>
+		<section>
+			<p>{ post.Body }</p>
+		</section>
+	</article>
+	}
+</div>
 }
 }