From 59038f7562dc4582e06bf90800ac44a4a2c03630 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Madison Rye Progress <makyo@drab-makyo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:20:15 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Creator links, improved author listings

---
 data/creators.yml              |  3 ++
 data/works.yaml                | 15 ++++++----
 layouts/_shortcodes/works.html | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 static/css/post-self.css       |  5 +++-
 4 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 data/creators.yml

diff --git a/data/creators.yml b/data/creators.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62aeb91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/creators.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Madison Rye Progress: https://wiki.post-self.ink/wiki/Madison_Rye_Progress
+Samantha Yule Fireheart: https://wiki.post-self.ink/wiki/Samantha_Yule_Fireheart
+"Krzysztof \"Tomash\" Drewniak": https://wiki.post-self.ink/wiki/User:Tomash
diff --git a/data/works.yaml b/data/works.yaml
index 61fcdfc..7743b91 100644
--- a/data/works.yaml
+++ b/data/works.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 - title: Coffee Leak
   url: /stories/coffee-leak
   authors:
-  - Krzystof "Tomash" Drewniak
+  - Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak
   type: short story
   years:
   - 2299
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   - 2323
   characters:
   - Scout At The Party III
-  description: The Party *never* stops. Therei s a dog in this one~
+  description: The Party *never* stops. There is a dog in this one~
 
 - title: To — in the days after her death
   url: /stories/to---in-the-days-after-her-death
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@
   - 2346–2355
   characters:
   - The Bălan clade
+  description: Selected correspondences of the Bălan clade systime 222–232.
 
 ##############
 # Motes Played
@@ -434,8 +435,9 @@
   collection: hashichzur
   authors:
   - Madison Rye Progress
-  - Samantha Yule Fireheart (contributor)
-  - Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak (contributor)
+  contributors:
+  - Samantha Yule Fireheart
+  - Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak
   type: novel
   years:
   - 2403
@@ -476,7 +478,8 @@
   collection: hashichzur
   authors:
   - Madison Rye Progress
-  - Samantha Yule Fireheart (contributor)
+  contributors:
+  - Samantha Yule Fireheart
   type: novel
   years:
   - 2401
@@ -572,7 +575,7 @@
   - 2401
   characters:
   - Scout At The Party V
-  decription: It may stumble, but nothing stops The Party.
+  description: It may stumble, but nothing stops The Party.
 
 - title: A Well-Trained Eye
   url: https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/a-well-trained-eye/
diff --git a/layouts/_shortcodes/works.html b/layouts/_shortcodes/works.html
index d8243bd..94098c8 100644
--- a/layouts/_shortcodes/works.html
+++ b/layouts/_shortcodes/works.html
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@
 
     <dl>
         {{- range $work := sort (where (where $works "collection" nil) "parent" nil) "title" "asc" }}
-        <dt><a href="{{ $work.url }}">{{ $work.title }}</a> <span class="author">by {{ delimit $work.authors ", " }}</span></dt>
+        <dt><a href="{{ $work.url }}">{{ $work.title }}</a> <span class="author">by 
+                {{ range $k, $author := $work.authors }}
+                {{- if index hugo.Data.creators $author }}<a href="{{ index hugo.Data.creators $author }}" target="_blank">{{ $author | markdownify }}</a>{{ else }}{{ $author | markdownify }}{{ end }}
+                {{- if ne (add $k 1) ($work.authors | len) }}, {{ end }}
+                {{- end }}
+                {{- range $contributor := $work.contributors }},
+                {{ if index hugo.Data.creators $contributor }}<a href="{{ index hugo.Data.creators $contributor }}" target="_blank">{{ $contributor | markdownify }}</a>{{ else }}{{ $contributor | markdownify }}{{ end }}
+                <small>(contributor)</small>
+                {{- end }}    
+            </span></dt>
         <dd>
             {{ $work.description | markdownify }}
             <ul class="meta">
@@ -22,7 +31,16 @@
                 <h3>Associated works</h3>
                 <dl>
                 {{- range $subwork := where $works "parent" "eq" $work.title }}
-                    <dt><a href="{{ $subwork.url }}">{{ $subwork.title }}</a> <span class="author">by {{ delimit $subwork.authors ", " }}</span></dt>
+                    <dt><a href="{{ $subwork.url }}">{{ $subwork.title }}</a> <span class="author">by
+                            {{ range $k, $author := $subwork.authors }}
+                            {{- if index hugo.Data.creators $author }}<a href="{{ index hugo.Data.creators $author }}" target="_blank">{{ $author | markdownify }}</a>{{ else }}{{ $author | markdownify }}{{ end }}
+                            {{- if ne (add $k 1) ($work.authors | len) }}, {{ end }}
+                            {{- end }}
+                            {{- range $contributor := $subwork.contributors }},
+                            {{ if index hugo.Data.creators $contributor }}<a href="{{ index hugo.Data.creators $contributor }}" target="_blank">{{ $contributor | markdownify }}</a>{{ else }}{{ $contributor | markdownify }}{{ end }}
+                            <small>(contributor)</small>
+                            {{- end }}
+                        </span></dt>
                     <dd>
                         {{ $subwork.description | markdownify }}
                         <ul class="meta">
@@ -48,16 +66,25 @@
 
     <dl>
         {{- range $work := where $works "collection" $collection.id }}
-        <dt><a href="{{ $work.url }}">{{ $work.title }}</a> <span class="author">by {{ delimit $work.authors ", " }}</span></dt>
+        <dt><a href="{{ $work.url }}">{{ $work.title }}</a> <span class="author">by 
+                {{ range $k, $author := $work.authors }}
+                {{- if index hugo.Data.creators $author }}<a href="{{ index hugo.Data.creators $author }}" target="_blank">{{ $author | markdownify }}</a>{{ else }}{{ $author | markdownify }}{{ end }}
+                {{- if ne (add $k 1) ($work.authors | len) }}, {{ end }}
+                {{- end }}
+                {{- range $contributor := $work.contributors }},
+                {{ if index hugo.Data.creators $contributor }}<a href="{{ index hugo.Data.creators $contributor }}" target="_blank">{{ $contributor | markdownify }}</a>{{ else }}{{ $contributor | markdownify }}{{ end }}
+                <small>(contributor)</small>
+                {{- end }}    
+            </span></dt>
         <dd>
             {{ $work.description | markdownify }}
             <ul class="meta">
                 <li><em>Type:</em> {{ $work.type }}</li>
-                <li><em>Characters and dates:</em> <ul>
+                <li><em>Characters and dates:</em>
                     {{- range $k, $v := $work.years }}
-                    <li>{{ index $work.characters $k }} — {{ $v }}</li>
-                    {{- end }}
-                </ul></li>
+                    {{ index $work.characters $k }} — {{ $v }}
+                    {{- if ne (add $k 1) ($work.years | len) }}, {{- end }}
+                    {{- end }}</li>
                 {{- if $work.cw }}<li><em>CWs:</em> {{ $work.cw }}</li>{{- end }}
                 {{- if $work.spoilers }}<li><em>Spoilers:</em> {{ $work.spoilers | markdownify }}</li>{{- end }}
             </ul>
@@ -66,7 +93,16 @@
                 <h3>Associated works</h3>
                 <dl>
                 {{- range $subwork := where $works "parent" "eq" $work.title }}
-                    <dt><a href="{{ $subwork.url }}">{{ $subwork.title }}</a> <span class="author">by {{ delimit $subwork.authors ", " }}</span></dt>
+                    <dt><a href="{{ $subwork.url }}">{{ $subwork.title }}</a> <span class="author">by
+                            {{ range $k, $author := $subwork.authors }}
+                            {{- if index hugo.Data.creators $author }}<a href="{{ index hugo.Data.creators $author }}" target="_blank">{{ $author | markdownify }}</a>{{ else }}{{ $author | markdownify }}{{ end }}
+                            {{- if ne (add $k 1) ($work.authors | len) }}, {{ end }}
+                            {{- end }}
+                            {{- range $contributor := $subwork.contributors }},
+                            {{ if index hugo.Data.creators $contributor }}<a href="{{ index hugo.Data.creators $contributor }}" target="_blank">{{ $contributor | markdownify }}</a>{{ else }}{{ $contributor | markdownify }}{{ end }}
+                            <small>(contributor)</small>
+                            {{- end }}
+                        </span></dt>
                     <dd>
                         {{ $subwork.description | markdownify }}
                         <ul class="meta">
@@ -90,6 +126,3 @@
 
 </section>
 {{- end }}
-
-<style>
-</style>
diff --git a/static/css/post-self.css b/static/css/post-self.css
index f83c5a3..78127a3 100644
--- a/static/css/post-self.css
+++ b/static/css/post-self.css
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ main.story .author, main.story .character, main.story h3 {
     margin-left: 1.5rem;
 }
 
+.works {
+  text-align: left;
+}
 .works dt {
     background: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.2);
     background: linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0.5rem, rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.2) 0) top left;
@@ -211,13 +214,13 @@ main.story .author, main.story .character, main.story h3 {
 .works .author {
     font-size: 14pt;
     font-style: italic;
+    opacity: 0.75;
 }
 .works dd {
     background-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.1);
     background: linear-gradient(315deg, transparent 0.5rem, rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.1) 0) bottom right;
     margin: 0 0 2rem 0;
     padding: 0.25rem 1rem 0.25rem 2rem;
-    text-align: left;
     font-size: 16pt;
 }
 .works h2 {