diff --git a/site.moon b/site.moon
index f045148..6b695f7 100644
--- a/site.moon
+++ b/site.moon
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ template = [[
 --   $each{list_posts({limit = 5}), "post"}[[$post]]
 -- or like this
 --   $each{list_posts(), "post"}[[$post]]
-list_posts = (args={}) =>
+
+-- can call this two ways. One takes a template, the others uses a template passed
+-- in
+-- $(list_posts({limit = 2}, true))[[<p>$title</p>]]
+-- $each{list_posts({limit = 2}), "post"}[[$post]]
+list_posts = (args={}, has_block=false) =>
   pages = @site\query_pages { is_a: "post" }
   table.sort pages, (a, b) -> a.source > b.source
   limit = math.min args.limit or #pages, #pages
@@ -81,11 +86,15 @@ list_posts = (args={}) =>
   return for page in *pages[1, limit]
     { title: title, id: id, publish_date: date, blurb: blurb } = page.meta
 
-    common.fill_ignoring_pre template,
+    vars = {
       title: title or titleize_slug id
       publish_date: date
       blurb: blurb
       url: rootname page\url_for!
+    }
+
+    if has_block then vars else common.fill_ignoring_pre template, vars
+    -- common.fill_ignoring_pre template, vars
 
 -- call like this from a template: $(get_posts())[[<p>$title</p>]]
 -- or like this: $(get_posts({limit = 5}))[[<p>$title</p>]]
@@ -95,7 +104,6 @@ get_posts = (args={}) =>
   limit = math.min args.limit or #pages, #pages
 
   return for page in *pages[1, limit]
-    page.target = page.meta.target
     { title: title, id: id, publish_date: date, blurb: blurb } = page.meta
 
     {
@@ -120,6 +128,7 @@ sitegen.create =>
   @version = "0.2.12"
   @list_posts = list_posts
   @get_posts = get_posts
+  -- @list_posts = (template) -> get_posts  -- pass in template here!
 
   add_all = (name="", files) ->
     for path, target in pairs files