diff --git a/src/routes/index.py b/src/routes/index.py
index 7d5a7e6..43f01e2 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.py
+++ b/src/routes/index.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-from os import listdir, path as os_path
-from werkzeug import Response
+from os import path as os_path
+
 from config import Config
 from flask import Blueprint, flash, redirect, render_template, request
+from utils.misc import get_posts
+from werkzeug import Response
 
 name = __name__.split(".")[-1]
 router = Blueprint(name, __name__)
@@ -10,7 +12,12 @@ router = Blueprint(name, __name__)
 @router.route("/")
 def index() -> str:
     """index page"""
-    return render_template("index.html", config=Config, page_name=name)
+    return render_template(
+        "index.html",
+        config=Config,
+        page_name=name,
+        posts=[p.split("/")[-1][:-4] for p in get_posts()],
+    )
 
 
 @router.route("/", methods=["POST"])
@@ -20,10 +27,7 @@ def new_post() -> Response:
         content = request.form.get("p")
         if content:
             # finding all posts
-            paths = [
-                os_path.join(Config.data_dir, basename)
-                for basename in listdir(Config.data_dir)
-            ]
+            paths = get_posts()
 
             # finding an appropriate filename
             filename = 0
diff --git a/src/static/css/style.css b/src/static/css/style.css
index 0d9fb13..2fd7fe7 100644
--- a/src/static/css/style.css
+++ b/src/static/css/style.css
@@ -69,3 +69,16 @@ aside textarea {
   min-width: 20em;
   min-height: 7em;
 }
+
+/* index listing of posts */
+ul {
+  list-style: none;
+}
+
+li {
+  padding-bottom: 1em;
+}
+
+li a {
+  color: inherit;
+}
diff --git a/src/templates/index.html b/src/templates/index.html
index b9aaf5f..3741eab 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/templates/index.html
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
       <p>{{ "".join(get_flashed_messages()) | safe }}</p>
 
       <h3>posts</h3>
-      <!-- TODO: list of clickable posts -->
+      <ul>
+        {% for p in posts: %}
+        <li><a href="read/{{ p }}">{{ p }}.txt</a></li>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </ul>
     </main>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/utils/misc.py b/src/utils/misc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39b1d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/misc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from os import listdir
+from os import path as os_path
+
+from config import Config
+
+
+def get_posts():
+    return [
+        os_path.join(Config.data_dir, basename) for basename in listdir(Config.data_dir)
+    ]