diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 081cd08..ae9f18b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ gem "puma"
 gem "rack-canonical-host"
 gem "rails", "~> 5.0.0"
 gem "recipient_interceptor"
+gem "redcarpet"
 gem "sass-rails", "~> 5.0"
 gem "simple_form"
 gem "skylight"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e46f38e..f498ec1 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ GEM
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
     recipient_interceptor (0.1.2)
       mail
+    redcarpet (3.3.4)
     refills (0.2.0)
     rspec-core (3.5.3)
       rspec-support (~> 3.5.0)
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails (~> 5.0.0)
   rails_stdout_logging
   recipient_interceptor
+  redcarpet
   refills
   rspec-rails (~> 3.5.0.beta4)
   sass-rails (~> 5.0)
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_layout.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_layout.scss
index 724a09e..fa20080 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_layout.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_layout.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 .content {
   @include outer-container;
+  padding: $base-spacing 0;
 }
 
 .left-column,
 .right-column {
-  @include span-columns(6 of 12);
+  @include span-columns(5.5 of 12);
+}
+
+.right-column {
+  @include shift(1);
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/base/_lists.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/base/_lists.scss
index 06a7c0a..53725d3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/base/_lists.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/base/_lists.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-ul,
-ol {
-  list-style-type: none;
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-}
-
 dl {
   margin: 0;
 }
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index addf74c..5fdd0e4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 module ApplicationHelper
+  def markdown(source)
+    Redcarpet::Markdown.new(Redcarpet::Render::HTML).render(source).html_safe
+  end
+
   def expiration_time
     if Post.any?
       Post.order(created_at: :desc).first.created_at + 7.days
diff --git a/app/views/posts/index.html.erb b/app/views/posts/index.html.erb
index 497a19b..0a7eca9 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/posts/index.html.erb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   <div class="post">
     <%= link_to post.title, post, class: "post-title" %>
     <div class="post-date"><%= l(post.created_at) %></div>
-    <%= simple_format post.body.truncate(300) %>
+    <%= markdown post.body.truncate(300) %>
   </div>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/posts/show.html.erb b/app/views/posts/show.html.erb
index ee828f0..4b0cc9d 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/posts/show.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <div class="post-date"><%= l(@post.created_at) %></div>
 
 <div class="post">
-  <%= simple_format @post.body %>
+  <%= markdown @post.body %>
 </div>
 
 <%= link_to "Back", posts_path %>