diff --git a/src/articles/articles.ts b/src/articles/ArticleContext.tsx
similarity index 53%
rename from src/articles/articles.ts
rename to src/articles/ArticleContext.tsx
index 255bf33..60a7472 100644
--- a/src/articles/articles.ts
+++ b/src/articles/ArticleContext.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import {createContext, lazy, LazyExoticComponent, PropsWithChildren, useContext, useState} from "react";
 import {Path} from "../router/router";
 import {MDXContent} from "mdx/types";
-import {lazy, LazyExoticComponent} from "react";
 import allBlack from "../img/IMG_3095.jpg";
+import {Reader} from "./Reader";
 
 export interface Article {
   name: string,
@@ -21,4 +22,19 @@ export const ARTICLES: Article[] = [
     published: new Date(Date.parse("3/15/2026")),
     article: lazy(() => import("./mdx/high-school.mdx"))
   }
-];
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+]
+
+const articleContext =
+  createContext<ReturnType<typeof useState<Article | undefined>>>([undefined, function(){}]);
+
+export function useArticle() {
+  return useContext(articleContext);
+}
+
+export default function ArticleProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
+  const state = useState<Article | undefined>(undefined);
+  return <articleContext.Provider value={state}>
+    <Reader/>
+    {children}
+  </articleContext.Provider>;
+}
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diff --git a/src/articles/ArticlesList.tsx b/src/articles/ArticlesList.tsx
index 0038220..b78c022 100644
--- a/src/articles/ArticlesList.tsx
+++ b/src/articles/ArticlesList.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,28 @@
-import {Article, ARTICLES} from "./articles";
-import {useState} from "react";
+import {Article, ARTICLES, useArticle} from "./ArticleContext";
 import "./list.sass";
 import {ReactComponent as BoxSvg} from "../img/blog-box.svg";
 import {Reader} from "./Reader";
 
 
 export function ArticlesList() {
-  const [reading, setReading] = useState<Article | null>(null);
-
   return <main className="art-ctr">
     <section className="spacer"/>
     <section className="articles">
       {
         ARTICLES.map(a =>
-          <BlogBox key={a.name} article={a} setReading={setReading}/>
+          <BlogBox key={a.name} article={a}/>
         )
       }
     </section>
     <section className="spacer"/>
-    <Reader post={reading} setPost={setReading} />
+    <Reader/>
   </main>
 }
 
-function BlogBox(props: { article: Article, setReading: (_: Article) => void}) {
-  const {article,
-    article: {name, description, thumbnail, published},
-    setReading} = props;
+function BlogBox(props: { article: Article }) {
+  const {article, article: {name, description, thumbnail, published} } = props;
+
+  const [, setReading] = useArticle();
 
   return (
     <button className="link" onClick={() => setReading(article)}>
diff --git a/src/articles/Reader.tsx b/src/articles/Reader.tsx
index 0c4f36c..df8f02d 100644
--- a/src/articles/Reader.tsx
+++ b/src/articles/Reader.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import {Article} from "./articles";
+import {useArticle} from "./ArticleContext";
 import {motion} from "framer-motion";
-import {useAnimate} from "motion/react";
+import {useAnimate, animate as animateClass} from "motion/react";
 import {TargetAndTransition} from "motion";
 import {useEffect} from "react";
 
@@ -9,22 +9,40 @@ const READER : Record<Transition, TargetAndTransition> = {
   closed : { opacity: 0 },
   open : { opacity: 1 }
 };
+const ARTICLE : Record<Transition, TargetAndTransition> = {
+  closed : { top: "-100%" },
+  open : { top: "50%" }
+};
 
-type Props = { post: Article | null, setPost: (_: Article | null) => void };
-export function Reader({ post, setPost }: Props) {
-  const [ scope, animate ]= useAnimate<HTMLElement>();
+
+export function Reader() {
+  const [ scope, animate ] = useAnimate<HTMLElement>();
+  const [post, setPost] = useArticle();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if(post && scope.current) {
       animate(scope.current, READER.open);
+      animateClass(".read-box", ARTICLE.open);
     }
   }, [post, scope]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function pressEscape(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+      e.key === "Escape" && handleClose();
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener("keydown", pressEscape);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", pressEscape);
+  }, []);
+
   function handleClose() {
-    animate(scope.current, READER.closed)
-      .then(() => setPost(null));
+    Promise.all([
+      animate(scope.current, READER.closed),
+      animateClass(".read-box", ARTICLE.closed)
+    ]).then(() => setPost(undefined));
   }
 
+
   return post ? (
     <motion.article
       key="reader"
@@ -33,9 +51,9 @@ export function Reader({ post, setPost }: Props) {
       animate={READER.open}
       onClick={handleClose}
       className="reader link">
-        <section onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
+        <motion.section className="read-box" initial={{top: "-100%"}} animate={{top: "50%"}} onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
           <post.article/>
-        </section>
+        </motion.section>
     </motion.article>
   ) : <></>;
 }
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diff --git a/src/articles/list.sass b/src/articles/list.sass
index 21c1986..fe0ffcf 100644
--- a/src/articles/list.sass
+++ b/src/articles/list.sass
@@ -54,17 +54,21 @@ $entry-width: 400px
   flex-wrap: wrap
 
 .reader
+  font-family: Neuton, serif
+  border: 2px solid black
   &, > section
-    position: absolute
+    position: fixed
     top: 50%
     left: 50%
     transform: translate(-50%, -50%)
 
+  z-index: 9999
   width: 100vw
-  height: 100vh
+  min-height: 100vh
   background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5)
   > section
+    margin-top: nav.$padding
     background: white
     color: black
-    width: 75vw
-    height: 75vh
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+    width: 50vw
+    min-height: 75vh
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diff --git a/src/articles/mdx/high-school.mdx b/src/articles/mdx/high-school.mdx
index 95a91e3..175fd49 100644
--- a/src/articles/mdx/high-school.mdx
+++ b/src/articles/mdx/high-school.mdx
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
-# My high school experience
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+import allBlack from "../../img/IMG_3095.jpg";
+import "./high-school.sass";
+
+
+# My high school experience
+
+<img  src={allBlack} width={500} alt="turtleneck thumbnail"/>
+
+My coding journey started with Code Combat, a Python coding RPG game
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diff --git a/src/articles/mdx/high-school.sass b/src/articles/mdx/high-school.sass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf7aa1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/articles/mdx/high-school.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+article
+  img
+    width: 500px
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diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 65069e5..f88d72e 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {RouterProvider} from "./router/RouterContext";
 import "@fontsource/inter"; // Defaults to weight 400
 import "@fontsource/neuton";
 import {Routes} from "./router/Route";
+import ArticleProvider from "./articles/ArticleContext";
 
 const Nav = React.lazy(() => import("./nav/Nav"));
 
@@ -15,8 +16,10 @@ const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(
 root.render(
   <React.StrictMode>
     <RouterProvider>
-      <Nav/>
-      <Routes/>
+      <ArticleProvider>
+        <Nav/>
+        <Routes/>
+      </ArticleProvider>
     </RouterProvider>
   </React.StrictMode>
 );
diff --git a/src/nav/Menu.tsx b/src/nav/Menu.tsx
index a3c8f8e..bff60af 100644
--- a/src/nav/Menu.tsx
+++ b/src/nav/Menu.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 import "./menu.sass";
 import {animate, motion} from "framer-motion";
 import {useEffect} from "react";
+import {ARTICLES, useArticle} from "../articles/ArticleContext";
+
 
-const articles = [
-  "Test 123",
-  "Hello",
-  "Title of Album"
-];
 const hidden = -999;
 
 export function Menu({active} : {active: boolean}) {
+  const [, setReading] = useArticle();
   useEffect(() => {
     if(active) {
       animate(".menu", {left : 0})
@@ -20,11 +18,18 @@ export function Menu({active} : {active: boolean}) {
 
   return (
     <motion.section initial={{left: hidden}} className="menu">
-      {
-        articles.map(title => <div key={title}>
-          {title}
-        </div>)
-      }
+      <ul>
+        {
+          ARTICLES.map((article) =>
+            <li key={article.name}>
+              <button className="link" onClick={() => setReading(article)} >
+                {article.name}
+              </button>
+            </li>
+          )
+        }
+      </ul>
+
     </motion.section>
   )
 }
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diff --git a/src/nav/menu.sass b/src/nav/menu.sass
index 5b59066..800475c 100644
--- a/src/nav/menu.sass
+++ b/src/nav/menu.sass
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 
 .menu
   position: absolute
-  display: flex
-  flex-direction: column
+  z-index: 999
+  &, ul
+    display: flex
+    flex-direction: column
+    list-style: none
+    button
+      font-weight: bold
+      text-decoration: underline
+      font-size: 1rem
   background: nav.$menu
   color: white
   width: 25%