diff --git a/packages/blog/blog.go b/packages/blog/blog.go
index e2029a4..562f611 100644
--- a/packages/blog/blog.go
+++ b/packages/blog/blog.go
@@ -84,10 +84,7 @@ func Routes() *chi.Mux {
 		r.Post("/", createBlogPost)
 		r.Patch("/by-id/{id}", updateBlogPostById)
 	})
-	r.Route("/", func(r chi.Router) {
-		r.Get("/{last_id}", getBlogPosts)
-		r.Get("/", getBlogPosts)
-	})
+	r.Get("/", getBlogPosts)
 	r.Get("/by-slug/{slug}", getBlogPostBySlug)
 	r.Get("/by-id/{id}", getBlogPostById)
 	r.Get("/by-tag/{tag}", getBlogPostsByTag)
@@ -237,11 +234,12 @@ func getBlogPosts(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	returnError := ReturnError{}
 	referenceID := &ReferenceID{}
 	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(referenceID)
+	// hardcode 9001 for cool kid points
 	if err != nil {
 		referenceID.LastID = 9001
 	}
 	search_id := referenceID.LastID
-	// if someone is cool and sends up a negative number...
+	// if someone is lame and sends up a negative number...
 	if search_id < 1 {
 		search_id = 9001
 	}
@@ -319,6 +317,52 @@ func getBlogPostsByTag(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func getBlogPostsByAuthor(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	returnError := ReturnError{}
+	referenceID := &ReferenceID{}
+	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(referenceID)
+	// hardcode 9001 for cool kid points
+	if err != nil {
+		referenceID.LastID = 9001
+	}
+	search_id := referenceID.LastID
+	// if someone is lame and sends up a negative number...
+	if search_id < 1 {
+		search_id = 9001
+	}
+	author := chi.URLParam(r, "author")
+	search := `
+    SELECT id, title, slug, author, content, time_published, modified, last_modified
+    FROM posts
+    WHERE id < $1
+    AND author = $2
+    ORDER BY id DESC
+    FETCH FIRST 10 ROWS ONLY
+    `
+	rows, err := DB.Query(search, search_id, author)
+	if err != nil {
+		returnError.Message = "something is super broken..."
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		render.JSON(w, r, returnError)
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	post := BlogPost{}
+	posts := make(BlogPosts, 0)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&post.ID, &post.Title, &post.Slug, &post.Author, &post.Content, &post.TimePublished, &post.Modified, &post.TimeModified); err != nil {
+		}
+		posts = append(posts, post)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		returnError.Message = "something is super broken..."
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		render.JSON(w, r, returnError)
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	render.JSON(w, r, posts)
 	return
 }