diff --git a/gemlog/write.go b/gemlog/write.go
index ce7f19a..4adadf0 100644
--- a/gemlog/write.go
+++ b/gemlog/write.go
@@ -9,20 +9,55 @@ import (
 )
 
 func WritePostCMD() tea.Cmd {
-	editor := os.Getenv("EDITOR")
-	if editor == "" {
-		editor = "vim"
-	}
-	c := exec.Command(editor) //nolint:gosec
-	return tea.ExecProcess(c, func(err error) tea.Msg {
-		return Notification("Editor finished")
-	})
-	// id, err := write()
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		// Create a temporary file
+		tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("/tmp", "gemlog-*.md")
+		if err != nil {
+			return ErrorMsg{fmt.Errorf("failed to create temporary file: %w", err)}
+		}
 
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	return ErrorMsg{err}
-	// }
-	// return Notification(fmt.Sprintf("Created post with id: %s", id))
+		// Load initial content from template file
+		initialContent, err := os.ReadFile("templates/default_post.gmi")
+		if err != nil {
+			tmpFile.Close()
+			os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
+			return ErrorMsg{fmt.Errorf("failed to read template file: %w", err)}
+		}
+
+		if _, err := tmpFile.Write(initialContent); err != nil {
+			tmpFile.Close()
+			os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
+			return ErrorMsg{fmt.Errorf("failed to write initial content: %w", err)}
+		}
+		tmpFile.Close()
+
+		// Get the editor from environment variable, default to vim
+		editor := os.Getenv("EDITOR")
+		if editor == "" {
+			editor = "vim"
+		}
+
+		// Create the command to open the editor with the temp file
+		c := exec.Command(editor, tmpFile.Name()) //nolint:gosec
+
+		// Return tea.ExecProcess which will suspend the TUI and run the editor
+		return tea.ExecProcess(c, func(err error) tea.Msg {
+			defer os.Remove(tmpFile.Name()) // Clean up the temp file
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return ErrorMsg{fmt.Errorf("editor command failed: %w", err)}
+			}
+
+			// Read the contents of the file after editing
+			content, readErr := os.ReadFile(tmpFile.Name())
+			if readErr != nil {
+				return ErrorMsg{fmt.Errorf("failed to read file contents: %w", readErr)}
+			}
+
+			// Return success with the content
+			return Notification(fmt.Sprintf("Post created with content: %s", string(content)))
+		})()
+	}
 }
 
 // For messages that contain errors it's often handy to also implement the