diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3661938..dca1a2b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ build.pl uses the following modules:
 * Cwd
 * File::Copy::Recursive
 * File::Path
-* Markdent
+* File::Slurp
+* Text::FrontMatter::YAML
+* Text::MultiMarkdown
 * Text::Template
 
 ptouch.pl uses the following modules:
diff --git a/build.pl b/build.pl
index 27a7d72..b264e02 100755
--- a/build.pl
+++ b/build.pl
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ use File::Basename qw(dirname basename);
 use File::Copy::Recursive qw(dircopy);
 use File::Find qw(finddepth);
 use File::Path qw(make_path);
-use Markdent::Simple::Fragment;
+use File::Slurp;
 use POSIX qw(strftime);
+use Text::FrontMatter::YAML;
 use Text::Template;
+use Text::MultiMarkdown 'markdown';
 
 use strict;
 use utf8;
@@ -39,68 +41,34 @@ my $postout_path = $out_path . POSTS_PATH;
 # $metadata{"fname"}).
 sub post_to_meta {
     defined(my $fname = shift) or warn "No filename argument!";
-    my %metadata;
 
-    open(MDIN, '<', $fname) or die "Unable to open $fname: " . $!;
+    my $fdata = read_file($fname);
+    my $mdfm = Text::FrontMatter::YAML->new(
+        document_string => $fdata
+    );
 
-    # "parsing" loop
-    my $contentlevel = "";
-    my %content;
-    while (<MDIN>) {
-        chomp;
-        if (/^--(.+)?--$/) {
-            $contentlevel = $1;
-            $content{$contentlevel} = "";
-        } elsif ($contentlevel eq "") {
-            if (/^(.+)?=(.*)$/) {
-                $metadata{$1} = $2;
-            } else {
-                warn basename($fname) . ":" . $. . ": malformed line; ignored"
-            }
-        } else {
-            $content{$contentlevel} .= "$_\n";
-        }
-    }
-    close(MDIN);
+    my $metadata = $mdfm->frontmatter_hashref;
 
-    if (exists $content{"body"}) {
-        my $ifn = 0;
-        my %fn;
-        my $parser = Markdent::Simple::Fragment->new;
+    if (chomp($mdfm->body_text) ne "") {
+        my $parser = Text::MultiMarkdown->new(
+            disable_bibliography => 1,
+            use_metadata => 0,
+            document_format => 'fragment'
+        );
 
-        # perl regexes give people like me too much power
-        $content{"body"} =~ s{\$fn:(.+)\$}{
-            $fn{$1} = ++$ifn;
-            "<a class=\"fn\" onclick=\"fnClick(this)\" name=\"fn-$1\" href=\"#fn-$1-text\">[" . $ifn . "]</a>"
-        }egm;
-
-        $content{"body"} =~ s{\$cn\$}{
+        # for very funny bits, i assure you
+        $mdfm->body_text =~ s{\$cn\$}{
             "<a class=\"fn\">[citation needed]</a>"
         }egm;
 
-        $metadata{content} = $parser->markdown_to_html(
-            dialects => 'GitHub',
-            markdown => $content{"body"}
-        );
-
-        # oh also, parse the footnotes
-        if (exists $content{"footnotes"}) {
-            $metadata{content} .= "\n<hr />\n";
-            $content{"footnotes"} =~ s{^fn:(.+):}{
-                "<a name=\"fn-$1-text\" href=\"#fn-$1\">^</a>" . $fn{$1} . ":"
-            }egm;
-            $metadata{content} .= $parser->markdown_to_html(
-                dialects => 'GitHub',
-                markdown => $content{"footnotes"}
-            );
-        }
+        $metadata->{content} = $parser->markdown( $mdfm->body_text );
     }
 
     # HACK: Stuffing the basename in the metadata because I don't want
     # to deal with hashes of hashes
-    $metadata{fname} = basename($fname) unless exists($metadata{"fname"});
+    $metadata->{fname} = basename($fname) unless exists($metadata->{"fname"});
 
-    %metadata;
+    $metadata;
 }
 
 # Gets an array of all posts for a directory.
@@ -116,8 +84,8 @@ sub all_posts_for_dir {
     opendir(PD, $postdir) or die $!;
     while (my $fname = readdir(PD)) {
         next if ($fname =~ /^\.+$/);
-        my %post = &post_to_meta("$postdir/$fname");
-        push @posts, \%post;
+        my $post = &post_to_meta("$postdir/$fname");
+        push @posts, $post;
     }
     closedir(PD);