Moving single.html to the posts type gets it working, yay! Still unsure why _default was not being used, it works for list and baseof though.

content/posts/poetry/birthday-2025.md

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+---
+title: "Birthday 2025"
+subtitle: ""
+author: 'Chad Michael "Bug" Greenwood'
+date: "2025-11-15T09:00:00-07:00"
+toc: false
+images:
+tags:
+  - poetry
+series:
+  - birthday
+categories:
+  - musings
+aliases:
+---
+
+I gave myself the gift of a large hike and no means of communication. :)
+
+To the tune of "Happy Birthday":
+
+> Happy Birthday to me, <br>
+> I hiked up Rice Peak! <br>
+> I spent the whole day alone, <br>
+> and without using a phone!
+>
+> Chad Michael "Bug" Greenwood

content/posts/poetry/gullible.md

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+---
+title: "Gullible"
+subtitle: ""
+author: 'Chad Michael "Bug" Greenwood'
+date: "2025-11-16T06:30:00-07:00"
+toc: false
+images:
+tags:
+  - poetry
+series:
+  - truth
+categories:
+  - musings
+aliases:
+---
+
+> They give you a whale, <br>
+> a big fairy tale. <br>
+> You don't take it to heart, <br>
+> but that's not the bad part...
+>
+> The common folk, <br>
+> they believe it until they choke. <br>
+> They act it out <br>
+> as if they don't know how to doubt
+>
+> Convincing them otherwise -- <br>
+> good luck with that. <br>
+> They're not open minded enough to change <br>
+> and may come at you with a bat!
+>
+> We shouldn't give up though, <br>
+> no matter how tough it gets. <br>
+> Disseminating the truth, <br>
+> until it's all that exists.
+>
+> Chad Michael "Bug" Greenwood

content/posts/poetry/self-love.md

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+---
+title: "Self Love"
+subtitle: ""
+author: 'Chad Michael "Bug" Greenwood'
+date: "2025-11-16T06:00:00-07:00"
+toc: false
+images:
+tags:
+  - poetry
+series:
+  - spirituality
+categories:
+  - musings
+aliases:
+---
+
+> Life is an incredible thing to cherish
+> all the way until we perish. <br>
+>
+> There are ups and downs every here and there, <br>
+> and it's all determined by Mind if we choose to care.
+>
+> If ever there were a thing to do: <br>
+> let your expectations go; <br>
+> don't take things personally; <br>
+> and learn to be best friends -- with You.
+>
+> Chad Michael "Bug" Greenwood

layouts/posts/single.html

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             {{ if .Params.subtitle }}
             <strong>{{ .Params.subtitle | markdownify }}</strong>
             {{ end }}
+            {{ if .Params.author }}
+            <pre>by {{ .Params.author }}</pre>
+            {{ end }}
 
             {{ if .Params.Cover }}
                 <figure class="post-cover">

test.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env
+
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+hugo server --gc -D