diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 0b8ae76..5ecebf3 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (C) YEAR by AUTHOR EMAIL
+Copyright (C) 2022 by JohnBreaux@my.unt.edu
 
 Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88ef99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+CC = g++
+CFLAGS =
+
+OBJECTS := %.o list.o
+EXECUTE := main.out
+
+.PHONY: all clean
+
+all: $(EXECUTE)
+
+clean:
+	rm $(EXECUTE)
+
+%.out: $(OBJECTS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+%.o: %.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
diff --git a/list.cpp b/list.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..668a364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/list.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include "list.hpp"
+#include <cstdio>
+
+// pop the last block
+block* list_unlink (list* l) {
+   // we need a list
+   if (!l) return nullptr;
+   block* b = l->end;
+   // can't unlink from an empty list
+   if (!b) return nullptr;
+   // remove b
+   if (b->prev) {
+      // b is not the only element of the list
+      // chop of the tail
+      l->end = b->prev;
+      // bandage the wound
+      l->end->next = nullptr;
+      // wrap the severed end
+      b->prev = nullptr;
+   } else {
+      // b is the only element of the list
+      l->start = nullptr;
+      l->end = nullptr;
+   }
+   // if we get here, we've removed element b from the list
+   l->length--;
+   return b;
+}
+
+// push a block
+void list_link (list* l, block* b) {
+   // can't link to a nonexistent list
+   if (!l) return;
+   // can't append nullptr;
+   if (!b) return;
+   if (l->start == nullptr) {
+      // b is the only element of the list
+      l->start = b;
+      l->end   = b;
+   } else {
+      // make b the next element of the list
+      b->prev = l->end;
+      l->end->next = b;
+      // terminate the list
+      b->next = nullptr;
+      // update end
+      l->end = b;
+   }
+   l->length++;
+}
+
+// push a lot of blocks
+// this is slow, but the pointer arithmetic *has* to be done for each block
+// so it's not really as slow as it would be, were that not the case.
+void list_init (list *l, block *m, int size) {
+   // move each block of memory into the freelist, by linking it to the end
+   for (int b = 0; b < size; b++) {
+      list_link(l, &(m[b]));
+   }
+}
+
+// YAML-like, because I like YAML
+void list_print(list *l) {
+   if (!l) return;
+   std::printf("l_%p:\n  - start:  '%p',\n  - end:    '%p',\n  - length: '%d',\n  - blocks:",l,l->start,l->end,l->length);
+   block* b = l->start;
+   if (b) {
+      do {
+         std::printf("\n    - b_%p: [prev: '%p', next: '%p', data: '%d']",b,b->prev,b->next,b->data);
+      } while (b = b->next);
+      std::printf("\n");
+   } else {
+      std::printf(" []\n");
+   }
+}
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diff --git a/list.hpp b/list.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4222b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/list.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+struct block {
+   block *prev;
+   block *next;
+   // data goes here
+   int data;
+};
+
+struct list {
+   block *start;
+   block *end;
+   int length;
+};
+
+// list operations:
+//   list_unlink: unlinks the last block in the list, and returns a pointer to it
+block *list_unlink (list *l);
+//   list_link:   links the block b onto the end of the list
+void   list_link   (list *l, block *b);
+//   list_init:   links an array of blocks onto the end of a list
+void   list_init   (list *l, block *m, int size);
+//   list_print:  prints a list
+void   list_print  (list *l);
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diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33f5773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include "list.hpp"
+
+#define N 0x8
+
+// Create all of memory
+block memory[N] = {0};
+// create the three lists
+list freelist = {0}, list1 = {0}, list2 = {0};
+
+int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
+   // initialize the freelist
+   list_init(&freelist, memory, N);
+
+   // print the list
+   list_print(&freelist);
+   list_print(&list1);
+
+   // move a block
+   block* b;
+   while (b = list_unlink(&freelist)) {
+      list_link(&list1, b);
+      // print the list
+      std::printf("\n");
+      list_print(&freelist);
+      list_print(&list1);
+   }
+}