diff --git a/content/once-burned/index.njk b/content/once-burned/index.njk
index d062e9e..bc5ea87 100644
--- a/content/once-burned/index.njk
+++ b/content/once-burned/index.njk
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ---
 layout: layouts/base.njk
+eleventyExcludeFromCollections: true
 tags:
   - nowBurning
   - metadata
-title: "Nathan Upchurch | Once Burned: Incense I've burning in the past."
+title: "Nathan Upchurch | Once Burned: Incense I've burned in the past."
 structuredData: none
 pagination:
   data: collections.onceBurned
diff --git a/content/prior-thoughts/index.njk b/content/prior-thoughts/index.njk
index 0db2fcc..dfa0fcf 100644
--- a/content/prior-thoughts/index.njk
+++ b/content/prior-thoughts/index.njk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+eleventyExcludeFromCollections: true
 layout: layouts/base.njk
 title: "Nathan Upchurch | Prior Thoughts"
 tags:
diff --git a/content/status/index.njk b/content/status/index.njk
index f84067e..fc89a7f 100644
--- a/content/status/index.njk
+++ b/content/status/index.njk
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ permalink: "/status/index.html"
 					</a><br />
 					{% endif %}
 				</span>
-
+			{% if status.data.comment %}
 			{{ status.data.comment | markdownify | safe }}<br />
+			{% endif %}
 
 			<span class="status-metadata">
 				{{ status.date | niceDate }}