diff --git a/layouts/partials/essay-section.html b/layouts/partials/essay-section.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0a8072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/essay-section.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<div class="writing-section">
+  <div class="columns">
+    <div class="column is-one-fifth" >
+      <div class="thead">ESSAYS</div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="column">
+      {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2022)}}
+      {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2021)}}
+      {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2020)}}
+      {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2019)}}
+      {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2018)}}
+      {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2017)}}
+      {{ partial "accordion-script"}}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
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diff --git a/layouts/writing/list.html b/layouts/writing/list.html
index 9a57e6a..dd1f8da 100644
--- a/layouts/writing/list.html
+++ b/layouts/writing/list.html
@@ -1,22 +1,7 @@
 {{ define "main"}}
   <div id="writing-page" class="section writing">
     <div>
-      <div class="writing-section">
-        <div class="columns">
-          <div class="column is-one-fifth" >
-            <div class="thead">ESSAYS</div>
-          </div>
-          <div class="column">
-            {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2022)}}
-            {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2021)}}
-            {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2020)}}
-            {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2019)}}
-            {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2018)}}
-            {{ partial "essay-accordion" (dict "essays" .Params.Essays "year" 2017)}}
-            {{ partial "accordion-script"}}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      {{ partial "essay-section" . }}
       <div class="flex-row-books">
         <div class="thead">BOOKS</div>
         {{ range .Params.Books }}