diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d016d3f..ec8e440 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ by including a `.template` file in your recipe box directory.
 `$EDITOR`. By default it will provide you a template, but you can override this
 by including a `.template` file in your topics directory.
 
+- `root` will open your gopher hole's root gophermap for editing. This will
+remove any `type i` formatting and allow comments to be added in natural text.
+You will still need to create links in the proper gophermap formatting.
+
 - `rss` will automatically generate an RSS feed of your most recent phlog
 entries and output it to the root of your gopher directory. This can be
 automatically generated by using the config option `config_phlog_autorss`.
diff --git a/burrow b/burrow
index 83c3e78..315f775 100755
--- a/burrow
+++ b/burrow
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-version="v1.5.4"
+version="v1.6.0"
 
 configfiles="$HOME/.config/burrow/config $HOME/.config/burrow $HOME/.burrow"
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ arg_create_config=0
 arg_edit_config=0
 arg_update_git=0
 arg_rss=0
+arg_root=0
 
 # silence directory movements
 push_d () {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ COMMANDS:
       phlog                   Create new phlog entry
       recipe                  Add new recipe to box
       topic                   Add or update a topic
+      root                    Edit your root gophermap
       rss                     Generate an rss feed of recent phlog entries
       create-config           Create a default configuration file
       edit-config             Edit your configuration file
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ parse_input () {
       "edit-config") arg_edit_config=1 ;;
       "update-git") arg_update_git=1 ;;
       "rss") arg_rss=1 ;;
+      "root") arg_root=1 ;;
       *) printf "Unknown command: %s\\n" "$arg";;
     esac
   done
@@ -405,8 +408,13 @@ make_post_paths () {
       post_dir="${config_dir_gopher}${post_type}/$(date +%Y%m%d)-$title_slug"
       post_path="${config_gopher_root}${post_type}/$(date +%Y%m%d)-$title_slug"
     else
-      post_dir="${config_dir_gopher}${post_type}/$title_slug"
-      post_path="${config_gopher_root}${post_type}/$title_slug"
+      if [ -z "title_slug" ]; then
+        post_dir="${config_dir_gopher}${post_type}"
+        post_path="${config_gopher_root}${post_type}"
+      else
+        post_dir="${config_dir_gopher}${post_type}/$title_slug"
+        post_path="${config_gopher_root}${post_type}/$title_slug"
+      fi
     fi
     post_file="${post_dir}/gophermap"
     post_file_path="${post_path}"
@@ -437,10 +445,14 @@ make_post () {
     mkdir -p "${config_dir_gopher}${post_type}"
   fi
 
-  printf "%s" "$query"
-  read -r title
-  if [ -z "$title" ]; then
-    die "Cancelled." 0
+  if [ ! -z "$query" ]; then
+    printf "%s" "$query"
+    read -r title
+    if [ -z "$title" ]; then
+      die "Cancelled." 0
+    fi
+  else
+    title=""
   fi
 
   make_post_paths
@@ -620,6 +632,15 @@ main () {
     update_git
   fi
 
+  if [ $arg_root -gt 0 ]; then
+    make_post "" \
+       "" \
+       true \
+       false \
+       true \
+       false
+  fi
+
   if [ $arg_recipe -gt 0 ]; then
     make_post "What is the name of your recipe? " \
       "$config_dir_recipebox" \
diff --git a/burrow.1 b/burrow.1
index 2223ef1..0b73c86 100644
--- a/burrow.1
+++ b/burrow.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH BURROW 1 "15 Jul 2018" "version 1.5.4"
+.TH BURROW 1 "15 Jul 2018" "version 1.6.0"
 .SH NAME
 burrow \- a helper for building and managing a gopher hole
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ by including a
 .I .template
 file in your topics directory.
 .TP
+.B root
+Open your gopher hole's root gophermap for editing. This will remove any
+type 'i' formatting and allow comments to be added in natural text. You will
+still need to create links in the proper gophermap formatting.
+.TP
 .B rss
 Automatically generate an RSS feed of your most recent phlog
 entries and output it to the root of your gopher directory. This can be