diff --git a/client/app.js b/client/app.js
index 7deffc3bb..165bc6f59 100644
--- a/client/app.js
+++ b/client/app.js
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ STATUS_PENDING=1;
 STATUS_APPROVED=2;
 STATUS_REJECTED=3;
 FIND_APPROVED={$or: [{status: {$exists : false}}, {status: STATUS_APPROVED}]};
-DIGEST_PAGE_PER_PAGE = 5;
 
 var postListSubscription = function(find, options, per_page) {
   var handle = paginatedSubscription(per_page, 'paginatedPosts', find, options);
@@ -75,21 +74,61 @@ var pendingPostsHandle = postListSubscription(
   10
 );
 
-// setupPostSubscription('digestPosts', {
-//   find: function() {
-//     var mDate = moment(Session.get('currentDate'));
-//     var find = {
-//       submitted: {
-//         $gte: mDate.startOf('day').valueOf(), 
-//         $lt: mDate.endOf('day').valueOf()
-//       }
-//     };
-//     find=_.extend(find, FIND_APPROVED);
-//     return find;
-//   },
-//   sort: {score: -1}
-//   ,perPage: DIGEST_PAGE_PER_PAGE
-// });
+// digest subscriptions
+DIGEST_PRELOADING = 3;
+var digestHandles = {}
+var dateHash = function(mDate) {
+  return mDate.format('DD-MM-YYYY');
+}
+var currentMDateForDigest = function() {
+  return moment(Session.get('currentDate')).startOf('day');
+}
+var currentDigestHandle = function() {
+  return digestHandles[dateHash(currentMDateForDigest())];
+}
+
+// we use autorun here, because we DON'T want meteor to automatically
+// unsubscribe for us
+Meteor.autorun(function() {
+  var daySubscription = function(mDate) {
+    var find = _.extend({
+        submitted: {
+          $gte: mDate.startOf('day').valueOf(), 
+          $lt: mDate.endOf('day').valueOf()
+        }
+      }, FIND_APPROVED);
+    var options = {sort: {score: -1}};
+    
+    // we aren't ever going to paginate this sub, but we'll use pSub
+    // so we have a reactive loading() function 
+    // (grr... https://github.com/meteor/meteor/pull/273)
+    return postListSubscription(find, options, 5);
+  };
+  
+  // take it to the start of the day.
+  var mDate = currentMDateForDigest();
+  var firstDate = moment(mDate).subtract('days', DIGEST_PRELOADING);
+  var lastDate = moment(mDate).add('days', DIGEST_PRELOADING);
+  
+  // first unsubscribe all the subscriptions that fall outside of our current range
+  _.each(digestHandles, function(handle, hash) {
+    var mDate = moment(hash, 'DD-MM-YYYY');
+    if (mDate < firstDate || mDate > lastDate) {
+      console.log('unsubscribing digest for ' + mDate.toString())
+      handle.stop();
+      delete digestHandles[dateHash(mDate)];
+    }
+  });
+  
+  // set up a sub for each day for the DIGEST_PRELOADING days before and after
+  // but we want to be smart about it --  
+  for (mDate = firstDate; mDate < lastDate; mDate.add('days',1 )) {
+    if (! digestHandles[dateHash(mDate)] && mDate < moment().add('days', 1)) {
+      console.log('subscribing digest for ' + mDate.toString());
+      digestHandles[dateHash(mDate)] = daySubscription(mDate);
+    }
+  }
+});
 
 // ** Categories **
 
diff --git a/client/lib/router.js b/client/lib/router.js
index 8592816e2..8f1d5faa3 100644
--- a/client/lib/router.js
+++ b/client/lib/router.js
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@
       Session.set('currentDate', new Date(year, month-1, day));
     }
     
-    // a manual version of awaitSubscription; the sub can be loading
-    // with a new day, but the data is already there (as the subscription is 
-    // for three days)
-    if (Session.equals('initialLoad', true) || (Session.equals(PAGE_SUBS['post_digest'], false) && postsForSub.digestPosts().length === 0)) {
-      return 'loading'
+    if (currentDigestHandle().loading()) {
+      return 'loading';
     } else {
       return destination;
     }
diff --git a/client/views/posts/posts_digest.js b/client/views/posts/posts_digest.js
index b99a98f86..0c6b5feef 100644
--- a/client/views/posts/posts_digest.js
+++ b/client/views/posts/posts_digest.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 Template.posts_digest.helpers({
   posts: function(){
-    return postsForSub.digestPosts();
+    return currentDigestHandle().fetch();
   },
   hasPosts: function(){
-    return !!postsForSub.digestPosts().length;
+    return ! currentDigestHandle().loading();
   },
   currentDate: function(){
     return moment(Session.get('currentDate')).format("dddd, MMMM Do YYYY");
diff --git a/server/publish.js b/server/publish.js
index 92c44897c..fffee4fe3 100644
--- a/server/publish.js
+++ b/server/publish.js
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ Meteor.startup(function(){
 // Posts
 
 Posts = new Meteor.Collection('posts');
-// Meteor.publish('posts', function() {
-//   return Posts.find({}, {sort: {score: -1}});
-// });
 
+// a single post, identified by id
+Meteor.publish('post', function(id) {
+  return Posts.find(id);
+});
 
 Meteor.publish('paginatedPosts', function(find, options, limit) {
   options = options || {};
@@ -62,32 +63,6 @@ Meteor.publish('paginatedPosts', function(find, options, limit) {
   return Posts.find(find || {}, options);
 });
 
-Meteor.publish('posts', function(find, options, subName) {
-  var collection=Posts.find(find, options);
-  var collectionArray=collection.fetch();
-
-  // if this is a single post subscription but no post ID is passed, just return an empty collection
-  if(subName==="singlePost" && _.isEmpty(find)){
-    collection=null;
-    collectionArray=[];
-  }
-
-  // console.log("publishing :"+subName);
-  // console.log(find, options.sort, options.skip, options.limit);
-  // console.log('collection.fetch().length '+collectionArray.length);
-  // for(i=0;i<collectionArray.length;i++){
-  //   console.log('- '+collectionArray[i].headline);
-  // }
-  // console.log('\n');
-
-  return collection;
-});
-
-// a single post, identified by id
-Meteor.publish('post', function(id) {
-  return Posts.find(id);
-});
-
 // FIXME -- check all docs, not just the first one.
 Meteor.startup(function(){
   Posts.allow({