diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 1158de7..031938f 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 {{ $paginator := .Paginate $pages }} {{ range $index, $page := $paginator.Pages }}
 <article class="post-entry">
   <h2>{{ .Title }}</h2>
-  <time>{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }}</time>
+  <time>{{ .Date | time.Format "Jan 2, 2006" }}</time>
   <a href="{{ .Permalink }}"></a>
 </article>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index fac5bd9..447c0b3 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 <article class="post-single">
   <header class="post-title">
     <p>
-      <time>{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }}</time>
-      {{ if or .Params.Author site.Author.name }}
-      <span>{{ .Params.Author | default site.Author.name }}</span>
-      {{ end }}
+      <time>{{ .Date | time.Format "Jan 2, 2006" }}</time>
     </p>
     <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
   </header>