diff --git a/api/app/Controllers/Http/PlacesController.ts b/api/app/Controllers/Http/PlacesController.ts
index 019232f..e2ebd74 100644
--- a/api/app/Controllers/Http/PlacesController.ts
+++ b/api/app/Controllers/Http/PlacesController.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export default class PlacesController {
       return response.status(403).send({ message: 'You do not have permission to access this resource' })
     }
 
+    posted.user_id = auth.user?.id
     const place = await Place.create(posted)
     await illustration.related('places').save(place)
     return response.send({message: 'Created successfully', id: place.id})
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ export default class PlacesController {
    */
   public async update({ params, auth, request, response }: HttpContextContract) {
 
-    const post = request.post()
+    const post = request.body()
 
     let place = await Place.findOrFail(params.id)
 
diff --git a/api/tests/functional/place.spec.ts b/api/tests/functional/place.spec.ts
index 205ca7e..7ed6462 100644
--- a/api/tests/functional/place.spec.ts
+++ b/api/tests/functional/place.spec.ts
@@ -49,11 +49,19 @@ test.group('Place', (group) => {
     const loggedInUser = await client.post('/login').json({ email: goodUser.email, password: 'oasssadfasdf' })
 
     const illustration = await Illustration.findByOrFail('title', 'Places Test')
-    const place = await PlaceFactory.make()
-// console.log(place.toJSON())
-    const response = await client.post(`/places/${illustration.id}`).bearerToken(loggedInUser.body().token).json(place.toJSON())
+    // not forcing the user ID here
+    // also not using factory, which creates a user
+    const place = {
+      place: 'Gusikowski and Sons',
+      location: 'South Tressie, South Dakota',
+      used: '2023-03-11'
+    }
+
+    const response = await client.post(`/places/${illustration.id}`).bearerToken(loggedInUser.body().token).json(place)
     response.assertStatus(200)
-    assert.equal(response.body().message,'Created successfully')
+    // console.log(response.body())
+    assert.equal(response.body().message, 'Created successfully')
+    assert.equal(response.body().place.user_id,goodUser.id)
     assert.isNumber(response.body().id)
 
   })
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/IllustrationForm.tsx b/frontend/src/components/IllustrationForm.tsx
index c693508..6a1f826 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/IllustrationForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/IllustrationForm.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ export default function IllustrationForm({ illustration }: {
                       <label htmlFor="ititle" className="block text-sm font-medium leading-6 text-gray-900">
                         Title
                       </label>
-                      <input
+                  <input
+                        required
                         type="text"
                         name="ititle"
                         id="ititle"
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/illustration/[id].tsx b/frontend/src/pages/illustration/[id].tsx
index 4280157..5449eaf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/illustration/[id].tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/illustration/[id].tsx
@@ -106,34 +106,34 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
         <IllustrationForm illustration={illustration} />
         :
         <>
-      <div className="p-4 bg-gray-50 columns-1 md:columns-2">
-        <div>
-          <span className="font-bold pr-2">Title:</span>
-          {illustration?.title ? illustration.title : 'Default Title'}
-        </div>
-        <div>
-          <span className="font-bold pr-2">Author:</span>
-          {illustration?.author ? illustration.author : 'Default Title'}
-        </div>
-        <div>
-          <span className="font-bold pr-2">Source:</span>
-          {illustration?.source ?
-            isValidHttpUrl(illustration.source) ? <Link href={illustration.source}>{illustration.source}</Link> : illustration.source
-            : 'Default Title'}
-        </div>
-        <div>
-          <span className="font-bold pr-2">Tags:</span>
-          {illustration?.tags ? illustration.tags.map((tag, index, arr) => (
-            <Link key={index} className="inline-block mr-2 text-sky-500" href={`/tag/${tag.name}`}>{tag.name.replace(/-/g, " ")}{index != (arr.length-1) ? ', ' : ''}</Link>
-            ))
-            : 'no tags'}
-    </div>
+      <div className="p-4 bg-gray-50 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2">
+              <div>
+              <span className="font-bold pr-2">Title:</span>
+              {/* Title is required */}
+                {illustration?.title}
+              </div>
+            {illustration?.author &&
+              <div>
+                <span className="font-bold pr-2">Author:</span>
+                {illustration.author}
+              </div>}
+            {illustration?.source && <div>
+              <span className="font-bold pr-2">Source:</span>
+              {isValidHttpUrl(illustration.source) ? <Link href={illustration.source}>{illustration.source}</Link> : illustration.source}
+            </div>}
+            {illustration?.tags && <div>
+              <span className="font-bold pr-2">Tags:</span>
+              {illustration?.tags ? illustration.tags.map((tag, index, arr) => (
+                <Link key={index} className="inline-block mr-2 text-sky-500" href={`/tag/${tag.name}`}>{tag.name.replace(/-/g, " ")}{index != (arr.length - 1) ? ', ' : ''}</Link>
+              ))
+                : 'no tags'}
+            </div>}
       </div>
       <div className="columns-1">
     {illustration?.content && <button type="button" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="Copy to clipboard"
       className="flex w-full justify-center px-4 py-2 my-4 font-semibold text-medium bg-gray-300 hover:bg-gray-500 text-white rounded-md shadow-sm"
       onClick={() => { navigator.clipboard.writeText(illustration.content) }}><ClipboardDocumentListIcon className="h-6 w-6 mr-2" /> <span>Copy Illustration Content</span></button>}
-    <div className="py-4">
+    <div className="py-4 whitespace-pre-wrap">
     {illustration?.content ? illustration.content : 'No Content'}
     </div>
 
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
           <ArrowLeftIcon className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />Back
       </button>
           <button onClick={() => dispatch(setIllustrationEdit(true))} className='px-4 py-2 mr-4 mt-2 font-semibold text-sm bg-green-300 hover:bg-green-500 text-white rounded-full shadow-sm inline-flex items-center' >
-            <PencilSquareIcon className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />Edit Illustration</button>
+            <PencilSquareIcon className="h-4 w-4 sm:mr-2 hidden sm:block" />Edit<span className='hidden md:block'>&nbsp;Illustration</span></button>
 
           <button onClick={() => handleDeleteIllustration()} className='px-4 py-2 mr-4 mt-2 font-semibold text-sm bg-red-300 hover:bg-red-500 text-white rounded-full shadow-sm inline-flex items-center'>
-            <TrashIcon className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />Delete Illustration</button>
+                <TrashIcon className="h-4 w-4 sm:mr-2 hidden sm:block" />Delete<span className='hidden md:block'>&nbsp;Illustration</span></button>
         </div>
     </div>
         </>
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
       <div className="text-xl font-bold pt-8 text-sky-900">
           <span className='mr-4'>Illustration Use:</span>
         </div>
-        <div className='grid grid-cols-3 text-sky-500'>
+        <div className='grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 text-sky-500'>
           {illustration && illustration?.places.length > 0 ? illustration.places.map((p, index) => (
 
             <div key={index} className='w-full gap-2 pb-2'>
               <span className='mr-2'>{p.place}, {p.location} - {p.used}</span>
               <button
                 onClick={() => handleDeletePlace(p)}
-                className='rounded-md p-2 font-semibold text-sm bg-red-300 hover:bg-red-500 text-white shadow-sm inline-flex items-center'>
+                className='hidden rounded-md p-2 font-semibold text-sm bg-red-300 hover:bg-red-500 text-white shadow-sm lg:inline-flex items-center'>
             <TrashIcon className="h-4 w-4" /></button>
             </div>
             ))
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
           </div>
             <form className='mt-4' onSubmit={handlePlaceAdd}>
           <div className="grid grid-cols-6">
-          <div className="col-span-2">
+          <div className="mb-1 col-span-6 md:col-span-2">
             <label htmlFor="Place" className="sr-only block text-sm font-medium leading-6 text-gray-900">
               Place
             </label>
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
               name="Place"
               id="Place"
               placeholder="Place"
-              className="block w-full rounded-l-md border-0 py-1.5 text-gray-900 shadow-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-gray-300 placeholder:text-gray-400 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-inset focus:ring-indigo-600 sm:text-sm sm:leading-6"
+              className="block w-full lg:rounded-l-md border-0 py-1.5 text-gray-900 shadow-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-gray-300 placeholder:text-gray-400 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-inset focus:ring-indigo-600 sm:text-sm sm:leading-6"
               />
             </div>
-            <div className="col-span-2">
+            <div className="mb-1 col-span-6 md:col-span-2">
               <label htmlFor="Location" className="sr-only block text-sm font-medium leading-6 text-gray-900">
                 Location
               </label>
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
                 className="block w-full border-0 py-1.5 text-gray-900 shadow-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-gray-300 placeholder:text-gray-400 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-inset focus:ring-indigo-600 sm:text-sm sm:leading-6"
                 />
             </div>
-            <div className="col-span-1">
+            <div className="mb-1 col-span-6 md:col-span-1">
               <label htmlFor="Used" className="sr-only block text-sm font-medium leading-6 text-gray-900">
                 Used
               </label>
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export default function IllustrationWrapper() {
                 />
             </div>
             <button type='submit'
-              className="inline-flex justify-center rounded-r-md bg-indigo-300 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-indigo-500 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-indigo-500">
+              className="mb-1 col-span-6 md:col-span-1 inline-flex justify-center lg:rounded-r-md bg-indigo-300 px-2 lg:px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-indigo-500 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-indigo-500">
               <PlusIcon className='h-5 w-5 mr-2'/>
               Add Place</button>
         </div>