diff --git a/private/rules.rkt b/private/rules.rkt
index 0935512..d2f8277 100644
--- a/private/rules.rkt
+++ b/private/rules.rkt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
          markdown
          markdown/toc
          racket/fasl
+         (only-in sass [compile/string sass-compile/string])
          "compile.rkt"
          "prefs.rkt")
 
@@ -184,11 +185,17 @@
             (write-bytes (s-exp->fasl (for/hash ([(k v) (in-hash index)])
                                         (values k (set->list v)))) out)))))
 
+(define compile-css
+  (rule '("src/style.sass") "public/style.css"
+        (lambda (in out)
+          (define str (port->string (hash-ref in "src/style.sass")))
+          (write-string (sass-compile/string str #t) out))))
 
 (define compiler-rules
   (set-union
     (generate-post-render-rules)
-    (set compile-index-json
+    (set compile-css
+         compile-index-json
          compile-webfinger)))
 
 (define ops (generate-operations compiler-rules))
diff --git a/scripts/init b/scripts/init
index 5a03af7..4f53588 100755
--- a/scripts/init
+++ b/scripts/init
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                        (write-string "this section left intentionally blank")
                        (void)))
 (with-output-to-file "src/style.sass"
-                     (lambda () (write-string "// styles go here :P") (void)))
+                     (lambda () (write-string "// styles go here :P\n") (void)))
 (make-directory "src/posts")
 (make-directory "src/drafts")