diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/EssayForm.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/EssayForm.svelte
index 5abd087..28122d3 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/EssayForm.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/EssayForm.svelte
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 			const payload = {
 				title,
 				slug,
-				postType: 'blog', // 'blog' is the database value for essays
+				type: 'blog', // 'blog' is the database value for essays
 				status,
 				content,
 				tags
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/UniverseComposer.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/UniverseComposer.svelte
index 2e77ece..2ab2c18 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/UniverseComposer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/UniverseComposer.svelte
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 		if (postType === 'essay') {
 			postData = {
 				...postData,
-				type: 'essay',
+				type: 'blog', // 'blog' is the database value for essays
 				title: essayTitle,
 				slug: essaySlug,
 				excerpt: essayExcerpt,
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 			// All other content is just a "post" with optional link data and attachments
 			postData = {
 				...postData,
-				type: 'post'
+				type: 'microblog' // 'microblog' is for shorter posts
 			}
 
 			// Add link fields if present