diff --git a/app/Models/Article.php b/app/Models/Article.php
index 928563b..001efc6 100644
--- a/app/Models/Article.php
+++ b/app/Models/Article.php
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ class Article extends Model
     use HasFactory;
 
     /** The name of the database table storing this Model's records. */
-    protected string $table = 'articles';
+    protected $table = 'articles';
 
     /** The attributes on the Model that can be mass-assigned */
-    protected array $fillable = [
+    protected $fillable = [
         'title',
         'subtitle',
         'author_id',
diff --git a/app/Models/Author.php b/app/Models/Author.php
index a7971b0..78570f8 100644
--- a/app/Models/Author.php
+++ b/app/Models/Author.php
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ class Author extends Model
     use HasFactory;
 
     /** The name of the database table storing this Model's records. */
-    protected string $table = 'authors';
+    protected $table = 'authors';
 
     /** The attributes on the Model that can be mass-assigned */
-    protected array $fillable = [
+    protected $fillable = [
         'display_name',
         'profile_image_url',
         'user_id',
diff --git a/database/factories/ArticleFactory.php b/database/factories/ArticleFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..232de60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/ArticleFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use App\Models\Author;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+/**
+ * @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\Article>
+ */
+class ArticleFactory extends Factory
+{
+    /**
+     * The current User being used by the factory.
+     */
+    protected static Author $author;
+
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function definition(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'title' => fake()->words(3, true),
+            'slug' => fake()->unique()->slug(),
+            'author_id' => static::$author->id ??= Author::factory()->create()->id,
+            'subtitle' => fake()->sentence(),
+            'body' => fake()->paragraphs(2, true),
+            'published_at' => fake()->date('Y-m-d H:m:s', now()->addDays(rand(0,20))),
+            'header_image_url' => fake()->imageUrl(),
+            'path_to_markdown_source' => fake()->name(),
+            'processed_at' => fake()->date('Y-m-d H:m:s'),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Indicate the model's associated Author
+     */
+    public function author(int|Author $author): static
+    {
+        if(is_int($author)) {
+            $author = Author::findOrFail($author);
+        }
+        static::$author = $author;
+
+        return $this->state(fn (array $attributes) => [
+            'author_id' => $author->id,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/factories/AuthorFactory.php b/database/factories/AuthorFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d52c10c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/AuthorFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+/**
+ * @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\Author>
+ */
+class AuthorFactory extends Factory
+{
+    /**
+     * The current User being used by the factory.
+     */
+    protected static User $user;
+
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function definition(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'display_name' => fake()->userName(),
+            'profile_image_url' => fake()->imageUrl(),
+            'user_id' => static::$user->id ??= User::factory()->create()->id,
+            'biography' => fake()->paragraph(),
+            'primary_link' => fake()->url(),
+            'secondary_link' => rand(0,1) == 0 ? fake()->url() : null,
+            'mastodon_handle' => rand(0,1) == 0 ? fake()->userName() : null,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Indicate the model's associated User
+     */
+    public function user(int|User $user): static
+    {
+        if(is_int($user)) {
+            $user = User::findOrFail($user);
+        }
+        static::$user = $user;
+
+        return $this->state(fn (array $attributes) => [
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/factories/UserFactory.php b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
index 584104c..03435d3 100644
--- a/database/factories/UserFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ class UserFactory extends Factory
             'email_verified_at' => null,
         ]);
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
index a9f4519..c148c63 100644
--- a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Database\Seeders;
 
-// use Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\WithoutModelEvents;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Models\Author;
+use App\Models\Article;
 use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
 
 class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
@@ -12,11 +14,13 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
      */
     public function run(): void
     {
-        // \App\Models\User::factory(10)->create();
+        $test_user = User::factory()->create([
+            'name' => 'Test User',
+            'email' => 'test@example.com',
+        ]);
 
-        // \App\Models\User::factory()->create([
-        //     'name' => 'Test User',
-        //     'email' => 'test@example.com',
-        // ]);
+        $test_author = Author::factory()->user($test_user)->create();
+
+        Article::factory()->author($test_author)->count(30)->create();
     }
 }