diff --git a/blog.php b/blog.php
index fb6693a..a13e0f5 100644
--- a/blog.php
+++ b/blog.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Template Name: Blog
 		}
 		comicpress_pagination();
 	} else {
-    include('partials/dual-columns.inc');
+		comicpress_dual_columns();
 	} ?>
 <?php get_sidebar('underblog'); ?>
 
diff --git a/partials/dual-columns.inc b/functions/dual-columns.php
similarity index 88%
rename from partials/dual-columns.inc
rename to functions/dual-columns.php
index eb44acc..b9b3a88 100644
--- a/partials/dual-columns.inc
+++ b/functions/dual-columns.php
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+<?php 
+
+function comicpress_dual_columns() { 
+	global $author_column_one, $author_column_two, $blog_postcount; ?>
 <div id="dualcolumns">
   <div class="column_one">
     <div class="column_one_header"></div>
@@ -23,3 +27,6 @@
   </div>
   <div class="clear"></div>
 </div>
+<?php }
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index e465eb8..c8c72cc 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if ($disable_comic_frontpage != 'yes' && $disable_comic_blog_frontpage != 'yes'
 			<?php }
 			comicpress_pagination();
 	} else {
-    include('partials/dual-columns.inc');
+		comicpress_dual_columns();
   }
 } ?>