diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d6a34ec..7a56217 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gem 'sinatra', '~> 3.0'
 gem 'sinatra-contrib', '~> 3.0'
+gem 'sinatra-flash', '~> 0.3.0'
 gem 'puma', '~> 6.3'
 
 gem 'sequel', '~> 5.70'
diff --git a/db/migrations/0001_add_messages_table.rb b/db/migrations/0001_add_messages_table.rb
index 3f8f2ca..b438c5c 100644
--- a/db/migrations/0001_add_messages_table.rb
+++ b/db/migrations/0001_add_messages_table.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Sequel.migration do
   up do
     create_table(:messages) do
       primary_key :id
+      String :slug, null: false, unique: true
       String :body, null: false
       DateTime :created_at, default: Sequel::CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
       DateTime :updated_at, default: Sequel::CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
diff --git a/src/routes/message.rb b/src/routes/message.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c30c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/message.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'securerandom'
+
+# /message routes
+class Destructo < Sinatra::Base
+
+  get '/message' do
+    redirect '/message/new'
+  end
+
+  get '/message/new' do
+    erb :'message/new', locals: {
+      title: 'Create new message'
+    }
+  end
+
+  post '/message/new' do
+    # generate a random string for the slug
+    slug = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64(12)
+
+    # create object in DB
+    msg = Message.create(
+      slug: slug,
+      body: params[:message_body]
+    )
+
+    flash[:success] = "Your message was created successfully! Share this link: https://msg.destructo.com/#{slug}"
+
+    redirect '/'
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/views/layout.erb b/views/layout.erb
index 160b874..8851613 100644
--- a/views/layout.erb
+++ b/views/layout.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
   <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
-  <title><%= title %> | Game Data</title>
+  <title><%= title %> | Destructo</title>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/skeleton/2.0.4/skeleton.min.css">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/hallowvale.css">
   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
   <!-- main navigation -->
   <%= erb :'partials/navbar', :locals => locals %>
 
+  <!-- flash messages -->
+  <%= erb :'partials/flash' %>
+
   <!-- main content -->
   <div id="main-content" class="container">
     <%= yield %>
diff --git a/views/message/new.erb b/views/message/new.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c7b2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/message/new.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<div class="row">
+  <form class="u-full-width" action="/message/new" method="post">
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="twelve columns">
+        <label>
+          Message body:
+          <textarea class="u-full-width" name="message_body"></textarea>
+        </label>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="row">
+        <div class="twelve columns">
+          <input class="button-primary" type="submit" value="Create message">
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </form>
+</div>
diff --git a/views/partials/flash.erb b/views/partials/flash.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0af8366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/partials/flash.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<% if flash[:success] %>
+<div class="container">
+  <div class="row">
+    <div class="columns twelve">
+      <p><%= flash[:success] %></p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+<% end %>