diff --git a/src/bin/ent/main.rs b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
index 7499a15..494b1ba 100644
--- a/src/bin/ent/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn handle_command(
                 these_uuids.sort_by(|a_id, b_id| {
                     let a = issues.issues.get(*a_id).unwrap();
                     let b = issues.issues.get(*b_id).unwrap();
-                    a.timestamp.cmp(&b.timestamp)
+                    a.creation_time.cmp(&b.creation_time)
                 });
                 println!("{:?}:", state);
                 for uuid in these_uuids {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ fn handle_command(
                 Some(issue) => {
                     println!("issue {}", issue_id);
                     println!("author: {}", issue.author);
-                    println!("timestamp: {}", issue.timestamp);
+                    println!("creation_time: {}", issue.creation_time);
                     println!("state: {:?}", issue.state);
                     if let Some(dependencies) = &issue.dependencies {
                         println!("dependencies: {:?}", dependencies);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ fn handle_command(
                         println!("");
                         println!("comment: {}", comment.uuid);
                         println!("author: {}", comment.author);
-                        println!("timestamp: {}", comment.timestamp);
+                        println!("creation_time: {}", comment.creation_time);
                         println!("");
                         println!("{}", comment.description);
                     }
diff --git a/src/comment.rs b/src/comment.rs
index c8e26c9..216b34f 100644
--- a/src/comment.rs
+++ b/src/comment.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::io::{IsTerminal, Write};
 pub struct Comment {
     pub uuid: String,
     pub author: String,
-    pub timestamp: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Local>,
+    pub creation_time: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Local>,
     pub description: String,
 
     /// This is the directory that the comment lives in.  Only used
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ impl Comment {
         }
 
         let author = crate::git::git_log_oldest_author(comment_dir)?;
-        let timestamp = crate::git::git_log_oldest_timestamp(comment_dir)?;
+        let creation_time = crate::git::git_log_oldest_timestamp(comment_dir)?;
         let dir = std::path::PathBuf::from(comment_dir);
 
         Ok(Self {
             uuid: String::from(dir.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy()),
             author,
-            timestamp,
+            creation_time,
             description: description.unwrap(),
             dir: std::path::PathBuf::from(comment_dir),
         })
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl Comment {
         let mut comment = crate::comment::Comment {
             uuid,
             author: String::from(""), // this will be updated from git when we re-read this comment
-            timestamp: chrono::Local::now(),
+            creation_time: chrono::Local::now(),
             description: String::from(""), // this will be set immediately below
             dir: dir.clone(),
         };
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ mod tests {
         let expected = Comment {
             uuid: String::from("9055dac36045fe36545bed7ae7b49347"),
             author: String::from("Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>"),
-            timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-07T15:26:26-06:00")
+            creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-07T15:26:26-06:00")
                 .unwrap()
                 .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
             description: String::from("This is a comment on issue dd79c8cfb8beeacd0460429944b4ecbe95a31561\n\nIt has multiple lines\n"),
diff --git a/src/issue.rs b/src/issue.rs
index 23bb59d..72c1487 100644
--- a/src/issue.rs
+++ b/src/issue.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub type IssueHandle = String;
 pub struct Issue {
     pub id: String,
     pub author: String,
-    pub timestamp: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Local>,
+    pub creation_time: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Local>,
     pub tags: Vec<String>,
     pub state: State,
     pub dependencies: Option<Vec<IssueHandle>>,
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ impl Issue {
         };
 
         let author = crate::git::git_log_oldest_author(dir)?;
-        let timestamp = crate::git::git_log_oldest_timestamp(dir)?;
+        let creation_time = crate::git::git_log_oldest_timestamp(dir)?;
 
         Ok(Self {
             id,
             author,
-            timestamp,
+            creation_time,
             tags,
             state: state,
             dependencies,
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl Issue {
                 comments.push(comment);
             }
         }
-        comments.sort_by(|a, b| a.timestamp.cmp(&b.timestamp));
+        comments.sort_by(|a, b| a.creation_time.cmp(&b.creation_time));
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ impl Issue {
         let mut issue = Self {
             id: String::from(&issue_id),
             author: String::from(""),
-            timestamp: chrono::Local::now(),
+            creation_time: chrono::Local::now(),
             tags: Vec::<String>::new(),
             state: State::New,
             dependencies: None,
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ mod tests {
         let expected = Issue {
             id: String::from("3943fc5c173fdf41c0a22251593cd476d96e6c9f"),
             author: String::from("Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>"),
-            timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T12:14:26-06:00")
+            creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T12:14:26-06:00")
                 .unwrap()
                 .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
             tags: Vec::<String>::from([
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ mod tests {
         let expected = Issue {
             id: String::from("7792b063eef6d33e7da5dc1856750c149ba678c6"),
             author: String::from("Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>"),
-            timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T12:14:26-06:00")
+            creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T12:14:26-06:00")
                 .unwrap()
                 .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
             tags: Vec::<String>::new(),
diff --git a/src/issues.rs b/src/issues.rs
index 42e964d..7f2e63e 100644
--- a/src/issues.rs
+++ b/src/issues.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mod tests {
         expected.add_issue(crate::issue::Issue {
             id: uuid,
             author: String::from("Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>"),
-            timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T12:14:26-06:00")
+            creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T12:14:26-06:00")
                 .unwrap()
                 .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
             tags: Vec::<String>::new(),
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ mod tests {
             crate::issue::Issue {
                 id: uuid,
                 author: String::from("Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>"),
-                timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T12:14:26-06:00")
+                creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T12:14:26-06:00")
                     .unwrap()
                     .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
                 tags: Vec::<String>::from([
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ mod tests {
         expected.add_issue(crate::issue::Issue {
             id: uuid,
             author: String::from("Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>"),
-            timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T11:59:44-06:00")
+            creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T11:59:44-06:00")
                 .unwrap()
                 .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
             tags: Vec::<String>::new(),
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ mod tests {
             crate::comment::Comment {
                 uuid: comment_uuid,
                 author: String::from("Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>"),
-                timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-07T15:26:26-06:00").unwrap().with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
+                creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-07T15:26:26-06:00").unwrap().with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
                 description: String::from("This is a comment on issue dd79c8cfb8beeacd0460429944b4ecbe95a31561\n\nIt has multiple lines\n"),
                 dir: std::path::PathBuf::from(comment_dir),
             }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ mod tests {
             crate::issue::Issue {
                 id: uuid,
                 author: String::from("Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>"),
-                timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T11:59:44-06:00")
+                creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-03T11:59:44-06:00")
                     .unwrap()
                     .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
                 tags: Vec::<String>::new(),
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ mod tests {
         expected.add_issue(crate::issue::Issue {
             id: uuid,
             author: String::from("sigil-03 <sigil@glyphs.tech>"),
-            timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-05T13:55:49-06:00")
+            creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-05T13:55:49-06:00")
                 .unwrap()
                 .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
             tags: Vec::<String>::new(),
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ mod tests {
             crate::issue::Issue {
                 id: uuid,
                 author: String::from("sigil-03 <sigil@glyphs.tech>"),
-                timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-05T13:55:49-06:00")
+                creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-05T13:55:49-06:00")
                     .unwrap()
                     .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
                 tags: Vec::<String>::new(),
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ mod tests {
             crate::issue::Issue {
                 id: uuid,
                 author: String::from("sigil-03 <sigil@glyphs.tech>"),
-                timestamp: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-05T13:55:49-06:00")
+                creation_time: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-07-05T13:55:49-06:00")
                     .unwrap()
                     .with_timezone(&chrono::Local),
                 tags: Vec::<String>::new(),