diff --git a/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/assignee b/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/assignee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4596cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/assignee
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+seb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/description b/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/description
index b6ac248..642810e 100644
--- a/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/description
+++ b/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/description
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ add optional 'assignee' to issue
 This is probably just another free-form text string for now, maybe
 something fancier in the future.
 
-As part of this, teach `ent list FILTER` to filter by assignee.
+NOTE: Teaching `ent list FILTER` to filter by assignee is a separate
+issue.
diff --git a/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/state b/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/state
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..505c028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/093e87e8049b93bfa2d8fcd544cae75f/state
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+inprogress
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/75cefad80aacbf23fc7b9c24a75aa236/assignee b/75cefad80aacbf23fc7b9c24a75aa236/assignee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4596cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/75cefad80aacbf23fc7b9c24a75aa236/assignee
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+seb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/793bda8b9726b0336d97e856895907f8/assignee b/793bda8b9726b0336d97e856895907f8/assignee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4596cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/793bda8b9726b0336d97e856895907f8/assignee
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+seb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/9e69a30ad6965d7488514584c97ac63c/description b/9e69a30ad6965d7488514584c97ac63c/description
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c241bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/9e69a30ad6965d7488514584c97ac63c/description
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+teach `ent list FILTER` to filter by assignee
diff --git a/af53c561b36e9b2709b939f81daee534/assignee b/af53c561b36e9b2709b939f81daee534/assignee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4596cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/af53c561b36e9b2709b939f81daee534/assignee
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+seb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bed47b2be016cc41eb43ef6d0acf1f8f/description b/bed47b2be016cc41eb43ef6d0acf1f8f/description
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b7ac88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bed47b2be016cc41eb43ef6d0acf1f8f/description
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+add some way to un-assign an issue
+
+This will probably involve removing the `assignee` file from the issue
+directory, which will mean teaching the git code about removed files.
+
+Or maybe write the empty string to that file?