diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/blueprints/story.yaml b/themes/intotheeast/blueprints/story.yaml
index c690001..770b86b 100644
--- a/themes/intotheeast/blueprints/story.yaml
+++ b/themes/intotheeast/blueprints/story.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,17 @@ form:
 
             header.date:
               type: datetime
-              label: Date
+              label: Start Date
               format: 'Y-m-d H:i'
               validate:
                 required: true
 
+            header.end_date:
+              type: datetime
+              label: End Date
+              format: 'Y-m-d H:i'
+              help: 'Optional — leave blank for a single-day story'
+
             header.hero_image:
               type: text
               label: Hero Image
diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/templates/story.html.twig b/themes/intotheeast/templates/story.html.twig
index 06b5a43..9ea650f 100644
--- a/themes/intotheeast/templates/story.html.twig
+++ b/themes/intotheeast/templates/story.html.twig
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 
 {% set date_str = page.date|date('d M Y') %}
 {% if page.header.end_date %}
-    {% set end_str = page.header.end_date|date('d M Y') %}
-    {% set date_str = page.date|date('d M') ~ '–' ~ end_str %}
+    {% set date_str = page.date|date('d M Y') ~ ' – ' ~ page.header.end_date|date('d M Y') %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% set location = page.header.location_name ?? '' %}