diff --git a/closures.go b/closures.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..688aff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/closures.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func intSeq() func() int {
+	i := 0
+	return func() int {
+		i++
+		return i
+	}
+}
+
+func words() func() string {
+	wordlist := [11]string{1: "one", 2: "two", 3: "three", 4: "four", 5: "five", 6: "six",
+		7: "seven", 8: "eight", 9: "nine", 10: "ten"}
+
+	return func() string {
+		rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+		min := 0
+		max := 10
+		return wordlist[rand.Intn(max-min+1)+min]
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	nextInt := intSeq()
+
+	fmt.Println(nextInt())
+	fmt.Println(nextInt())
+	fmt.Println(nextInt())
+
+	newInts := intSeq()
+	fmt.Println(newInts())
+
+	newWords := words()
+	fmt.Println(newWords())
+
+}
diff --git a/funcs.go b/funcs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a7bc2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/funcs.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func plus(a int, b int) int {
+	return a + b
+}
+
+func plusPlus(a, b, c int) int {
+	return a + b + c
+}
+
+func concat(a, b string) string {
+	return a + b
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	res := plus(1, 2)
+	fmt.Println("1+2 =", res)
+
+	res = plusPlus(1, 2, 3)
+	fmt.Println("1+2+3 =", res)
+
+	words := concat("howdy", "doody")
+	fmt.Println(words)
+
+}
diff --git a/methods.go b/methods.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b76681f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/methods.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type rect struct {
+	width, height int
+}
+
+func (r *rect) area() int {
+	return r.width * r.height
+}
+
+func (r rect) perim() int {
+	return 2*r.width + 2*r.height
+}
+
+func main() {
+	r := rect{width: 10, height: 5}
+
+	fmt.Println("area: ", r.area())
+	fmt.Println("perim:", r.perim())
+
+	rp := &r
+	fmt.Println("area: ", rp.area())
+	fmt.Println("perim:", rp.perim())
+}
diff --git a/multiple-returns.go b/multiple-returns.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5861987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multiple-returns.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func vals() (int, int) {
+	return 3, 7
+}
+
+func strs(a string) (string, string, string) {
+	b := strings.Split(a, " ")
+	return b[0], b[1], b[2]
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	a, b := vals()
+	fmt.Println(a)
+	fmt.Println(b)
+
+	_, c := vals()
+	fmt.Println(c)
+
+	x, y, z := strs("One Two Three")
+	fmt.Println(x, y, z)
+
+}
diff --git a/recursed.go b/recursed.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..149bed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recursed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func fact(n int) int {
+	if n == 0 {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return n * fact(n-1)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println(fact(7))
+	fmt.Println(fact(129))
+	fmt.Println(fact(11))
+	fmt.Println(fact(1))
+	fmt.Println(fact(9321))
+}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0fcdeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type person struct {
+	name string
+	age  int
+}
+
+func newPerson(name string) *person {
+	p := person{name: name}
+	p.age = 42
+	return &p
+}
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println(person{"Bob", 20})
+	fmt.Println(person{name: "Alice", age: 30})
+	fmt.Println(person{name: "Fred"})
+	fmt.Println(&person{name: "Ann", age: 40})
+	fmt.Println(newPerson("Jon"))
+
+	s := person{name: "Sean", age: 50}
+	fmt.Println(s.name)
+
+	sp := &s
+	fmt.Println(sp.age)
+
+	sp.age = 51
+	fmt.Println(sp.age)
+}
diff --git a/variadic.go b/variadic.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d787a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variadic.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func sum(nums ...int) {
+	fmt.Print(nums, " ")
+	total := 0
+	for _, num := range nums {
+		total += num
+	}
+	fmt.Println(total)
+}
+
+func sentence(words ...string) {
+	snt := ""
+	for _, word := range words {
+		snt += word + " "
+	}
+	fmt.Println(snt)
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	sum(1, 2)
+	sum(1, 2, 3)
+
+	nums := []int{1, 2, 3, 4}
+	sum(nums...)
+
+	sentence("This", "is", "my", "useless", "function")
+}