diff --git a/views/stories/comments.jade b/views/stories/comments.jade
index 649283cf3fc..5826fef54ce 100644
--- a/views/stories/comments.jade
+++ b/views/stories/comments.jade
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@
                                     var commentId = $(this).attr('id');
                                     $(div).html(
                                             "<div class='formgroup comment-to-comment-formgroup'>" +
-                                                "<textarea class='form-control' id='comment-to-comment-textarea' maxlength='140' autofocus></textarea>" +
-                                                    '<div class="clearfix">' +
-                                                        '<span class="pull-left" id="textarea_feedback"></span>' +
-                                                        "<button class='btn btn-small btn-primary pull-right' id='submit-comment-to-comment'>Submit</button>" +
+                                                "<text class='form-control' id='comment-to-comment-textarea' maxlength='140' autofocus></textarea>" +
+                                                '<span class="pull-left" id="textarea_feedback"></span>' +
+                                                "<button class='btn btn-small btn-primary pull-right' id='submit-comment-to-comment'>Submit</button>" +
                                                     '</div>' +
 
                                             "</div>"
diff --git a/views/stories/show.jade b/views/stories/show.jade
index b6c99affefd..4313a5aa56a 100644
--- a/views/stories/show.jade
+++ b/views/stories/show.jade
@@ -34,18 +34,13 @@
                                 |  &nbsp;·&nbsp;
                                 a#reply-to-main-post Reply
     .col-xs-12#reply-area
-
-
-
     .hidden-element#initial-comment-submit
         form.form-horizontal.control-label-story-submission
-        .col-xs-12
-            .form-group
-                h3.row
-                    textarea#comment-box.form-control(name="comment-box", rows=5)
-                h3.row.text-center
-                    .col-xs-6.col-xs-offset-3
-                        button.btn.btn-block.btn-primary#comment-button Comment
+            .col-xs-12
+                .input-group
+                    input#comment-box.big-text-field.field-responsive.form-control(type='text', placeholder='Enter your reply', autofocus)
+                    span.input-group-btn
+                        button#comment-button.btn.btn-big.btn-primary.btn-responsive(type='button') Send
 
     script.
         $('#reply-to-main-post').on('click', function() {
diff --git a/views/stories/submit-story.jade b/views/stories/submit-story.jade
index cd67e38cd36..10cda357889 100644
--- a/views/stories/submit-story.jade
+++ b/views/stories/submit-story.jade
@@ -14,16 +14,23 @@
                 .col-xs-12.col-md-1
                     label.control-label.control-label-story-submission(for='name') Title
                 .col-xs-12.col-md-11
-                    input#story-title.form-control(placeholder='Type a headline for your link here', name='Title', autofocus)
+                    input#story-title.form-control(placeholder='Type a headline for your link here', name='Title', maxlength='140' autofocus)
             .form-group
                 .col-xs-12.col-md-1
                     label.control-label.control-label-story-submission(for='name') Description
                 .col-xs-12.col-md-11
-                    textarea#description-box.form-control(name="comment-box", rows=5, placeholder="Start off the discussion with a description of your post")
-
+                    input#description-box.form-control(name="comment-box", placeholder="Start off the discussion with a description of your post" maxlength='140')
+                    span.pull-left#textarea_feedback
             .spacer
             .form-group
                 button.btn.btn-big.btn-block.btn-primary#story-submit Submit
     script.
         $('#story-url').val(storyURL).attr('disabled', 'disabled');
-        $('#story-title').val(storyTitle);
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+        $('#story-title').val(storyTitle);
+        var text_max = 140;
+        $('#textarea_feedback').html(text_max + ' characters remaining');
+        $('#description-box').keyup(function () {
+            var text_length = $('#description-box').val().length;
+            var text_remaining = text_max - text_length;
+            $('#textarea_feedback').html(text_remaining + ' characters remaining');
+        });