diff --git a/src/compiler.rs b/src/compiler.rs
index 0088f34..0c921cf 100644
--- a/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/src/compiler.rs
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ impl Chunk {
                     self.bytecode[idx] = self.bytecode.len() as u8 - idx as u8 + 2;
                 }
             }
+            Fn(lfn) => {
+                let fn_chunk = Chunk::new()
+            }
             _ => todo!(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9b57c3c..7a65c1e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ pub fn run(src: &'static str) {
         return;
     }
 
+    // ::sigh:: The AST should be 'static
+    // This simplifies lifetimes, and
+    // in any event, the AST should live forever
     let parsed: &'static Spanned<Ast> = Box::leak(Box::new(parse_result.unwrap()));
 
     let mut chunk = Chunk::new(parsed, "test", src);
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 0556d42..e9a77e6 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ impl fmt::Display for StringPart {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct LFn {
+    name: &'static str,
+    clauses: Vec<Spanned<Ast>>,
+    doc: Option<&'static str>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Dissectible)]
 pub enum Ast {
     // a special Error node
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ pub enum Ast {
         Box<Option<Spanned<Self>>>,
         Box<Spanned<Self>>,
     ),
-    Fn(&'static str, Vec<Spanned<Self>>, Option<&'static str>),
+    Fn(LFn),
     FnDeclaration(&'static str),
     Panic(Box<Spanned<Self>>),
     Do(Vec<Spanned<Self>>),
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index bb8ca4f..d42585b 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 pub struct LFn {
     pub name: &'static str,
     pub body: Vec<Spanned<Ast>>,
-    pub doc: Option<&'static str>,
-    pub enclosing: Vec<(usize, Value)>,
-    pub has_run: bool,
-    pub input: &'static str,
-    pub src: &'static str,
+    // pub doc: Option<&'static str>,
+    // pub enclosing: Vec<(usize, Value)>,
+    // pub has_run: bool,
+    // pub input: &'static str,
+    // pub src: &'static str,
     pub chunk: Chunk,
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub enum Value {
     List(Box<Vector<Value>>),
     Dict(Box<HashMap<usize, Value>>),
     Box(Rc<RefCell<Value>>),
-    Fn(Rc<RefCell<LFn>>),
+    Fn(Rc<LFn>),
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for Value {
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Value {
                     .join(", ")
             ),
             Box(value) => write!(f, "box {}", value.as_ref().borrow()),
+            Fn(lfn) => write!(f, "fn {}", lfn.name),
             _ => todo!(),
         }
     }
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ impl Value {
             }
             String(s) => s.as_ref().clone(),
             Box(x) => format!("box {{ {} }}", x.as_ref().borrow().show(ctx)),
+            Fn(lfn) => format!("fn {}", lfn.name),
             _ => todo!(),
         }
     }