With some skullwork, you can get an impressive amount done

I know it’s much more versatile than how I’m using it. All I need is a simple list of posts, which can be configured in a few crucial ways, and styled as list items. It does that admirably. Add to that a very responsive developer and lots of documentation, and this plugin’s a real winner.

Improvement? I can imagine a shortcode generator making the process faster/more intuitive for the code-challenged.