diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8718322..7070a2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,27 +8,80 @@ using Node.js v10+'s `fs.readdir`'s `withFileTypes` and ES 2021)
 ```js
 await Walk.walk(pathname, walkFunc);
 
-function walkFunc(err, pathname, dirent) {
-  // ...
+async function walkFunc(err, pathname, dirent) {
+  // err is failure to lstat a file or directory
+  // pathname is relative path, including the file or folder name
+  // dirent = { name, isDirectory(), isFile(), isSymbolicLink(), ... }
+
+  if (err) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  console.log(pathname);
 }
 ```
 
-Where
+# Table of Contents
 
-- `err` is a failure to lstat a file or directory
-- `pathname` may be relative
-- `dirent` is an `fs.Dirent` that has
-  - `dirent.name`
-  - `dirent.isFile()`
-  - `dirent.isDirectory()`
-  - `dirent.isSymbolicLink()`
-  - etc
+- Install
+- Usage
+  - CommonJS
+  - ES Modules
+- API
+  - Walk.walk
+    - walkFunc
+    - Example: filter dotfiles
+  - Walk.create
+    - withFileStats
+    - sort (and filter)
+- [Node walk in <50 Lines of Code](https://therootcompany.com/blog/fs-walk-for-node-js/)
+- License (MPL-2.0)
 
-# Examples
+# Install
 
-You can use this with Node v12+ using Vanilla JS or ES2021.
+```bash
+npm install --save @root/walk
+```
 
-## ES 2021 Modules
+# Usage
+
+You can use this with Node v12+ using Vanilla JS (CommonJS) or ES2021 (ES Modules).
+
+## CommonJS (Vanilla JS / ES5)
+
+```js
+var Walk = require("@root/walk");
+var path = require("path");
+
+Walk.walk("./", walkFunc).then(function () {
+  console.log("Done");
+});
+
+// walkFunc must be async, or return a Promise
+function walkFunc(err, pathname, dirent) {
+  if (err) {
+    // throw an error to stop walking
+    // (or return to ignore and keep going)
+    console.warn("fs stat error for %s: %s", pathname, err.message);
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
+
+  // return false to skip a directory
+  // (ex: skipping "dot file" directories)
+  if (dirent.isDirectory() && dirent.name.startsWith(".")) {
+    return Promise.resolve(false);
+  }
+
+  // fs.Dirent is a slimmed-down, faster version of fs.Stats
+  console.log("name:", dirent.name, "in", path.dirname(pathname));
+  // (only one of these will be true)
+  console.log("is file?", dirent.isFile());
+  console.log("is link?", dirent.isSymbolicLink());
+
+  return Promise.resolve();
+}
+```
+
+## ECMAScript 2021 (ES Modules)
 
 `@root/walk` can be used with async/await or Promises.
 
@@ -36,55 +89,28 @@ You can use this with Node v12+ using Vanilla JS or ES2021.
 import { walk } from "@root/walk";
 import path from "path";
 
-await walk("./", async (err, pathname, dirent) => {
-  if (err) {
-    // throw an error to stop walking
-    // (or return to ignore and keep going)
-    console.warn("fs stat error for %s: %s", pathname, err.message);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // return false to skip a directory
-  // (ex: skipping "dot files")
-  if (dirent.isDirectory() && dirent.name.startsWith(".")) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // fs.Dirent is a slimmed-down, faster version of fs.Stat
-  console.log("name:", dirent.name, "in", path.dirname(pathname));
-  // (only one of these will be true)
-  console.log("is file?", dirent.isFile());
-  console.log("is link?", dirent.isSymbolicLink());
-});
-
-console.log("Done");
-```
-
-## Vanilla JS (ES5)
-
-```js
-var Walk = require("@root/walk");
-var path = require("path");
-
-Walk.walk("./", function walkFunc(err, pathname, dirent) {
+const walkFunc = async (err, pathname, dirent) => {
   if (err) {
     throw err;
   }
 
   if (dirent.isDirectory() && dirent.name.startsWith(".")) {
-    return Promise.resolve(false);
+    return false;
   }
-  console.log("name:", dirent.name, "in", path.dirname(pathname));
 
-  return Promise.resolve();
-}).then(function () {
-  console.log("Done");
-});
+  console.log("name:", dirent.name, "in", path.dirname(pathname));
+};
+
+await walk("./", walkFunc);
+
+console.log("Done");
 ```
 
 # API Documentation
 
-`Walk.walk` walks `pathname` (inclusive) and calls `walkFunc` for each file system entry.
+## Walk.walk(pathname, walkFunc)
+
+`Walk.walk` walks `pathname` (inclusive) and calls `walkFunc` for each file system entity.
 
 It can be used with Promises:
 
@@ -99,21 +125,18 @@ await Walk.walk(pathname, asyncWalker);
 ```
 
 The behavior should exactly match Go's
-[`filepath.Walk`](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Walk) with 3 exceptions:
+[`filepath.Walk`](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Walk) with a few exceptions:
 
 - uses JavaScript Promises/async/await
-- receives `dirent` rather than `lstat` (for performance)
+- receives `dirent` rather than `lstat` (for performance, see `withFileStats`)
+- optional parameters to change stat behavior and sort order
 
-<!-- TODO
-- can be created with `options` to change default behaviors
--->
-
-## walkFunc
+### walkFunc
 
 Handles each directory entry
 
 ```js
-function walker(err, pathname, dirent) {
+async function walkFunc(err, pathname, dirent) {
   // `err` is a file system stat error
   // `pathname` is the full pathname, including the file name
   // `dirent` is an fs.Dirent with a `name`, `isDirectory`, `isFile`, etc
@@ -121,11 +144,82 @@ function walker(err, pathname, dirent) {
 }
 ```
 
-<!-- TODO
-## create(options)
+## Walk.create(options)
 
 Create a custom walker with these options:
 
-- `withFileTypes: false` walkFunc will receive String[] instead of fs.Dirent[]
-- `sort: sortFunc`
--->
+- `withFileStats: true` walkFunc will receive fs.Stats[] from fs.lstat instead of fs.Dirent[]
+- `sort: (entities) => entities.sort()` sort and/or filter entities before walking them
+
+```js
+const walk = Walk.create({
+  withFileStats: true,
+  sort: (entities) => entities.sort()),
+});
+```
+
+## withFileStats
+
+By default `walk` will use `fs.readdir(pathname, { withFileTypes: true })` which returns `fs.Dirent[]`,
+which only has name and file type info, but is much faster when you don't need the complete `fs.Stats`.
+
+Enable `withFileStats` to use get full `fs.Stats`. This will use `fs.readdir(pathname)` (returning `String[]`)
+and then call `fs.lstat(pathname)` - including `mtime`, `birthtime`, `uid`, etc - right after.
+
+```js
+const walk = Walk.create({
+  withFileStats: true,
+});
+
+walk(".", async function (err, pathname, stat) {
+  console.log(stat.name, stat.uid, stat.birthtime, stat.isDirectory());
+});
+```
+
+## sort (and filter)
+
+Sometimes you want to give priority to walking certain directories first.
+
+The `sort` option allows you to specify a funciton that modifies the `fs.Dirent[]` entities (default) or `String[]` filenames (`withFileStats: true`).
+
+Since you must return the sorted array, you can also filter here if you'd prefer.
+
+```js
+const byNameWithoutDotFiles = (entities) => {
+  // sort by name
+  // filter dot files
+  return entities
+    .sort((a, b) => {
+      if (a.name > b.name) {
+        return 1;
+      }
+      if (a.name < b.name) {
+        return -1;
+      }
+      return 0;
+    })
+    .filter((ent) => !ent.name.startsWith("."));
+};
+
+const walk = Walk.create({ sort: byNameWithoutDotFiles });
+
+walk(".", async function (err, pathname, stat) {
+  // each directories contents will be listed alphabetically
+  console.log(pathname);
+});
+```
+
+Note: this gets the result of `fs.readdir()`. If `withFileStats` is `true` you will get a `String[]` of filenames - because this hapens BEFORE `fs.lstat()` is called - otherwise you will get `fs.Dirent[]`.
+
+# node walk in 50 lines of code
+
+If you're like me and you hate dependencies,
+here's the bare minimum node fs walk function:
+
+See [snippet.js](/snippet.js) or <https://therootcompany.com/blog/fs-walk-for-node-js/>.
+
+# License
+
+The main module, as published to NPM, is licensed the MPL-2.0.
+
+The ~50 line snippet is licensed CC0-1.0 (Public Domain).
diff --git a/bin/walk.js b/bin/walk.js
index a506554..46a82d8 100644
--- a/bin/walk.js
+++ b/bin/walk.js
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-import path from "path";
-//import { walk } from "../index.js";
+"use strict";
 
-import Walk from "../index.js";
-var walk = Walk.create({
-  sort: function (ents) {
-    return ents.filter(function (ent) {
-      return !ent.name.startsWith(".");
-    });
-  },
-});
+var path = require("path");
+var Walk = require("../index.js");
+
+var walk = Walk.walk;
+var alt = process.argv[2];
+
+if (alt) {
+  walk = Walk.create({
+    sort: function (ents) {
+      return ents.filter(function (ent) {
+        return !ent.name.startsWith(".");
+      });
+    },
+  });
+}
 
 var rootpath = process.argv[2] || ".";
 
@@ -17,23 +23,21 @@ walk(rootpath, async function (err, pathname, dirent) {
     throw err;
   }
 
-  /*
-  if (dirent.name.startsWith(".")) {
-    return false;
+  if (!alt) {
+    if (dirent.name.startsWith(".")) {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
-  */
 
-  var entType;
+  var entType = "?";
   if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
-    entType = " dir";
+    entType = "d";
   } else if (dirent.isFile()) {
-    entType = "file";
+    entType = "f";
   } else if (dirent.isSymbolicLink()) {
-    entType = "link";
-  } else {
-    entType = "----";
+    entType = "@";
   }
-  console.info("[%s] %s", entType, path.dirname(path.resolve(pathname)), dirent.name);
+  console.info("%s %s", entType, path.dirname(path.resolve(pathname)), dirent.name);
 }).catch(function (err) {
   console.error(err.stack);
 });
diff --git a/create.js b/create.js
index e550194..db01904 100644
--- a/create.js
+++ b/create.js
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const fs = require("fs").promises;
+const Walk = require("./walk.js");
+const path = require("path");
+const _withFileTypes = { withFileTypes: true };
+const _noopts = {};
+const _pass = (err) => err;
+
 // a port of Go's filepath.Walk
-
-import { promises as fs } from "fs";
-import Walk from "./walk.js";
-import path from "path";
-
-var _withFileTypes = { withFileTypes: true };
-var _noopts = {};
-
-function pass(err) {
-  return err;
-}
-
 Walk.create = function (opts) {
   if (!opts) {
     opts = _noopts;
@@ -28,7 +25,7 @@ Walk.create = function (opts) {
     // the first run, or if false === withFileTypes
     if ("string" === typeof _dirent) {
       let _name = path.basename(path.resolve(pathname));
-      _dirent = await fs.lstat(pathname).catch(pass);
+      _dirent = await fs.lstat(pathname).catch(_pass);
       if (_dirent instanceof Error) {
         err = _dirent;
       } else {
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ Walk.create = function (opts) {
     }
 
     // run the user-supplied function and either skip, bail, or continue
-    err = await walkFunc(err, pathname, _dirent).catch(pass);
+    err = await walkFunc(err, pathname, _dirent).catch(_pass);
     if (false === err || Walk.skipDir === err) {
       return;
     }
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ Walk.create = function (opts) {
 
     // TODO check if the error is "not a directory"
     // (and thus allow false === opts.withFileTypes)
-    let result = await fs.readdir(pathname, _readdirOpts).catch(pass);
+    let result = await fs.readdir(pathname, _readdirOpts).catch(_pass);
     if (result instanceof Error) {
       return walkFunc(result, pathname, _dirent);
     }
@@ -73,4 +70,4 @@ Walk.create = function (opts) {
   return _walk;
 };
 
-export default Walk;
+module.exports = Walk;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 50f7f40..12660a5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import Walk from "./walk.js";
-import Walk2 from "./create.js";
+"use strict";
 
-Walk.create = Walk2.create;
-
-export default Walk;
+module.exports = require("./walk.js");
+module.exports.create = require("./create.js").create;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 46498e9..624005f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   "description": "fs.walk for node (as a port of Go's filepath.Walk)",
   "homepage": "https://git.rootprojects.org/root/walk.js",
   "main": "index.js",
-  "type": "module",
   "files": [
     "walk.js",
     "create.js"
   ],
   "scripts": {
+    "prettier": "npx prettier --write '**/*.{md,js,mjs,cjs}'",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/snippet.js b/snippet.js
index 872043c..a8d80c1 100644
--- a/snippet.js
+++ b/snippet.js
@@ -1,55 +1,77 @@
-// ECMAScript 2021
-// (or Vanilla JS)
-import { promises as fs } from "fs";
-// or let fs = require("fs").promises;
-import path from "path";
-// or let path = require("path");
+/**
+ * @license
+ * walk.js - fs.walk for node.js (a port of Go's filepath.Walk)
+ *
+ * Written in 2020 by AJ ONeal <coolaj86@gmail.com>
+ * To the extent possible under law, the author(s) have dedicated all copyright
+ * and related and neighboring rights to this software to the public domain
+ * worldwide. This software is distributed without any warranty.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along with
+ * this software. If not, see <https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+async function walk(pathname, walkFunc, dirent) {
+  const fs = require("fs").promises;
+  const path = require("path");
+  const _pass = (err) => err;
 
-// a port of Go's filepath.Walk
-async function walk(pathname, walkFunc, _dirent) {
   let err;
-  function pass(e) {
-    return e;
-  }
 
-  // special case of the very first run
-  if (!_dirent) {
-    let _name = path.basename(path.resolve(pathname));
-    _dirent = await fs.lstat(pathname).catch(pass);
-    if (_dirent instanceof Error) {
-      err = _dirent;
+  // special case: walk the very first file or folder
+  if (!dirent) {
+    let filename = path.basename(path.resolve(pathname));
+    dirent = await fs.lstat(pathname).catch(_pass);
+    if (dirent instanceof Error) {
+      err = dirent;
     } else {
-      _dirent.name = _name;
+      dirent.name = filename;
     }
   }
 
   // run the user-supplied function and either skip, bail, or continue
-  err = await walkFunc(err, pathname, _dirent).catch(pass);
+  err = await walkFunc(err, pathname, dirent).catch(_pass);
   if (false === err) {
+    // walkFunc can return false to skip
     return;
   }
   if (err instanceof Error) {
+    // if walkFunc throws, we throw
     throw err;
   }
 
   // "walk does not follow symbolic links"
-  if (!_dirent.isDirectory()) {
+  // (doing so could cause infinite loops)
+  if (!dirent.isDirectory()) {
     return;
   }
-  let result = await fs.readdir(pathname, { withFileTypes: true }).catch(pass);
+  let result = await fs.readdir(pathname, { withFileTypes: true }).catch(_pass);
   if (result instanceof Error) {
-    return walkFunc(result, pathname, _dirent);
+    // notify on directory read error
+    return walkFunc(result, pathname, dirent);
   }
-  for (let dirent of result) {
-    await walk(path.join(pathname, dirent.name), walkFunc, dirent);
+  for (let entity of result) {
+    await walk(path.join(pathname, entity.name), walkFunc, entity);
   }
 }
 
+// Example Usage:
+const path = require("path");
 walk("./", function (err, pathname, dirent) {
   if (dirent.name.startsWith(".")) {
     return Promise.resolve(false);
   }
 
-  console.log(path.resolve(pathname));
+  var typ = "-";
+  if (dirent.isFile()) {
+    typ = "f";
+  } else if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
+    typ = "d";
+  } else if (dirent.isSymbolicLink()) {
+    typ = "@";
+  }
+  console.info(typ, path.resolve(pathname));
   return Promise.resolve(true);
 });
diff --git a/walk.js b/walk.js
index 6ad60c2..e63ca58 100644
--- a/walk.js
+++ b/walk.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { promises as fs } from "fs";
-import path from "path";
+"use strict";
+
+const fs = require("fs").promises;
+const path = require("path");
 
-const _withFileTypes = { withFileTypes: true };
 const skipDir = new Error("skip this directory");
+const _withFileTypes = { withFileTypes: true };
 const pass = (err) => err;
 
 // a port of Go's filepath.Walk
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ const walk = async (pathname, walkFunc, _dirent) => {
   }
 };
 
-export default {
+module.exports = {
   walk,
   skipDir,
 };