diff --git a/src/parser/nom_context.rs b/src/parser/nom_context.rs
index efa431ee..1dab499d 100644
--- a/src/parser/nom_context.rs
+++ b/src/parser/nom_context.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@ use nom::error::VerboseError;
 use nom::IResult;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct NomContext {
-    pub fail_matcher: &dyn FnMut(&str) -> IResult<&str, &str, VerboseError<&str>>,
+pub struct NomContext<'a> {
+    pub fail_matcher: &'a dyn FnMut(&str) -> IResult<&str, &str, VerboseError<&str>>,
     /// You can't have nested bolds or links in org-mode
     pub can_match_bold: bool,
     pub can_match_link: bool,
 }
 
-impl NomContext {
-    pub fn new(fail_matcher: &dyn FnMut(&str) -> IResult<&str, &str, VerboseError<&str>>) -> Self {
+impl<'a> NomContext<'a> {
+    pub fn new(
+        fail_matcher: &'a dyn FnMut(&str) -> IResult<&str, &str, VerboseError<&str>>,
+    ) -> Self {
         NomContext {
             fail_matcher,
             can_match_bold: true,
diff --git a/src/parser/text_element_parser.rs b/src/parser/text_element_parser.rs
index 3c64f949..a51e3bc3 100644
--- a/src/parser/text_element_parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/text_element_parser.rs
@@ -20,3 +20,10 @@ use nom::error::VerboseError;
 use nom::multi::many_till;
 use nom::sequence::tuple;
 use nom::IResult;
+
+fn flat_text_element<'s, 'r>(
+    i: &'s str,
+    context: &'r mut NomContext,
+) -> Res<&'s str, TextElement<'s>> {
+    todo!()
+}