$query = "SELECT * FROM $usertable ORDER BY $date_field DESC";
$result = mysql_query($query);
if($result)
{
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
$user = $row['$user_field'];
$date = $row["$date_field"];
$title = $row["$title_field"];
$story = $row["$story_field"];
echo $user;
}