gistfile1.php

  	$counter = 0;
			$ref_month = '';
			$monthly = new WP_Query(array('posts_per_page' => 10));
			if( $monthly->have_posts() ) : while( $monthly->have_posts() ) : $monthly->the_post();

			    if( get_the_date('mY') != $ref_month ) { 
			        if( $ref_month ) echo "\n".'</ul>';
			        echo "\n".'<h6>'.get_the_date('F').'</h6>';
			        echo "\n".'<ul>';
			        $ref_month = get_the_date('mY');
			        $counter = 0;
			    }

			if( $counter++ < 5 ) echo "\n".'   <li><a href='.get_permalink($post->ID).'>'.get_the_title($post->ID).'</a></li>';

			endwhile; 
			echo "\n".'</ul>';
			endif;