diff --git a/templates/article.html b/templates/article.html
index e094c52..5ae6011 100644
--- a/templates/article.html
+++ b/templates/article.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block title %}{{ article.title }} | {{ SITENAME }}{% endblock %}
+{% block description %}{{ article.title }} | {{ article.content|striptags|truncate(250)|escape }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block subheader %}
 <p>Posted
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 67221f7..94d4231 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <meta charset="utf-8" />
   <meta name="viewport" id="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
   <meta name="author" content="{{ AUTHOR }}">
-  <meta name="description" content="Posts and writings by {{ AUTHOR }}">
+  <meta name="description" content="{% block description %}Posts by {{ AUTHOR }}{% endblock %}">
 
   {% if GOOGLE_PLUS_URL %}
   <link rel="author" href="{{ GOOGLE_PLUS_URL }}?rel=author">