diff --git a/src/frontmatter/excerpt.js b/src/frontmatter/excerpt.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c1e1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontmatter/excerpt.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// get excerpt, not decoded, newlines collapsed
+module.exports = (post) => {
+  const excerpt = post.data.encoded[1].replace(/[(\r\n|\n|\r)]/gm, " ");
+  return excerpt;
+};
diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index 0a82f3e..e1dafa9 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -110,11 +110,6 @@ function getPostCoverImageId(postData) {
 	return id;
 }
 
-function getPostExcerpt(post) {
-  const excerpt = post.encoded[1].replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, " "); 
-  return excerpt;
-}
-
 function collectAttachedImages(channelData) {
 	const images = getItemsOfType(channelData, 'attachment')
 		// filter to certain image file types