diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 47f083a..4cdf2fb 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pygmentsUseClasses = false
 disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "term"]
 
 [params]
-	description = "Seirdy's Home: personal website and blog for Rohan Kumar, A.K.A. Seirdy"
+	description = "My personal IndieWeb site. I write about and develop software to promote user autonomy. Topics include accessibility, security, privacy, and software freedom."
 	src = "https://sr.ht/~seirdy/seirdy.one/"
 	canonicalBaseURL = "https://seirdy.one" # I have mirrors with different baseURLs
 	webmentionEndpoint = "https://seirdy.one/webmentions/receive"
diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md
index 8a781f1..3177ec3 100644
--- a/content/_index.md
+++ b/content/_index.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ outputs:
     - atom
     - RSS
 title: Seirdy's Home
-description: "Seirdy's Home: personal website and blog for Rohan Kumar, A.K.A. Seirdy. I write about and develop software to promote user autonomy."
 sitemap:
     - ChangeFreq: weekly
     - Priority: 0.9
diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml b/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml
index f3fb26a..59f0045 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@
 	<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="{{ .Permalink }}atom.xml" />
 	<logo>{{ $icon_png.Permalink }}</logo>
   <icon>{{ .Site.Params.icon | absURL }}</icon>
-  <subtitle>{{ .Params.Description }}</subtitle>
+	<subtitle>
+		{{- if .Params.Description -}}
+			{{- .Params.Description -}}
+		{{- else -}}
+			{{- .Site.Params.Description -}}
+		{{- end -}}
+	</subtitle>
 	<sy:updatePeriod>{{ $period }}</sy:updatePeriod>
 	<sy:updateFrequency>2</sy:updateFrequency>
   <author>
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 4c00380..8de6db5 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{ define "main" -}}
 <main id="main" tabindex="-1">
 <h1 id="seirdys-home">Seirdy’s Home</h1>
-<aside><p>It me.</p></aside>
+<p itemprop="description">{{ .Site.Params.Description }}</p>
 <hr />
 <div class="narrow">
 {{ partial "processed-content.html" . }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index 0647d1c..9a135b9 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@
 	{{- end }}
 	<link rel="authorization_endpoint" href="{{ site.Params.IndieAuth }}" />
 	<title>{{ .Title }}{{ if and (lt (len .Title) 54) (ne $canonicalRelPermalink "/") }} - Seirdy{{ end }}</title>
-	{{ $description := .Site.Params.Description -}}
+	{{ $description := "" -}}
 	{{- if .Params.description -}}
 		{{- $description = .Params.Description -}}
+	{{- else if .IsHome -}}
+		{{- $description = .Site.Params.Description -}}
 	{{- else if .Summary -}}
 		{{- $description = .Summary | replaceRE `\n` ` ` | replaceRE `\&rsquo;` `’` | replaceRE `\&nbsp;` `\&#160;` | replaceRE `\&ldquo;` `“` | replaceRE `\&rdquo;` `”` | replaceRE `\&hellip;` `—` | replaceRE `\&mdash;` `—` | replaceRE `\&shy;` `\&#173;` | replaceRE `&lsquo;` `‘` | safeHTML -}}
 	{{- end -}}