diff --git a/ui/markdown.go b/ui/markdown.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ca91c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/markdown.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/charm"
+)
+
+// markdownType allows us to differentiate between the types of markdown
+// documents we're dealing with.
+type markdownType int
+
+const (
+	stashedMarkdown markdownType = iota
+	newsMarkdown
+	localMarkdown
+	convertedMarkdown // used to be local, now its stashed
+)
+
+// markdown wraps charm.Markdown.
+type markdown struct {
+	markdownType markdownType
+	localPath    string // only relevant to local files and converted files that are newly stashed
+	displayPath  string // what we show in the note field
+	charm.Markdown
+}
+
+// sortAsLocal returns whether or not this markdown should be sorted as though
+// it's a local markdown document.
+func (m markdown) sortAsLocal() bool {
+	return m.markdownType == localMarkdown || m.markdownType == convertedMarkdown
+}
+
+// Sort documents with local files first, then by date.
+type markdownsByLocalFirst []*markdown
+
+func (m markdownsByLocalFirst) Len() int      { return len(m) }
+func (m markdownsByLocalFirst) Swap(i, j int) { m[i], m[j] = m[j], m[i] }
+func (m markdownsByLocalFirst) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	iIsLocal := m[i].sortAsLocal()
+	jIsLocal := m[j].sortAsLocal()
+
+	// Local files (and files that used to be local) come first
+	if iIsLocal && !jIsLocal {
+		return true
+	}
+	if !iIsLocal && jIsLocal {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// If both are local files, sort by filename. Note that we should never
+	// hit equality here since two files can't have the same path.
+	if iIsLocal && jIsLocal {
+		return strings.Compare(m[i].localPath, m[j].localPath) == -1
+	}
+
+	// Neither are local files so sort by date descending
+	if !m[i].CreatedAt.Equal(m[j].CreatedAt) {
+		return m[i].CreatedAt.After(m[j].CreatedAt)
+	}
+
+	// If the timestamps also match, sort by ID.
+	return m[i].ID > m[j].ID
+}
diff --git a/ui/stash.go b/ui/stash.go
index a69ea69..6e379bd 100644
--- a/ui/stash.go
+++ b/ui/stash.go
@@ -43,62 +43,6 @@ type deletedStashedItemMsg int
 
 // MODEL
 
-// markdownType allows us to differentiate between the types of markdown
-// documents we're dealing with, namely stuff the user stashed versus news.
-type markdownType int
-
-const (
-	stashedMarkdown markdownType = iota
-	newsMarkdown
-	localMarkdown
-	convertedMarkdown // used to be local, now its stashed
-)
-
-// markdown wraps charm.Markdown so we can differentiate between stashed items
-// and news.
-type markdown struct {
-	markdownType markdownType
-	localPath    string // only relevant to local files and converted files that are newly stashed
-	displayPath  string // what we show in the note field
-	charm.Markdown
-}
-
-func (m markdown) sortAsLocal() bool {
-	return m.markdownType == localMarkdown || m.markdownType == convertedMarkdown
-}
-
-// Sort documents with local files first, then by date.
-type markdownsByLocalFirst []*markdown
-
-func (m markdownsByLocalFirst) Len() int      { return len(m) }
-func (m markdownsByLocalFirst) Swap(i, j int) { m[i], m[j] = m[j], m[i] }
-func (m markdownsByLocalFirst) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	iIsLocal := m[i].sortAsLocal()
-	jIsLocal := m[j].sortAsLocal()
-
-	// Local files (and files that used to be local) come first
-	if iIsLocal && !jIsLocal {
-		return true
-	}
-	if !iIsLocal && jIsLocal {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// If both are local files, sort by filename. Note that we should never
-	// hit equality here since two files can't have the same path.
-	if iIsLocal && jIsLocal {
-		return strings.Compare(m[i].localPath, m[j].localPath) == -1
-	}
-
-	// Neither are local files so sort by date descending
-	if !m[i].CreatedAt.Equal(m[j].CreatedAt) {
-		return m[i].CreatedAt.After(m[j].CreatedAt)
-	}
-
-	// If the timestamps also match, sort by ID.
-	return m[i].ID > m[j].ID
-}
-
 type loadedState byte
 
 const (