diff --git a/.themes/classic/sass/base/_typography.scss b/.themes/classic/sass/base/_typography.scss
index 06d1a98..10cc28f 100644
--- a/.themes/classic/sass/base/_typography.scss
+++ b/.themes/classic/sass/base/_typography.scss
@@ -134,4 +134,11 @@ blockquote {
   font-size: 1.4em;
   line-height: 1.45em;
 }
-
+/* @extend this to force long lines of continuous text to wrap */
+.force-wrap {
+  white-space: -moz-pre-wrap;
+  white-space: -pre-wrap;
+  white-space: -o-pre-wrap;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  word-wrap: break-word;
+}
diff --git a/.themes/classic/sass/partials/_blog.scss b/.themes/classic/sass/partials/_blog.scss
index cc8c684..6ecb04b 100644
--- a/.themes/classic/sass/partials/_blog.scss
+++ b/.themes/classic/sass/partials/_blog.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 article {
   overflow: hidden;
   padding-top: 1em;
+  @extend force-wrap;
   header {
     position: relative;
     padding-top: 2em;
diff --git a/.themes/classic/sass/partials/sidebar/_base.scss b/.themes/classic/sass/partials/sidebar/_base.scss
index b07dffa..ffac111 100644
--- a/.themes/classic/sass/partials/sidebar/_base.scss
+++ b/.themes/classic/sass/partials/sidebar/_base.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 aside[role=sidebar] {
   color: $sidebar-color;
   text-shadow: lighten($sidebar-bg, 8) 0 1px;
+  @extend .force-wrap;
   section {
     @extend .sans;
     font-size: .8em;