diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fbc4f3..6fcddaa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ The arguments are:
 	- `debug`: to have some feedback from the script execution. Useful for debugging
 	- `force`: force refetch the rss feed and articles
 	- `silent`: don't output the final RSS (useless on its own, but can be nice when debugging)
+	- `first`: return the feed items in the order they initially appear in the feed (morss ohterwise shows the newest items first)
 - http server only
 	- `callback=NAME`: for JSONP calls
 	- `cors`: allow Cross-origin resource sharing (allows XHR calls from other servers)
diff --git a/morss/morss.py b/morss/morss.py
index 74cf39c..b045d13 100644
--- a/morss/morss.py
+++ b/morss/morss.py
@@ -343,8 +343,15 @@ def FeedGather(rss, url, options):
     if options.cache:
         max_time = 0
 
-    now = datetime.now(tz.tzutc())
-    sorted_items = sorted(rss.items, key=lambda x:x.updated or x.time or now, reverse=True)
+    if options.first:
+        # :first to just take the first items in the feed (in sequence)
+        sorted_items = rss.items
+
+    else:
+        # otherwise, take the _newest_, i.e. sort by time
+        now = datetime.now(tz.tzutc())
+        sorted_items = sorted(rss.items, key=lambda x:x.updated or x.time or now, reverse=True)
+
     for i, item in enumerate(sorted_items):
         if time.time() - start_time > lim_time >= 0 or i + 1 > lim_item >= 0:
             log('dropped')
diff --git a/www/sheet.xsl b/www/sheet.xsl
index 059f102..b4204d1 100644
--- a/www/sheet.xsl
+++ b/www/sheet.xsl
@@ -190,7 +190,12 @@
 						<option value="">standard</option>
 						<option value=":firstlink" title="Pull the article from the first available link in the description, instead of the standard link. Useful for Twitter feeds for example, to get the articles referred to in tweets rather than the tweet itself">first (?)</option>
 					</select>
-					link and 
+					link of the 
+					<select>
+						<option value="">newest</option>
+						<option value=":first" title="Return the feed items in the order they appear in the feed (morss ohterwise shows the newest items first)">first (?)</option>
+					</select>
+					items and 
 					<select>
 						<option value="">keep</option>
 						<option value=":nolink:noref">remove</option>