diff --git a/mkv_this/functions.py b/mkv_this/functions.py
index 0493f39..aeb1382 100644
--- a/mkv_this/functions.py
+++ b/mkv_this/functions.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def writesentence(tmodel, args_sen, args_out, args_over, args_len):
 
 # functions for directory:
 def dir_list(directory):
+    "fetch list of text files from a directory"
     # create a list of files to concatenate:
     matches = []
     if os.path.isdir(directory) is True:
@@ -116,10 +117,11 @@ def dir_list(directory):
     return matches  # returns a LIST of filenames
 
 
-# feed this one the matches list:
-def dir_cat(matchlist, batchfile):
+# feed this the matches list:
+def dir_cat(matchlist, bulkfile):
+    "takes a list of files, concatenates their contents into a single file"
     # concatenate into batchfile.txt:
-    with open(batchfile, "w") as outfile:
+    with open(bulkfile, "w") as outfile:
         for fname in matchlist:
             try:
                 with open(fname, encoding="utf-8") as infile:
diff --git a/mkv_this/mkv_this.py b/mkv_this/mkv_this.py
index 6a00b53..0f1f535 100755
--- a/mkv_this/mkv_this.py
+++ b/mkv_this/mkv_this.py
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ def main():
             elif args.directory:
                 matchlist = dir_list(args.infile)
                 # place batchfile.txt in user-given directory:
-                batchfile = os.path.dirname(args.infile) + os.path.sep + "batchfile.txt"
+                #batchfile = os.path.dirname(args.infile) + os.path.sep + "batchfile.txt"
+                batchfile = args.infile + os.path.sep + "batchfile.txt"
                 dir_cat(matchlist, batchfile)
                 text = read(batchfile)
                 os.unlink(batchfile)
@@ -167,9 +168,10 @@ def main():
             elif args.directory:
                 matchlist = dir_list(args.infile)
                 # place batchfile.txt in user-given directory:
-                batchfile = os.path.dirname(args.infile) + os.path.sep + "batchfile.txt"
+                batchfile = args.infile + os.path.sep + "batchfile.txt"
                 dir_cat(matchlist, batchfile)
                 text = read(batchfile)
+                os.unlink(batchfile)
             # or normal:
             else:
                 text = read(args.infile)
@@ -209,9 +211,10 @@ def main():
         elif args.directory:
             matchlist = dir_list(args.infile)
             # place batchfile.txt in user-given directory:
-            batchfile = os.path.dirname(args.infile) + os.path.sep + "batchfile.txt"
+            batchfile = args.infile + os.path.sep + "batchfile.txt"
             dir_cat(matchlist, batchfile)
             text = read(batchfile)
+            os.unlink(batchfile)
         # or local:
         else:
             text = read(args.infile)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4dad061..b7b5d50 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ with open(path.join(this_directory, "README.md"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
 
 setup(
     name="mkv-this",
-    version="0.2.0",
+    version="0.2.1",
     description="cli wrapper for markovify: take a text file or URL, markovify, save the results.",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",