:root {
  --paper: #f5f0e7;
  --paper-light: #fbf8f2;
  --ink: #2e2924;
  --muted: #766b5e;
  --clay: #a75f46;
  --clay-dark: #784230;
  --sage: #66705d;
  --gold: #b18b43;
  --rule: #d8ccba;
  --display: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --body: "Spectral", Georgia, serif;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { margin: 0; color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper-light); font-family: var(--body); font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.72; }
a { color: var(--clay-dark); text-underline-offset: .18em; }
a:hover { color: var(--clay); }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
.skip-link { position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; padding: .7rem 1rem; background: #fff; z-index: 100; }
.skip-link:focus { left: 1rem; top: 1rem; }
.site-header { min-height: 82px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem; padding: 1rem clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 5rem); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); background: rgba(251,248,242,.97); }
.wordmark { color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem); text-decoration: none; }
.site-header nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .65rem 1.5rem; }
.site-header nav a { color: var(--ink); font-size: .75rem; letter-spacing: .11em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
.site-header nav a:hover { color: var(--clay); }
.page-shell, .article-shell { width: min(100% - 2.5rem, 1120px); margin-inline: auto; }
.page-hero { padding: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 8rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6rem); text-align: center; }
.eyebrow { margin: 0 0 .85rem; color: var(--sage); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.eyebrow a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.08; }
h1 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 9vw, 6.8rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
.page-intro, .dek { max-width: 720px; margin: 1.4rem auto 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2.5vw, 1.35rem); }
.writing-intro p { margin: 0 0 1em; }
.subject-explorer { padding: 0 0 clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); text-align: center; }
.subject-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; margin-top: 1.5rem; background: var(--rule); border: 1px solid var(--rule); text-align: left; }
.subject-card { display: block; min-height: 230px; padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper-light); text-decoration: none; transition: background-color .2s ease, color .2s ease; }
.subject-card:hover { color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper); }
.subject-card h2 { margin: 0 0 1rem; color: var(--clay-dark); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); }
.subject-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }
.author-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 6rem); align-items: start; padding: 0 0 7rem; }
.author-layout img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4/5; object-fit: cover; }
.prose { max-width: 720px; }
.prose p:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.writing-list { padding: 0 0 7rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.section-label { padding-top: 2.2rem; }
.writing-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 10rem minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 1.5rem; padding: 2.2rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.writing-card time, .article-meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: .86rem; }
.writing-card h2 { margin: 0 0 .4rem; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.7rem); }
.writing-card h2 a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.writing-card p { margin: .4rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); }
.browse { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: .7rem; margin-top: 2rem; }
.browse a { padding: .5rem .9rem; border: 1px solid var(--rule); text-decoration: none; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.article-shell { max-width: 820px; padding: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 8rem) 0; }
.article-header { text-align: center; padding-bottom: 3rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.article-header h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 5.4rem); }
.article-body { padding-top: 2.5rem; font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2.2vw, 1.2rem); }
.article-body p { margin: 0 0 1.55em; }
.article-body blockquote { margin: 2.5rem 0; padding-left: 1.5rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); color: var(--muted); font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.45rem; font-style: italic; }
.article-tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.article-tags span { color: var(--sage); font-size: .75rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.empty-state { padding: 3rem 0 7rem; color: var(--muted); text-align: center; }
.site-footer { padding: 3rem 1.25rem; color: #eee7da; background: #302d29; text-align: center; }
.site-footer img { width: 150px; }
.site-footer p { margin: 1rem 0 0; color: #bdb4a7; font-size: .8rem; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .site-header { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: .55rem; }
  .site-header nav { gap: .35rem 1rem; }
  .author-layout, .writing-card, .subject-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .subject-card { min-height: 0; }
  .writing-card { gap: .25rem; }
}