:root {
  --bg: #fdf8f4;
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --ink: #2e2832;
  --ink-soft: #6a5a68;
  --rule: #ebd9e3;
  --primary: #8b5a8e;
  --primary-dark: #6a4068;
  --accent: #c79c54;
  --serif: 'Iowan Old Style', 'Hoefler Text', Georgia, serif;
  --sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
body { font-family: var(--serif); background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.7; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 17px; }
.container { max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }
.container-narrow { max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }
a { color: var(--primary); }
a:hover { color: var(--primary-dark); }

/* Header — masthead style */
.masthead { padding: 32px 0 20px; text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.masthead-kicker { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.masthead .brand { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 42px; color: var(--primary); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 400; display: block; line-height: 1; }
.masthead .tagline { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-soft); letter-spacing: 0.05em; margin-top: 12px; }
.masthead nav { margin-top: 24px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 32px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.masthead nav a { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); text-decoration: none; }
.masthead nav a:hover { color: var(--primary); }

/* Featured post */
.featured-post { padding: 64px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.featured-eyebrow { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.featured-post h1 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 56px; line-height: 1.1; font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 24px; max-width: 20ch; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.featured-post h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--primary); }
.featured-post .lede { font-size: 19px; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 60ch; line-height: 1.65; }
.featured-post .lede::first-letter { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 56px; line-height: 0.9; float: left; padding: 6px 12px 0 0; color: var(--primary); font-weight: 400; }
.featured-post .meta { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 24px; }

/* Recent posts list */
.posts-section { padding: 56px 0; }
.section-title { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--primary); margin-bottom: 28px; }
.post-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; }
.post-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; gap: 28px; padding: 22px 0; border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--rule); align-items: baseline; }
.post-item:first-child { border-top: 1px dashed var(--rule); }
.post-date { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.post-title { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 4px; line-height: 1.35; }
.post-title a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent calc(100% - 1px), var(--primary) 1px); background-size: 0 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; transition: background-size 0.25s; }
.post-title a:hover { background-size: 100% 100%; }
.post-excerpt { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.6; max-width: 60ch; margin-top: 6px; }
.post-tag { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-top: 8px; }

/* About block — inline */
.about-block { padding: 56px 0; background: var(--paper); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.about-block .container { max-width: 680px; text-align: center; }
.about-block .signature { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 22px; color: var(--primary); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.about-block p { font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 16px; }

/* Newsletter strip */
.newsletter-strip { padding: 48px 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.newsletter-strip h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--primary); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.newsletter-strip p { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.newsletter-strip a { display: inline-block; padding: 10px 24px; background: var(--primary); color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 24px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
.newsletter-strip a:hover { background: var(--primary-dark); color: white; }

/* Article pages */
article.page { padding: 56px 0; max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding-left: 28px; padding-right: 28px; }
article.page .breadcrumb { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 16px; }
article.page .breadcrumb a { color: var(--ink-soft); text-decoration: none; }
article.page h1 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 44px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--primary); margin-bottom: 24px; line-height: 1.2; }
article.page h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--primary); margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
article.page p { margin-bottom: 16px; }
article.page ul, article.page ol { margin-bottom: 18px; padding-left: 24px; }
article.page li { margin-bottom: 8px; }

/* Footer — small, periodical */
footer { padding: 40px 0 56px; text-align: center; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); }
footer p { margin-bottom: 6px; }

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .masthead .brand { font-size: 32px; }
  .featured-post h1 { font-size: 36px; }
  .featured-post { padding: 48px 0; }
  .post-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; }
  .section-title { font-size: 26px; }
  article.page h1 { font-size: 30px; }
}

/* Inner-page header fallback — for pages that still use the un-classed <header> layout */
body > header:not([class]) {
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule, #d8d4cc);
  background: var(--bg, #ffffff);
}
body > header:not([class]) .container {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px;
}
body > header:not([class]) .brand {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; color: inherit; text-decoration: none;
}
body > header:not([class]) .brand-icon {
  width: 28px; height: 28px; flex-shrink: 0;
}
body > header:not([class]) nav {
  display: flex; gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
body > header:not([class]) nav a {
  font-size: 13px; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}