:root{
  --ink:#181410; --ink-soft:#4a423a; --ink-faint:#7d7266;
  --paper:#fbf8f3; --paper-2:#f3ede3; --line:#e2d9cb;
  --flame:#c2410c; --flame-dark:#9a3412; --gold:#b45309;
  --max:44rem;
  --serif:'Iowan Old Style','Palatino Linotype',Palatino,'Book Antiqua',Georgia,serif;
  --sans:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){
  :root{ --ink:#f0e9df; --ink-soft:#c3b8a9; --ink-faint:#8d8175;
         --paper:#14110e; --paper-2:#1e1a16; --line:#332c25;
         --flame:#fb923c; --flame-dark:#f97316; --gold:#fbbf24; }
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.1875rem;line-height:1.7;
  font-synthesis-weight:none;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
.wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.25rem}
.wide{max-width:64rem}
a{color:var(--flame);text-underline-offset:.18em;text-decoration-thickness:.06em}
a:hover{color:var(--flame-dark)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border-radius:4px}
hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:2.5rem 0}

/* header */
.masthead{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper);
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;backdrop-filter:saturate(180%) blur(8px)}
.masthead .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.5rem;
  padding-top:.85rem;padding-bottom:.85rem}
.brand{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;font-size:1.05rem;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}
.brand span{color:var(--flame)}
.nav{margin-left:auto;display:flex;gap:1.15rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.nav a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.86rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.01em}
.nav a:hover,.nav a[aria-current]{color:var(--flame)}

/* hero */
.hero{padding:4.5rem 0 3rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.hero h1{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.035em;
  font-size:clamp(2.6rem,8vw,4.5rem);line-height:1.02;margin:0 0 1.1rem}
.hero h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--flame)}
.hero p{font-size:1.25rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 1.5rem;max-width:34rem}
.kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--flame);margin:0 0 1.1rem}

/* signup */
.signup{background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;
  padding:1.4rem 1.5rem;margin:2rem 0}
.signup h3{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1.02rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 .3rem}
.signup p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.87rem;color:var(--ink-faint);margin:0 0 .9rem}
.signup form{display:flex;gap:.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.signup input[type=email]{flex:1 1 15rem;min-width:0;font:inherit;font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:.95rem;padding:.65rem .85rem;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:7px;
  background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink)}
.signup input[type=email]:focus{outline:2px solid var(--flame);outline-offset:-1px;border-color:var(--flame)}
.btn{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.92rem;font-weight:650;cursor:pointer;
  padding:.65rem 1.35rem;border:1px solid var(--flame);border-radius:7px;
  background:var(--flame);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;
  line-height:1.5;transition:background .15s}
.btn:hover{background:var(--flame-dark);border-color:var(--flame-dark);color:#fff}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--flame)}
.btn.ghost:hover{background:var(--flame);color:#fff}

/* essay list */
.section-title{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);
  margin:3rem 0 .25rem;padding-bottom:.6rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.postlist{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.postlist li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.postlist a{display:block;padding:1.4rem 0;text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
.postlist a:hover h3{color:var(--flame)}
.postlist h3{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:1.28rem;
  letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 .3rem;transition:color .12s}
.postlist p{margin:0;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:1rem}
.postlist time{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);
  display:block;margin-bottom:.45rem}

/* global essay furniture -- see ESSAY_HEADER / SUPPORT in build.py */
.ehead{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.94rem;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ink-soft);
  background:var(--paper-2);border-left:3px solid var(--flame);border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;
  padding:1rem 1.15rem;margin:0 0 2.5rem}
.ehead a{color:var(--flame);font-weight:650}
.efoot{margin:3.5rem 0 0;padding-top:2.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.efoot section+section{margin-top:3rem;padding-top:2.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.efoot h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  font-size:1.35rem;margin:0 0 .9rem}
.efoot h2 a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.efoot h2 a:hover{color:var(--flame)}
.efoot p{margin:0 0 .8rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.efoot img{margin:1.6rem 0 0;border-radius:8px}
.scale-label{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.85rem;font-weight:650;
  letter-spacing:.02em;margin-bottom:.6rem!important}
.tiers{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem}
.tier{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;padding:.5rem .95rem;
  border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--flame)}
.tier:hover{border-color:var(--flame);background:var(--flame);color:#fff}
/* No payment link yet. Rendered flat so it never looks clickable. */
.tier.off{color:var(--ink-faint);cursor:default}

/* article */
.article{padding:3.5rem 0 1rem}
.article header{margin-bottom:2.5rem}
.article h1{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.035em;
  font-size:clamp(2.1rem,5.5vw,3.15rem);line-height:1.06;margin:.4rem 0 .7rem}
.article .sub{font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 1.2rem;line-height:1.45}
.meta{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.09em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint)}
.prose>*:first-child{margin-top:0}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.45rem}
.prose h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.025em;
  font-size:1.85rem;line-height:1.15;margin:3rem 0 1rem}
.prose h3{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:750;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.2;margin:2.4rem 0 .8rem}
.prose h4{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:1.12rem;
  line-height:1.3;margin:1.9rem 0 .6rem;color:var(--ink)}
.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0 0 1.45rem;padding-left:1.3rem}
.prose li{margin-bottom:.5rem}
.prose blockquote{margin:2rem 0;padding:.2rem 0 .2rem 1.4rem;
  border-left:3px solid var(--flame);color:var(--ink-soft);font-style:italic}
.prose figure{margin:2.2rem 0}
.prose figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.83rem;color:var(--ink-faint);
  margin-top:.55rem;line-height:1.45}
.prose img{margin-inline:auto}

/* headlines of hope */
.hoh-toc{background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;
  padding:1.35rem 1.5rem;margin:2rem 0 2.5rem}
.hoh-toc h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);margin:0 0 .85rem}
.hoh-toc ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.45rem}
.hoh-toc a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.86rem;font-weight:650;text-decoration:none;
  padding:.32rem .72rem;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:99px;
  background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink-soft)}
.hoh-toc a:hover{border-color:var(--flame);color:var(--flame)}
.vol{scroll-margin-top:5rem}
.prose h3.vol{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:2.2rem;margin-top:3rem}

/* cards */
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(15rem,1fr));
  gap:1.1rem;margin:2rem 0}
.card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:1.3rem 1.4rem;
  background:var(--paper-2);text-decoration:none;color:inherit;display:block}
.card:hover{border-color:var(--flame)}
.card h3{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 .35rem;
  letter-spacing:-.015em}
.card p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.88rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0;line-height:1.5}
.card .tag{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.13em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--flame);display:block;margin-bottom:.5rem}

.book{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,14rem) minmax(0,1fr);
  gap:2.75rem;align-items:start;padding:3.5rem 0 1rem}
.book h1{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.035em;
  font-size:clamp(1.9rem,5vw,2.8rem);margin:0 0 1rem;line-height:1.05}
.book p{font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 1.1rem;max-width:34rem}
.book img{border-radius:6px;box-shadow:0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.16)}
.book .btn{margin-right:.5rem}
/* Affiliate disclosure. Secondary, never faint -- the FTC wants it clear and
   conspicuous, so no opacity tricks and no shrinking this below .85rem. */
.fine{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:1.9rem;max-width:30rem}
@media(max-width:40rem){.book{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.75rem;padding-top:2.25rem}
  .book>div:first-child{max-width:13rem}}
.note{background:var(--paper-2);border-left:3px solid var(--gold);border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;
  padding:1.05rem 1.3rem;margin:2rem 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.93rem;
  color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.6}
.note strong{color:var(--ink)}

footer.site{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:4.5rem;padding:2.5rem 0 3.5rem;
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.86rem;color:var(--ink-faint)}
footer.site a{color:var(--ink-soft);text-decoration:none;margin-right:1.15rem}
footer.site a:hover{color:var(--flame)}
footer.site .fine{margin-top:1.1rem;font-size:.78rem}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0)}
@media(max-width:760px){
  body{font-size:1.12rem}
  .hero{padding:3rem 0 2.25rem}
  .masthead{position:static}
  .masthead .wrap{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:.55rem;
    padding-top:.9rem;padding-bottom:.7rem}
  .nav{margin-left:0;gap:.95rem;width:100%;overflow-x:auto;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;scrollbar-width:none;padding-bottom:.15rem}
  .nav::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
  .nav a{white-space:nowrap;font-size:.83rem}
  .vol{scroll-margin-top:1rem}
  .signup form{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}
  .signup input[type=email]{flex:0 0 auto;width:100%}
  .signup .btn{width:100%}
}