:root {
  --bg: #f3ede2;
  --text: #1f2942;
  --text-muted: #58607a;
  --accent: #bf8b3a;
  --hairline: #d4c9b2;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text);
  font-family: "Iowan Old Style", "EB Garamond", Georgia, serif; line-height: 1.6; }
body { padding: 40px 24px 80px; }
.container { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; }

header.site { padding-bottom: 32px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
header.site h1 { font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-weight: 600; }
header.site .tagline { color: var(--text-muted); font-style: italic; font-size: 17px; margin: 0; }
header.site nav { margin-top: 18px; }
header.site nav a { color: var(--text); text-decoration: none; margin-right: 16px; font-size: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
header.site nav a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--accent); }

main { padding: 32px 0 48px; }
.essay-card { padding: 18px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
.essay-card h2 { font-size: 22px; margin: 0 0 6px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.005em; }
.essay-card h2 a { color: var(--text); text-decoration: none; }
.essay-card h2 a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.essay-card .subtitle { color: var(--text-muted); font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.essay-card .lede { margin: 0; font-size: 16px; }

article.essay h1 { font-size: 32px; margin: 0 0 6px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
article.essay .subtitle { color: var(--text-muted); font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 28px; font-size: 18px; }
article.essay .lede { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0 0 24px; }
article.essay p { font-size: 17px; margin: 0 0 18px; }
article.essay .author { color: var(--text-muted); margin: 36px 0 0; font-size: 14px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding-top: 14px; }
article.essay .back { display: inline-block; margin-top: 24px; color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
article.essay .back:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.fleuron { text-align: center; color: var(--accent); margin: 28px 0; font-size: 24px; }

footer.site { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); margin-top: 48px; padding-top: 24px;
  color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 13px; }
footer.site p { margin: 4px 0; }