:root{
  --paper:#F3EFE5; --ink:#161311; --muted:#7A7468; --line:#D8D2C2;
  --t-strategy:#14606B; --t-pricing:#96772A; --t-fatherhood:#B3574B;
  --t-relationships:#99506B; --t-identity:#55467A; --t-cities:#55683F; --t-thoughts:#8A8474;
  --sc-default:#8A8474;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{font-size:17px}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--gh-font-body,'Archivo',system-ui,sans-serif)}
a{color:var(--ink)}
a:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--ink);outline-offset:3px}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}

/* topic color mapping — keyed to tag slugs */
.t-strategy{--sc:var(--t-strategy)} .t-pricing{--sc:var(--t-pricing)}
.t-fatherhood{--sc:var(--t-fatherhood)} .t-relationships{--sc:var(--t-relationships)}
.t-identity{--sc:var(--t-identity)} .t-cities{--sc:var(--t-cities)}
.t-thoughts{--sc:var(--t-thoughts)}

.wrap{max-width:46rem;margin:0 auto;padding:2rem 1.25rem 4rem}

/* masthead bar */
.catno{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.22em;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;text-transform:uppercase;
  border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:.6rem}
.catno span:nth-child(2){color:var(--muted)}
.catno a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}

/* THE stripes (home) */
.titleblock{position:relative;margin-top:1.6rem}
.stripes{border:3px solid var(--ink)}
.stripe{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;height:34px;
  padding:0 .7rem;background:var(--sc,var(--sc-default))}
.stripe a{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.24em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--paper);text-decoration:none}
.stripe a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.titleblock .site-title{margin:1.1rem 0 0;padding:0;
  font-family:var(--gh-font-heading,'Archivo Black',sans-serif);text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);
  font-size:clamp(2.3rem,8vw,3.6rem);line-height:.95;letter-spacing:-.01em;font-weight:900}
.titleblock .site-title a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}

/* minibar — cross-page nav for every template except the homepage */
.minibar{background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.minibar-inner{max-width:46rem;margin:0 auto;padding:.9rem 1.25rem;display:flex;
  justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.6rem}
.minibar-brand{font-family:'Archivo Black',sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:.85rem;
  letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.minibar-nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end;gap:.6rem 1.1rem;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.06em}
.minibar-nav a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.minibar-nav a:hover,.minibar-nav a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--ink)}

/* slim stripe echo (essay/tag/page tops) */
.topbar{display:flex;height:6px}
.topbar span{flex:1;background:var(--sc,var(--sc-default))}
.topbar span.hot{flex:3.5}

.byline{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.2em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:.6rem 0 0;padding-bottom:1.2rem;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.byline::before{content:"by "}
nav.site{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.4rem;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;
  font-size:.7rem;padding:.85rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
nav.site a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.08em}
nav.site a:hover,nav.site a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--ink)}

@media(max-width:620px){
  .minibar-inner{align-items:flex-start}
  .minibar-nav{width:100%;justify-content:flex-start}
}

.liner{max-width:31rem;font-family:'Literata',Georgia,serif;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;margin:2.2rem 0 0}
.liner p{margin:0 0 1rem}
.liner a{color:var(--ink)}

h2.sec{font-family:'Archivo Black',sans-serif;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.28em;
  text-transform:uppercase;margin:3rem 0 .9rem;font-weight:900}

/* start here — margin liner notes */
.feat{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 12.5rem;gap:.35rem 1.6rem;
  padding:.85rem 0;border-bottom:1px dotted #B9B2A2;align-items:baseline}
.feat .t{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:.65rem}
.feat .t a{font-weight:600;font-size:1.04rem;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.35}
.feat .t a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.feat .meta{grid-column:1;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.66rem;color:var(--muted);padding-left:1.35rem}
.feat .note{grid-column:2;grid-row:1 / span 2;font-family:'Literata',Georgia,serif;
  font-style:italic;font-size:.85rem;line-height:1.55;color:var(--muted)}
[data-mark="Dash"] .feat .note::before{content:"\2014\00a0"}
[data-mark="Asterisk"] .feat .note::before{content:"\2733\00a0\00a0";font-style:normal;color:var(--sc,var(--sc-default));font-size:.95rem}
[data-mark="End-stop"] .feat .note::after{content:"";display:inline-block;width:8px;height:8px;background:var(--sc,var(--sc-default));margin-left:.45rem;transform:translateY(1px)}
.chip{width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:1px;flex:none;background:var(--sc,var(--sc-default));transform:translateY(-1px)}
@media(max-width:620px){
  .feat{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .feat .note{grid-column:1;grid-row:auto;margin-top:.3rem}
}

/* archive list */
ol.tracks{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;max-width:38rem}
ol.tracks li{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:.65rem;padding:.45rem 0;border-bottom:1px dotted #B9B2A2}
ol.tracks .n{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.68rem;color:var(--muted);min-width:2ch}
ol.tracks a{flex:1;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;font-size:.99rem}
ol.tracks a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
ol.tracks .dur{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.66rem;color:var(--muted)}
.interlude{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;max-width:38rem;margin:1.4rem 0;
  font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.3em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:#A79C7E}
.interlude::before,.interlude::after{content:"";flex:1;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}

/* pagination */
.pagination{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:2rem;
  font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.7rem}
.pagination a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--muted)}
.pagination a:hover{color:var(--ink)}

/* footer + colophon */
footer.site{margin-top:3.5rem;padding-top:1.4rem;border-top:3px solid var(--ink)}
.subscribe{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.72rem;display:inline-block;
  border:2px solid var(--ink);color:var(--ink);padding:.55rem 1rem;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.1em}
.subscribe:hover{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
.colophon{display:flex;height:8px;width:98px;margin:1.3rem 0 .6rem}
.colophon span{flex:1;background:var(--sc,var(--sc-default))}
footer.site p{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:.3rem 0}
footer.site p a{color:var(--muted)}

/* ============ essay page — the quiet room ============ */
.essay{max-width:36rem;margin:0 auto;padding:2.2rem 1.25rem 4rem}
.essay .crumb{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.2em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.essay .crumb a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.essay .crumb a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.essay h1.post-title{font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-weight:700;
  font-size:clamp(1.55rem,4.5vw,2.15rem);line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:2rem 0 .7rem}
.essay .dek{font-family:'Literata',Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:1.02rem;
  line-height:1.6;color:#4d4a40;margin:0;max-width:30rem}
.essay .meta{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:1.1rem 0 0;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.55rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.essay .meta a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.essay .meta a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.essay .rule{width:3rem;height:3px;background:var(--sc,var(--ink));margin:1.6rem 0 2rem}
.feature-image{margin:0 0 2rem}
.feature-image img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.feature-image figcaption{font-family:'Literata',Georgia,serif;font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.5;
  color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin-top:.45rem;font-style:italic}
.post-content{font-family:'Literata',Georgia,serif;font-size:1.04rem;line-height:1.78}
.post-content p{margin:0 0 1.15rem}
.post-content h2{font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:1.15rem;margin:2.2rem 0 .7rem}
.post-content h3{font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1.02rem;margin:1.8rem 0 .6rem}
.post-content blockquote{margin:1.5rem 0;padding-left:1.1rem;border-left:3px solid var(--line);color:#5d594d;font-style:italic}
.post-content hr{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:2.5rem auto;width:40%}
.post-content pre{background:#EAE5D6;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:1rem;overflow-x:auto;font-size:.85rem}
.post-content code{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.88em}
.post-content figcaption{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin-top:.4rem;font-style:italic}
.post-content a{color:var(--ink)}
.kg-width-wide{max-width:min(56rem,calc(100vw - 2.5rem));margin-left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}
.kg-width-full{margin-left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:calc(100vw - 2.5rem)}
.essay .revised{font-family:'Literata',Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:2.4rem}
.essay .endmark{display:flex;height:8px;width:98px;margin:2.6rem 0 0}
.essay .endmark span{flex:1;background:var(--sc,var(--sc-default))}

/* tag page header */
.tag-head{max-width:46rem;margin:0 auto;padding:2rem 1.25rem 0}
.tag-head .kicker{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.22em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.55rem}
.tag-head h1{font-family:'Archivo Black',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(1.7rem,6vw,2.6rem);
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:.6rem 0 .4rem;font-weight:900}
.tag-head p{font-family:'Literata',Georgia,serif;font-size:.95rem;max-width:31rem;color:#4d4a40}