/* CARRY THE FIRE DOWN — site styles.
   Literary Appalachian crime: bone-paper, ink-dark, the gray of unmined coal,
   a single ember of warm rust. Quiet. Place-rooted. Restraint over melodrama. */

:root {
  --ink: #1a1815;
  --ink-dim: #4f4a42;
  --ink-faint: #8a8377;
  --bg: #ebe6dc;            /* bone, weathered paper */
  --bg-raise: #f3efe6;
  --paper: #faf6ec;
  --seam: #2b2825;          /* the coal seam */
  --ember: #8a4a2a;          /* a low, banked rust — used sparingly */
  --moss: #4a5640;           /* hollow green, used as cold accent */
  --rule: #cfc7b6;
  --serif: 'Iowan Old Style', 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, Georgia, serif;
  --sans: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  line-height: 1.72;
  font-size: 19px;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

a { color: var(--ember); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.wrap { max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }

/* ---- hero ---- */
.hero {
  min-height: 92vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background:
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(43, 40, 37, 0.05), transparent 40%),
    var(--bg);
  position: relative;
}

.kicker {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.38em;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 2.4rem;
}

.hero h1 {
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 7.5vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--seam);
}

.hero .epigraph {
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  max-width: 36ch;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.hero .by {
  margin-top: 2.8rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

.cta {
  margin-top: 3.2rem;
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}

.btn {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 14px 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  transition: border-color .2s, color .2s, background .2s;
}
.btn:hover { border-color: var(--ember); color: var(--ember); text-decoration: none; }
.btn.primary { border-color: var(--seam); color: var(--paper); background: var(--seam); }
.btn.primary:hover { color: var(--paper); background: #1a1815; border-color: #1a1815; }

/* ---- sections ---- */
section { padding: 5.5rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }

h2.section-title {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
}

section p { margin-bottom: 1.3rem; color: var(--ink); }
section p.lead { font-size: 1.18rem; color: var(--ink-dim); }

blockquote {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--ember);
  padding-left: 1.4rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
}

/* ---- comps strip ---- */
.comps {
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--bg-raise);
  padding: 3.2rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.comps .lbl {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.comps .names {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

/* ---- excerpt ---- */
.excerpt {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 2.4rem;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}
.excerpt p { color: var(--ink-dim); }

/* ---- footer ---- */
footer {
  padding: 3rem 0 4rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
footer p { margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }

/* ---- manuscript reading view ---- */
.reader {
  max-width: 660px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4rem 28px 6rem;
  background: var(--paper);
  min-height: 100vh;
}
.reader .topbar {
  position: sticky; top: 0; background: rgba(250, 246, 236, 0.94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 14px 0; margin: -4rem -28px 3rem; text-align: center;
  z-index: 10;
}
.reader .topbar a { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--seam); }
.reader .booktitle {
  font-weight: 400; font-size: 2.2rem; line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 1rem 0 0.4rem; padding: 0; border: none; color: var(--seam);
  text-align: center;
}
.reader .booksub {
  font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-faint); text-align: center;
  font-size: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}
.reader .epigraph {
  text-align: center; border: none; padding: 0; margin: 1.6rem auto 0;
  max-width: 32ch; font-size: 1rem;
}
.reader h1 {
  font-weight: 400; font-size: 1.7rem; line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 4.5rem 0 1.6rem; padding-top: 3rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--seam);
}
.reader h3 { font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; color: var(--ember);
  font-size: 1.1rem; margin: 1.5rem 0; }
.reader h2 { font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin: 2rem 0 1rem; }
.reader p { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.reader em { font-style: italic; }
.reader hr { border: none; text-align: center; margin: 2.4rem 0; }
.reader hr::after { content: "\2756"; color: var(--ink-faint); font-size: 0.9rem; }
.reader blockquote { font-size: 1.02rem; }
.reader .endmark {
  text-align: center; color: var(--ink-faint); font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; margin-top: 1rem;
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  body { font-size: 18px; }
  section { padding: 4rem 0; }
  .reader { padding: 3rem 22px 5rem; }
}