:root {
  --ink-text: #17202B;
  --muted: #4A5A6E;
  --card: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  --card-solid: #FFFFFF;
  --line: rgba(23, 32, 43, 0.14);
  --ink: #5B3FBF; /* replaced per zone via inline style */
  --measure: 66ch;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-height: 100%; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  color: var(--ink-text);
  font-family: Karla, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.5;

  /* The sky: soft cloud banks over a blue gradient, held still while the
     page scrolls so the content reads as floating above it. */
  background-color: #A8CFEE;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(120% 60% at 12% 8%, rgba(255,255,255,0.85) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 55%),
    radial-gradient(90% 45% at 88% 22%, rgba(255,255,255,0.60) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 60%),
    radial-gradient(140% 50% at 50% 100%, rgba(255,255,255,0.75) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #6FAEDC 0%, #9CCBEA 42%, #CFE6F5 78%, #E9F3FA 100%);
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-size: cover;
}

a { color: inherit; }

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
.masthead {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  padding: 1.5rem clamp(1.2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.wordmark {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.masthead nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem; }
.zone-link {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--muted);
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.zone-link:hover, .zone-link:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); }
.nav-writers { --ink: var(--ink-text); font-weight: 500; }
.account { margin-left: auto; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; }
.account a { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; }
.account a:hover { color: var(--ink-text); }

main { padding: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) clamp(1.2rem, 5vw, 4rem); }

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero { margin-bottom: 4.5rem; }
.hero-lede {
  max-width: 46ch;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--ink-text);
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
}
.zone-board {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
  padding: 0 1.6rem;
  background: var(--card);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(23, 47, 74, 0.13);
}
.zone-board li { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.zone-board li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
.zone-board a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 38%) minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1rem 0;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.zone-name {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 6.5vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.zone-blurb { color: var(--muted); }
.zone-count { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.85rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.zone-board a:hover .zone-blurb,
.zone-board a:focus-visible .zone-blurb { color: var(--ink-text); }

.zone-head { margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.zone-head h1 {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 8vw, 4.5rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
.zone-head p { color: var(--ink-text); margin: 0.3rem 0 0; }

/* ---------- listings ---------- */
.strip h2 {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
}
.story-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 0.9rem; }
.story-list li {
  background: var(--card);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-radius: 5px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(23, 47, 74, 0.10);
}
.story-list a {
  display: block;
  padding: 1.4rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 5px;
}
.story-list a:hover, .story-list a:focus-visible { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); }
.story-list h3 {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin: 0.4rem 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.story-list p { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; color: var(--muted); max-width: var(--measure); }
.meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.85rem; }
.empty { color: var(--muted); max-width: var(--measure); }

.tag {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 1px 7px;
  margin-right: 0.3rem;
}

/* ---------- writers directory ---------- */
.writer-grid {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 1.8rem 0 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(15rem, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.writer-grid li {
  background: var(--card-solid);
  border-radius: 5px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(23, 47, 74, 0.10);
}
.writer-grid a { display: block; padding: 1.3rem; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; }
.writer-grid a:hover, .writer-grid a:focus-visible { background: #F4F8FC; }
.initial {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 2.6rem;
  height: 2.6rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.writer-grid h3 {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.tags { margin: 0.7rem 0 0; }

/* ---------- reading ---------- */
.story {
  max-width: var(--measure);
  background: var(--card-solid);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(23, 47, 74, 0.14);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
.story h1 {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0.8rem 0 0.4rem;
}
.byline { color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 1.5rem; }
.draft-mark {
  color: #8A5F06;
  border: 1px solid currentColor;
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0 6px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
}
.summary {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink-text);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ink);
  padding-left: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.body {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 14;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.body p { margin: 0 0 1.3rem; }

/* ---------- panes and forms ---------- */
.pane {
  max-width: 34rem;
  background: var(--card);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(23, 47, 74, 0.13);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
}
.pane-wide { max-width: 68rem; }
.pane h1 {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 5vw, 2.8rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}
.lede { color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 2rem; max-width: var(--measure); }
.fine { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.hint { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.85rem; }

.stack { display: grid; gap: 1.1rem; }
.stack label { display: grid; gap: 0.35rem; font-weight: 500; }
input[type=text], input[type=email], input[type=password], input:not([type]), textarea, select {
  font: inherit;
  color: var(--ink-text);
  background: var(--card-solid);
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 32, 43, 0.28);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.8rem;
  width: 100%;
}
textarea { font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.7; resize: vertical; }
input:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible, select:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #1F4E79;
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
input[type=file] { color: var(--muted); }
::placeholder { color: #74849A; opacity: 1; }

.zone-picker { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 3px; padding: 1rem; }
.zone-picker legend { padding: 0 0.4rem; color: var(--muted); }
.chip { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; margin: 0 1rem 0.4rem 0; cursor: pointer; }
.chip input { accent-color: var(--ink); }
.chip span { color: var(--ink); }

.row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.8rem; align-items: center; margin-top: 0.5rem; }

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink-text);
  background: var(--card-solid);
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 32, 43, 0.35);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.btn:hover { border-color: var(--ink-text); }
.btn-solid { background: var(--ink-text); color: #fff; border-color: var(--ink-text); }
.btn-solid:hover { background: #0D1620; }
.btn-lg { padding: 0.8rem 1.6rem; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.btn-sm { padding: 0.35rem 0.8rem; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.btn-quiet { border-color: var(--line); color: var(--muted); }
.linkish {
  font: inherit;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: underline;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0;
}
.linkish:hover { color: var(--ink-text); }

.price-card {
  background: var(--card-solid);
  border-left: 3px solid #1F4E79;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.price {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.price-card ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.1rem; color: var(--muted); }
.price-card li { margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
.notice {
  border: 1px dashed rgba(23, 32, 43, 0.3);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.notice p { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; }
code { background: rgba(23, 32, 43, 0.08); padding: 1px 5px; border-radius: 2px; }

/* ---------- tables ---------- */
.grid { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 1.8rem; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.grid th {
  text-align: left;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--muted);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem 0.6rem 0;
}
.grid td { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 0.9rem 0.8rem 0.9rem 0; vertical-align: top; }
.grid tr:hover td { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); }
.actions { display: flex; gap: 0.9rem; align-items: baseline; }

.stats { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 2.5rem; margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem; }
.stats div { display: grid; }
.stats b {
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.stats span { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; }

.filters { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.7rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.filters input, .filters select { width: auto; min-width: 12rem; }

/* ---------- flashes and footer ---------- */
.flashes { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0.8rem clamp(1.2rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0; }
.flash {
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  border-left: 3px solid;
  background: var(--card-solid);
  border-radius: 3px;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(23, 47, 74, 0.10);
}
.flash-ok { border-color: #1F6F68; }
.flash-warn { border-color: #8A5F06; }
.flash-message { border-color: var(--muted); }

footer {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  padding: 2rem clamp(1.2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  body { background-attachment: scroll; }
  .zone-board a { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.2rem; }
  .account { margin-left: 0; width: 100%; }
  .grid, .grid thead, .grid tbody, .grid tr, .grid td { display: block; width: 100%; }
  .grid thead { display: none; }
  .grid tr { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 0.8rem 0; }
  .grid td { border: 0; padding: 0.15rem 0; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  * { transition: none !important; animation: none !important; }
}
/* ---- Static pages: About, and the policy pages when you add them ----
   Appended to static/css/style.css. Uses the site's existing Fraunces/Karla
   pairing rather than introducing anything new. */

.page {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-block: 1rem 2rem;
}

.page h1 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

.page h2 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin: 2.75rem 0 0.75rem;
}

.page p {
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

.page .lede {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.page blockquote {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 1.75rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 0 0.5rem 1.25rem;
  border-left: 3px solid currentColor;
}

.page blockquote p {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0;
}

.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}