/* susanmailer.com — hand-built static site (2026-10). Newsreader for reading, IBM Plex Mono
   for labels (a quiet nod to the cover's typewriter lettering). Colours from the cover:
   denim blue for links, taped-label yellow used sparingly. */

:root {
  --paper: #f7f3ec;
  --paper-2: #efe8db;
  --ink: #1e1c19;
  --ink-2: #4a443c;
  --muted: #776d62;
  --rule: #ddd3c3;
  --blue: #23508e;
  --blue-hover: #163a6c;
  --tape: #f2d966;
  --tape-ink: #2a2412;
  --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(30, 28, 25, .08), 0 12px 32px -12px rgba(30, 28, 25, .28);
  --measure: 36rem;
  --gutter: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  --serif: "Newsreader", "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", Georgia, serif;
  --mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace;
  color-scheme: light dark;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) {
    --paper: #16171a; --paper-2: #1e2024; --ink: #ece6da; --ink-2: #c9c1b4; --muted: #9a9083;
    --rule: #34363b; --blue: #9dbdf0; --blue-hover: #c4d7f7; --tape: #d9c35c; --tape-ink: #1c180b;
    --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4), 0 12px 32px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
  }
}
:root[data-theme="dark"] {
  --paper: #16171a; --paper-2: #1e2024; --ink: #ece6da; --ink-2: #c9c1b4; --muted: #9a9083;
  --rule: #34363b; --blue: #9dbdf0; --blue-hover: #c4d7f7; --tape: #d9c35c; --tape-ink: #1c180b;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink);
  font: 400 clamp(1.125rem, 1.02rem + .4vw, 1.3125rem)/1.6 var(--serif);
  font-optical-sizing: auto; font-kerning: normal;
  font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-variant-numeric: oldstyle-nums proportional-nums;
  hanging-punctuation: first; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: var(--blue); text-decoration-thickness: .06em; text-underline-offset: .18em; text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--blue) 45%, transparent); }
a:hover { color: var(--blue-hover); text-decoration-color: currentColor; }
cite { font-style: italic; }
::selection { background: var(--tape); color: var(--tape-ink); }

.label { font: 500 .72rem/1.4 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums; }
.tape {
  display: inline-block; background: var(--tape); color: var(--tape-ink);
  padding: .28em .7em .24em; margin-right: .6em; transform: rotate(-1.6deg);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
}

/* ---- frame ---- */
.wrap { max-width: 72rem; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); }
.site-head { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.site-head .wrap { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: .5rem 2rem; padding-top: 1.4rem; padding-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.wordmark { font: 400 clamp(1.6rem, 1.2rem + 1.2vw, 2.1rem)/1 var(--serif); font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72; letter-spacing: -.012em; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.wordmark:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.site-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .2rem 1.6rem; }
.site-nav a { font: 500 .74rem/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); text-decoration: none; padding: .5rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
.site-nav a:hover, .site-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--tape); }
.site-foot { margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 2rem 0 3rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; }
.site-foot .wrap { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem 2rem; }
.site-foot a { color: var(--ink-2); }
main { display: block; }

/* ---- home ---- */
.hero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); align-items: center; padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0; }
.hero h1 { font: italic 340 clamp(2rem, 1.3rem + 2.6vw, 3.35rem)/1.12 var(--serif); font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72; letter-spacing: -.015em; margin: .7rem 0 1.4rem; text-wrap: balance; }
.hero .lede { color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 30rem; margin: 0 0 1.6rem; }
.hero figure { margin: 0; }
.hero img { border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.hero figcaption, .portrait figcaption { margin-top: .6rem; font-size: .8rem; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--muted); }
.portrait figcaption a { color: var(--muted); }
.more { font: 500 .74rem/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; margin-right: 1.4rem; display: inline-block; padding: .4rem 0; }
.more::after { content: " →"; }

.band { background: var(--paper-2); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.feature { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 15rem) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); align-items: center; padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
.feature img, .book-cover img { box-shadow: var(--shadow); border-radius: 1px; }
.feature h2 { font: 400 clamp(2rem, 1.4rem + 2vw, 3rem)/1.05 var(--serif); font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72; letter-spacing: -.015em; margin: 1rem 0 .3rem; }
.feature .subtitle, .book-intro .subtitle { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-2); margin: 0 0 1.5rem; font-size: 1.12em; }
.feature blockquote { margin: 0 0 1.6rem; padding: 0; max-width: 34rem; }
.feature blockquote p { margin: 0 0 .5rem; font-size: 1.08em; line-height: 1.5; }
.feature blockquote footer { color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; }

.recent { padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
.section-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; gap: 1rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-bottom: .6rem; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.section-head h2 { font: 500 1.35rem/1.2 var(--serif); margin: 0; }
.entries { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.entries li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 7.2rem minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: 1rem; align-items: baseline; padding: .85rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.entries a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.entries a:hover { color: var(--blue); text-decoration: underline; }
.entries .cat { text-align: right; }

/* ---- reading pages ---- */
.page { padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
.prose { max-width: var(--measure); }
.prose h1, .article h1, .book-intro h1, .archive h1 { font: 400 clamp(2.2rem, 1.5rem + 2.4vw, 3.4rem)/1.06 var(--serif); font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72; letter-spacing: -.016em; margin: .7rem 0 1.2rem; text-wrap: balance; }
.prose h2, .praise h2 { font: 500 1.35rem/1.25 var(--serif); margin: 2.6rem 0 .8rem; }
.prose h3 { font: 600 1.08rem/1.3 var(--serif); margin: 2rem 0 .5rem; }
.prose p, .prose ul, .prose ol { margin: 0 0 1.05em; }
.prose .lede { font-size: 1.18em; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-2); }
.prose blockquote { margin: 1.6em 0; padding-left: 1.2em; border-left: 2px solid var(--tape); color: var(--ink-2); }
.prose figure { margin: 1.8em 0; }
.prose figcaption, .prose .wp-element-caption { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--muted); margin-top: .5rem; }
.prose hr { border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin: 2.4em 0; }
.prose .embed { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; margin: 1.8em 0; background: var(--paper-2); }
.prose .embed iframe { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; }
.prose .embed.audio { aspect-ratio: auto; height: 166px; }
.prose .gallery { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1.6rem 1.2rem; margin: 2em 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.prose .gallery li { margin: 0; }
.prose .gallery figure { margin: 0; }
.prose .gallery img { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; width: 100%; border-radius: 1px; }
.prose .gallery figcaption { font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--muted); margin-top: .45rem; }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .prose .gallery { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.article { max-width: var(--measure); }
.article .meta { margin-bottom: .2rem; }
.pager { max-width: var(--measure); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; margin-top: 3.5rem; padding-top: 1.4rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.pager a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); display: block; }
.pager a:hover .t { color: var(--blue); text-decoration: underline; }
.pager .next { text-align: right; }
.pager .t { display: block; margin-top: .3rem; line-height: 1.35; }

.book-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 18rem) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); align-items: end; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.book-cover { margin: 0; }
.buy { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .4rem 1.3rem; align-items: baseline; margin: 0; }
.buy .label { margin-right: .2rem; }
.buy a { font: 500 .8rem/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .04em; }
.praise { margin-top: 3rem; }
.lead-quote { margin: 0 0 2.5rem; padding: 0; max-width: 48rem; }
.lead-quote p { font: italic 340 clamp(1.35rem, 1.1rem + 1vw, 1.9rem)/1.38 var(--serif); font-variation-settings: "opsz" 48; margin: 0 0 .9rem; text-indent: -.42em; }
.lead-quote p::before { content: "“"; } .lead-quote p::after { content: "”"; }
.quotes { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 2.2rem 3.5rem; max-width: 52rem; }
.quotes blockquote { margin: 0; padding-top: 1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.quotes p { margin: 0 0 .7rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.quotes p::before { content: "“"; } .quotes p::after { content: "”"; }
.praise footer { font-size: .92rem; color: var(--ink); }
.praise footer span { color: var(--muted); }

.about-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 20rem) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); align-items: start; }
.portrait { margin: 0; position: sticky; top: 2rem; }
.portrait img { box-shadow: var(--shadow); border-radius: 2px; }

.archive .years { margin-top: 2rem; }
.archive h2.year { font: italic 300 clamp(2rem, 1.6rem + 1.4vw, 2.7rem)/1 var(--serif); font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72; color: var(--muted); margin: 2.6rem 0 .4rem; font-variant-numeric: oldstyle-nums; }
.filters { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.filters a { font: 500 .72rem/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink-2); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: .45rem .7rem; border-radius: 999px; display: inline-block; }
.filters a:hover, .filters a[aria-current="page"] { border-color: var(--ink-2); color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper-2); }

.contact-mail { font: 400 clamp(1.4rem, 1.1rem + 1.2vw, 2rem)/1.3 var(--serif); }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero, .feature, .book-head, .about-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero figure { order: -1; }
  .feature img { max-width: 12rem; }
  .book-cover img { max-width: 14rem; }
  .portrait { position: static; max-width: 16rem; }
  .entries li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .15rem; }
  .entries .cat { text-align: left; }
  .pager { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pager .next { text-align: left; }
  .quotes { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) { a { transition: color .15s ease; } }
@media print { .site-nav, .site-foot, .pager { display: none; } body { background: #fff; color: #000; } }