.stories-page{background:#070706;color:#e9dfd1}
.stories-page .topbar nav .active{color:#d3a04c;position:relative}
.stories-page .topbar nav .active:after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:-13px;margin:auto;width:38px;border-bottom:2px solid #b58437}
.stories-hero{min-height:440px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:42% 58%;border-bottom:1px solid #2b2115;background:#070706;overflow:hidden}
.stories-hero-copy{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;padding:60px clamp(40px,5.5vw,96px)}
.stories-hero h1{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;font-size:clamp(62px,5vw,88px);font-weight:400;line-height:.95;margin:0 0 24px}
.stories-rule{display:block;width:38px;border-top:2px solid #b58437;margin:0 0 24px}.stories-rule.centered{margin:14px auto 16px}
.stories-hero-copy p{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(21px,1.55vw,28px);font-style:italic;line-height:1.45;color:#d7c7b1;margin:0}
.stories-hero-image{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#070706 0,transparent 18%),linear-gradient(0deg,#07070622,#07070622),url("assets/hero-clay.jpg");background-size:cover;background-position:center 44%;min-height:440px}
.series-intro{position:relative;min-height:285px;border-bottom:1px solid #2b2115;background:radial-gradient(circle at 68% 45%,#21180f 0,transparent 42%),#090908;overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;padding:38px 24px}
.series-orbit{position:absolute;width:320px;height:320px;left:-75px;top:-20px;border:1px solid #6d4c20;border-radius:50%;opacity:.38;background:repeating-radial-gradient(circle,transparent 0 22px,#7b572522 23px 24px),repeating-conic-gradient(from 0deg,#8a612222 0 1deg,transparent 1deg 15deg)}
.series-orbit:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:54px;border:1px solid #805c28;border-radius:50%}
.series-intro-inner{position:relative;z-index:1}.stories-kicker,.book-number{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;color:#c38d3d;font-weight:600}
.stories-kicker{font-size:18px}.series-intro h2{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.055em;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(38px,3vw,53px);margin:6px 0 0}.series-question{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;color:#d3a04c;font-size:clamp(20px,1.7vw,27px);line-height:1.25;margin:3px 0 18px}.series-summary{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;color:#cfc3b3;font-size:17px;line-height:1.45;margin:0}
.story-list{max-width:1180px;margin:auto;padding:0 34px}.story-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:270px 1fr;gap:68px;align-items:center;padding:48px 28px;border-bottom:1px solid #302315}.cover-wrap{display:flex;justify-content:center;filter:drop-shadow(16px 18px 14px #0009)}.cover-wrap img{display:block;width:230px;height:auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #392a1b;transform:perspective(900px) rotateY(-3deg)}.story-copy{max-width:720px}.book-number{font-size:15px;margin-bottom:9px}.story-copy h2{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.07em;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(38px,3.1vw,54px);margin:0 0 10px;line-height:1}.story-copy p{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:1.35;color:#d7ccbd;margin:12px 0}.story-actions{display:flex;gap:22px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:22px}.story-button{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-weight:600;padding:12px 22px;min-width:225px;text-align:center}.outline-gold{border:1px solid #9b6f2a;color:#d6a14b}.amazon{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#b77f2d,#d8a64d);color:#171109;border:1px solid #d5a047}.story-button span{margin-left:12px;font-size:20px}.pending-link{cursor:not-allowed;opacity:.9}
.story-continues{min-height:190px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-bottom:1px solid #2b2115;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#0a0907dd,#0a0907aa,#0a0907dd),url("assets/about-process.jpg") center 38%/cover no-repeat}.continues-text{position:relative;z-index:1}.story-continues h2{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;color:#c89543;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(34px,3vw,48px);margin:0}.story-continues p{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;color:#d7c7b1;font-size:21px;line-height:1.35;margin:0}
.stories-footer{background:#070706;padding:0}.stories-footer-top{min-height:72px;padding:0 clamp(34px,4vw,70px);display:flex;align-items:center;border-bottom:1px solid #251c13}.stories-footer-top .brand{margin-right:auto}.stories-footer-top nav{display:flex;gap:34px;align-items:center}.stories-footer-top nav a{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;font-size:13px}.stories-footer-bottom{padding:16px clamp(34px,4vw,70px);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;color:#81786c;font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:13px}.footer-motto{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.22em;color:#b78a4a}
@media(max-width:850px){.stories-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;min-height:0}.stories-hero-copy{order:2;padding:42px 7%}.stories-hero-image{order:1;min-height:360px;background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,#070706 0,transparent 20%),url("assets/hero-clay.jpg")}.stories-hero h1{font-size:58px}.series-intro{padding:45px 7%}.series-summary br{display:none}.story-card{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px;padding:45px 7%;text-align:center}.story-copy{margin:auto}.story-copy .stories-rule{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.cover-wrap img{width:min(270px,72vw)}.story-actions{justify-content:center}.stories-footer-top{align-items:flex-start;gap:25px;flex-direction:column;padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:24px}.stories-footer-top nav{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:20px}.stories-footer-bottom{flex-direction:column;gap:10px;text-align:center}.series-orbit{left:-170px}.stories-page .topbar nav .active:after{display:none}}
@media(max-width:520px){.stories-hero-image{min-height:300px}.stories-hero h1{font-size:48px}.stories-kicker{font-size:14px}.series-intro h2{font-size:34px}.story-list{padding:0}.story-card{padding:38px 6%}.story-copy h2{font-size:38px}.story-copy p{font-size:17px}.story-actions{display:grid}.story-button{min-width:0;width:100%}.stories-footer-top nav{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,auto)}.stories-footer-top .join{padding:7px 15px}}