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

    :root {
      --cream:    #F5F0E8;
      --cream2:   #EDE6D6;
      --cream3:   #E4DBCA;
      --ink:      #1C1813;
      --ink-mid:  #4A4038;
      --ink-soft: #7A6F65;
      --rule:     #D6CCBC;
      --terra:    #7D4033;
      --terra-l:  #A05040;
    }

    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

    body {
      font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
      background: var(--cream);
      color: var(--ink);
      font-size: 16px;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    img { display: block; }
    a { color: var(--terra); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
    a:hover { color: var(--terra-l); }

    /* ─── HEADER ─── */
    header {
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 100;
      background: var(--cream);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 1.1rem 3rem;
    }

    .h-name {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      color: var(--ink);
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    nav { display: flex; gap: 2rem; }
    nav a {
      font-size: 0.86rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }

    /* ─── HERO ─── */
    .hero-outer {
      background: var(--cream2);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
      padding: 4rem 0;
    }

    .hero {
      max-width: 960px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 3rem;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 400px 1fr;
      gap: 4.5rem;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .hero-photo {
      width: 400px;
      height: 400px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .hero-photo img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center 25%;
    }

    .hero-text {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .hero-text .eyebrow {
      font-size: 0.76rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
    }

    .hero-text h1 {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.1;
      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
    }

    .hero-text .intro-desc {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink-mid);
      max-width: 38ch;
      line-height: 1.65;
    }

    /* ─── SHARED ─── */
    .section-inner {
      max-width: 960px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 3rem;
    }

    .section-label {
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      margin-bottom: 2.2rem;
      padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    /* ─── ABOUT ─── */
    .about {
      padding: 6rem 0;
      background: var(--cream);
    }

    .about-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 320px;
      gap: 5rem;
      align-items: start;
    }

    .about-body p {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink-mid);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      max-width: 58ch;
      line-height: 1.65;
    }
    .about-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

    .about-credentials {
      margin-top: 2rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0.55rem;
    }

    .cred {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      padding-left: 1rem;
      border-left: 2px solid var(--rule);
      line-height: 1.45;
    }
    .cred strong {
      display: block;
      color: var(--ink-mid);
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .about-photo {
      position: relative;
    }
    .about-photo img {
      width: 100%;
      aspect-ratio: 3/4;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center top;
    }

    /* ─── WORK ─── */
    .work {
      padding: 6rem 0;
      background: var(--cream2);
    }

    .work-cols {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 4rem;
    }

    .work-col h3 {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: 1.15rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
    }

    .work-col p {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink-mid);
      line-height: 1.65;
      margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
    }
    .work-col p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

    /* ─── PHOTO STRIP ─── */
    .photo-strip-section {
      background: var(--cream3);
      padding: 3.5rem 0;
    }

    .photo-strip {
      max-width: 960px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 3rem;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 1.25rem;
    }

    .strip-photo {
      overflow: hidden;
      aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    }

    .strip-photo img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.6s ease;
    }
    .strip-photo:hover img { transform: scale(1.03); }

    .strip-photo:nth-child(1) img { object-position: center top; }
    .strip-photo:nth-child(2) img { object-position: center 30%; }
    .strip-photo:nth-child(3) img { object-position: center 25%; }

    /* ─── PUBLICATIONS ─── */
    .publications {
      padding: 6rem 0;
      background: var(--cream);
    }

    .pub-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }

    .pub-row {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 58px 1fr;
      gap: 2rem;
      padding: 1.1rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }
    .pub-row:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }

    .pub-year {
      font-size: 0.92rem;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      padding-top: 0.2rem;
      font-weight: 400;
    }

    .pub-title {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: 1.15rem;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .pub-meta {
      font-size: 1rem;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      font-weight: 400;
    }

    /* ─── WRITING ─── */
    .writing {
      padding: 6rem 0;
      background: var(--cream2);
    }

    .writing-intro {
      font-size: 0.97rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink-mid);
      max-width: 60ch;
      margin-bottom: 2.8rem;
      line-height: 1.65;
    }

    .chapbook-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .chapbook-card {
      background: var(--cream3);
      border: 1px solid var(--rule);
      padding: 1.6rem 1.5rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0.4rem;
    }

    .cc-type {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.11em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
    }

    .cc-title {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--ink);
      line-height: 1.3;
      margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
    }

    .cc-desc {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink-mid);
      line-height: 1.55;
      flex: 1;
    }

    .cc-link {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      margin-top: 0.5rem;
    }

    /* ─── ELSEWHERE ─── */
    .elsewhere {
      padding: 6rem 0;
      background: var(--ink);
    }

    .elsewhere .section-label { color: var(--ink-soft); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); }

    .elsewhere-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 1px;
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
    }

    .el-item {
      padding: 1.8rem 2rem;
      background: var(--ink);
    }

    .el-platform {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .el-handle {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-style: italic;
      margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
    }
    .el-handle a {
      color: var(--cream2);
      text-decoration: none;
    }
    .el-handle a:hover { color: #fff; }

    .el-desc {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      line-height: 1.55;
    }

    /* ─── CONTACT ─── */
    .contact {
      padding: 6rem 0;
      background: var(--cream);
    }

    .contact-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 5rem;
      align-items: start;
    }

    .contact-text p {
      font-size: 0.96rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink-mid);
      line-height: 1.65;
      margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
      max-width: 46ch;
    }

    .contact-details { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }

    .cd-row {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr;
      gap: 1rem;
      padding: 0.85rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
      font-size: 0.88rem;
      align-items: baseline;
    }
    .cd-row:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
    .cd-label {
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.09em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
    }
    .cd-val { color: var(--ink-mid); font-weight: 400; }

    /* ─── FOOTER ─── */
    footer {
      background: var(--cream2);
      border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
      padding: 1.5rem 3rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      font-size: 0.74rem;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
    }

    /* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */
    @media (max-width: 860px) {
      header { padding: 1rem 1.5rem; }
      nav { gap: 1.2rem; }

      .hero-outer { padding: 2.5rem 0; }
      .hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
      .hero-photo { width: 100%; height: 280px; }
      .hero-photo { height: 55vw; }
      .hero-text { padding: 3rem 2rem; }

      .section-inner { padding: 0 1.5rem; }

      .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .about-photo { order: -1; }
      .about-photo img { aspect-ratio: 4/3; max-height: 300px; }

      .work-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }

      .photo-strip { height: 260px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
      .strip-photo:last-child { display: none; }

      .chapbook-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

      .elsewhere-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

      .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }

      footer { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem; text-align: center; }
    }
