body {
  background-color: #f7efe5; /* warm cream */
  color: #3b2f2f; /* soft brown */
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

header {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 3rem auto 2rem;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

h1 {
  font-weight: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

nav {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
}

nav a {
  margin-right: 1.2rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #7a4a2e; /* autumn brown */
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

nav a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

main {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

blockquote {
  background: #efe2d3;
  border-left: 4px solid #c47a4a;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  font-style: italic;
}

blockquote span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #6a4a3a;
}

.writing-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.writing-list li {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

.writing-list a {
  color: #3b2f2f;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.writing-list a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.date {
  color: #8b6f61;
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.contact {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #d8c6b8;
}

.contact ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.contact li {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.contact a {
  color: #7a4a2e;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.contact a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

footer {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 2rem auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
  color: #8b6f61;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}