.essay-page {
  max-width: 80rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2rem 1rem;
  background-color: var(--color-bg);
}

.page-title {
  font-size: var(--font-size-page-title);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 3rem;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  text-align: center;
}

.essay-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(20rem, 1fr));
  gap: 3rem 2rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.essay-card {
  background-color: transparent;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.essay-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.essay-title {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.essay-title a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--color-heading);
}

.essay-title a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.essay-excerpt {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-text);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.essay-meta {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--color-dark-gray);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.essay-meta a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--color-text);
}

.essay-meta a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.essay-tags {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.read-more-link {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.read-more-link:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
  transition: color var(--transition-fast);
}

.essay-image {
  width: 15rem;
  height: 15rem;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius-standard);
}

.essay-image-link {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

@media (max-width: 54rem) {
  .essay-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }

  .page-title {
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .essay-page {
    padding: 1rem 2rem;
  }

  .essay-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.25rem 0.5rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
  }
  .essay-card {
    padding: 1rem 0.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    box-shadow: none;
  }
  .essay-subtitle {
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding-left: 0.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }

  .essay-meta {
    font-size: var(--font-size-small);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.25rem;
  }
}