/*
Theme Name: Backhand Stories
Theme URI: http://www.backhandstories.com
Description: New theme for backhandstories.com.
Version: 1.0
Author: Martin Bell
Author URI: http://www.backhandmedia.com

*/


/*fonts and colors*/

* {
	font-family: Georgia, serif;
		}
	
a {
	color: #bf0000;
	}
	
a:hover, a:visited:hover {
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: underline;
	}

a:visited {
	color: #999;
	}
		
p {
	font-family: Georgia, serif;
	line-height: 150%;
	font-size: 1em;
	}


h2#about {
	color: #666666;
	font: normal  1.2em / 150% Georgia, serif;
	padding: 10px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	background-color: #fcfcfc;
		}

h2#about a		{
	color: #bf0000;
	font: normal  1.2em / 150% Georgia, serif;
	text-decoration: underline;
	}

h2#about a:hover {
	color: #000;
	}
	
small {
	font: bold 0.9em / 150% Georgia, serif;
	}

h1, h1 a, h2, h2 a, h3, h3 a {
	font-weight:normal;
	color: #bf0000;
	text-decoration: none;
	}

 h1 a:hover, h2 a:hover, h3 a:hover {
 	text-decoration: underline;
 	color: #000000;
	 }
 

h1 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: 1.1em;	
	}	

h2 {
	font-size: 1.4em;
	letter-spacing: 75%;
	}

h2.pagetitle {
	color: #000000;
		}
		
h3 {
	font-size: 1.4em;
	letter-spacing: 75%;
	}

h3#newStories {

	text-indent: -9999px;
	background: transparent url(images/recentPostsHead.gif) no-repeat top center;
	}

code {
	font: 1.1em 'Courier New', Courier, Fixed;
	}

acronym, abbr, span.caps
{
	font-size: 0.9em;
	letter-spacing: .07em;
	}


#wp-calendar #prev a, #wp-calendar #next a {
	font-size: 9pt;
	}

#wp-calendar a {
	text-decoration: none;
	}

#wp-calendar caption {
	font: bold 1.3em 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif;
	text-align: center;
	}

#wp-calendar th {
	font-style: normal;
	text-transform: capitalize;
	}

/*structure*/

body {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background-color: #666666;
		}

#page {
	margin: 5px 1%;
	padding-right: 20px;
	background: #f4f2f2 url(images/pageBg.jpg) repeat-y top right;
	}


/****************header*/


#header {
	background: transparent url(images/headerBg.jpg) repeat-x top left;
	padding: 0;
	height: 131px;
	width: 100%;
	}

.description {
	display:none;
	}

#header h1 {
	text-indent: -9999px;
	height: 131px;
	width: 317px;
	padding: 0;
	float: left;
	}

#contentJump {
	display: none;
	}
	
#header h1 a {
	background: transparent url(images/logo.jpg) no-repeat;
	padding: 0;
	display: block;
	height: 131px;
	width: 317px;
	}

div.headerNav {
	overflow: hidden;
	height: 50px;
		}

div.headerNav ul {
	display: block;
		}
	
div.headerNav ul li {
  	display: inline;
  	text-indent: -9999px;
	float: left;
		}
		
#headerNavOne {
	padding-left: 50%;
	}

#headerNavOne li {
	height: 23px;
	}
	
  		
#searchform {
display: block;
text-align: right;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-right: 20px;
		}

 #searchform #s {
	width: 108px;
	padding: 2px;
	}

 #searchsubmit {
	padding: 1px;
	}
	

#headerNavTwo {

	}
	
#headerNavTwo li {
	height: 18px;
			}
	
#headerNavTwo li a {
	display: block;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	width: 100px;
	height: 18px;
		}

#headerNavTwo li a#fiction {
	background: transparent url(images/fictionNav.gif) no-repeat 0 -18px;
	margin-left: -50px;
	}

#headerNavTwo li a:hover#fiction {
	background: transparent url(images/fictionNav.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
	}	

#headerNavTwo li a#nonFiction {
	background: transparent url(images/nonFictionNav.gif) no-repeat 0 -18px;
	}

#headerNavTwo li a:hover#nonFiction {
	background: transparent url(images/nonFictionNav.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
	}
	
#headerNavTwo li a#essays {
	background: transparent url(images/essaysNav.gif) no-repeat 0 -18px;
	}

#headerNavTwo li a:hover#essays {
	background: transparent url(images/essaysNav.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
	}	
	
#headerNavTwo li a#submit {
	background: transparent url(images/submitNav.gif) no-repeat 0 -18px;
	}

#headerNavTwo li a:hover#submit {
	background: transparent url(images/submitNav.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
	}	
	
#headerNavTwo li a#credit {
	width: 200px;
	height: 18px;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	background: transparent url(images/backHandNav.gif) no-repeat 0 -18px;
	}

#headerNavTwo li a:hover#credit {
	background: transparent url(images/backHandNav.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
	}	


/******************sidebar*/ 


#sidebar {
	width: 150px;
	margin-right: 10px;
	float: right;
	padding: 10px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: #F4f2f2 url(images/contentBg.jpg) repeat-x top left;
	font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif !important;
	}

#leftCol {
	width: 250px;
	float: right;
	padding: 0 10px;
}

a.subscribe {
	display: block;
	width: 248px;
	height: 120px;
	background: transparent url(images/subscribe.jpg) no-repeat 0 0;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	margin: 20px 0;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	border-bottom: none;
	}

a.subscribe:hover {
	background: transparent url(images/subscribe.jpg) no-repeat 0 -120px;
	}
	
a#twitter {
	border-left: 1px solid #ccc;
	border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
	display: block;
	padding: 0 10px 30px 10px;
	margin-top: -20px;
	}
	
#emailSubscribe, #mc_embed_signup {
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	border-top: none;
	margin-top: -20px;
			}

#emailSubscribe p, #emailSubscribe input, #mc_embed_signup input, #mc_embed_signup label {
	display: block;
	margin: 10px;
		}

p#poweredByFeedBlitz {
	font-size: 0.6em;
	color: #666666;
	text-align: right;
	}
	
#sidebar #adSkyscraper {
	margin: 10px;
	padding-top: 20px;
	border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
	text-align: center;
}

h2.widgettitle {
	width: 100%;
	margin: 0;

			}
	
#links {
	list-style: none;
	}
	
li.linkcat {
	margin: 20px auto;
	padding: 10px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: #F4f2f2 url(images/contentBg.jpg) repeat-x top left;
	list-style: none;
	}

li.linkcat ul li {
	list-style: square;
	padding: 10px 0;
	}

	
.widgettitle , li.linkcat h2 {
	text-align:left;
	display: block;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	margin-top: 20px;
		}
	

#pages h2.widgettitle  {
	margin: 0;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	background: transparent url(images/pagesHead.gif) no-repeat top center;
	}

#recent-posts h2.widgettitle {
	margin-top: 40px;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	background: transparent url(images/recentPostsHead.gif) no-repeat top center;
	}
	

	
#categories-1 h2.widgettitle   {
	text-indent: -9999px;
	background: transparent url(images/categoriesHead.gif) no-repeat top center;
	}
	
li.linkcat h2 {
	text-indent: -9999px;
	background: transparent url(images/linksHead.gif) no-repeat top center;
	padding-bottom: 20px;
	}
	
#tag_cloud h2.widgettitle   {
	margin-top: 40px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	background: transparent url(images/tagsHead.gif) no-repeat top center;
	}
	
#tag_cloud {
	padding: 10px;
	text-align:center;
	}
	
ul#links {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	}

		
#sidebar ul li ul li {
	list-style: square inside;
	margin-top: 20px;
	}

#sidebar ul li ul li a {
	font-size: 0.8em;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: none;
	text-transform:capitalize;
	
}

#sidebar ul li ul li a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
#sidebar ul, #sidebar ul ol {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	}

#sidebar ul li {
	list-style-type: none;
	list-style-image: none;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
	}

#sidebar ul p, #sidebar ul select {
	margin: 5px 0 8px;
	}

#sidebar ul ul, #sidebar ul ol {
	margin: 5px 0 0 10px;
	text-align: center;
	list-style: none;
	}

#sidebar ul ul ul, #sidebar ul ol {
	margin: 0 0 0 10px;
		list-style: none;
	}

#sidebar ul ul li, #sidebar ul ol li {
	margin: 3px 0 0;
	padding: 0;
		list-style: none;
	}

#sidebar ul li ul li {
	list-style: none;
	}	
	
.secondAd {
	margin: 20px auto;
	text-align:center;
	padding: 20px 0;
	border-top: 1px solid #cccccc;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc;
	}
	

/*******************mainContent*/
	
#content {
	margin: 0 450px 0 10px;
	padding: 20px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: #F4f2f2 url(images/contentBg.jpg) repeat-x top left;
	}

#aboutBackhandStories {
	margin: 0;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	background: transparent url(images/aboutHead.gif) no-repeat;
	}	
	
#linkUnit {
	text-align: center;
	overflow: hidden;
	margin: 10px 0;
	}
	
div.entry:first-child {
	background: transparent url(images/break.gif) no-repeat bottom center;
	padding-bottom: 40px;
		}
		
div.entry p:first-child {
	border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
	padding-top: 105px;
	background: transparent url(images/mechHand.jpg) no-repeat top center;
		}

div.entry p:first-child:first-line {
	font-variant: small-caps;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 120%;
	}
	
/*

makes first letter large - disabled because of IE7 issues

div.entry p:first-child:first-letter {
	float:left;
	font-size:100px;
	padding:5px;
	color:#D4D4C7;
	}*/

div.entry p img {
	width: auto;
	float: left;
	margin: 10px;
	padding: 20px 0;
	border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
	}
	
div.post h2 {
	margin-bottom: -20px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	margin-top: 40px;
	text-align:center;
	}

div.navigation {
	font-size: 1em;
	padding: 0 20px;
	margin: 20px -20px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
	border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: #F4f2f2 url(images/contentBg.jpg) repeat-x top left;
	font-weight: bold;
	}
	
div.navigation p:first-child {
	border: none;
	padding-top: 20px;
	margin: 0;
	}

span.akst_link, #akst_form  {
	font-size: 0.8em;
	}
	
div.diggWrap {
	display: none;
	}
	
a.digg_whats_this {
	display: none;
	}

.entry ol li {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	}

.postmetadata ul, .postmetadata li {
	display: inline;
	list-style-type: none;
	list-style-image: none;
	}

#socialBookmarks {
	margin: 20px auto;
	background-color: #fcfcfc;
	border: 1px solid #cccccc;
	padding: 10px;
	}
	
#socialBookmarks h3 {
	font-size: 0.8em;
	color: #000;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 15px 0;
	margin-right: 15px;
	font-weight: normal;
	}
	
#socialBookmarks li {
	width: 20px;
	padding-right: 10px;
	font-size:9px;
	display: inline;
	}
#yahooBuzz {
	width: 50%;
	float: right;
	margin: -40px 40px 50px 0;
	padding: 10px;
	}

/*sitemap*/

div.ddsg-wrapper {
	background: transparent url(images/mechHand.jpg) no-repeat top center;
	padding-top: 105px;
	}

div.ddsg-wrapper h2 {
	display: none;
	}
			
div.ddsg-wrapper ul {
	margin-left: 0;
	padding-left: 0;
	list-style: none;
		}
	
div.ddsg-wrapper ul li {
	padding: 10px;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	background: transparent url(images/break.gif) no-repeat bottom center;
	padding-bottom: 40px;
		}
	
div.ddsg-wrapper ul li h2{
	display: block;
	font-size: 1em;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc;
	}
		
div.ddsg-wrapper ul li ul,  div.ddsg-wrapper ul li ul li {
	font-size: 0.8em;
	background: none;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	}
	

/*comments*/

.commentlist {
	margin: 0 -20px;
		}
	
.commentlist li {
	font-weight: bold;
	border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: #F4f2f2 url(images/contentBg.jpg) repeat-x top left;
	padding: 20px;
	}

.commentlist cite, .commentlist cite a {
	font-size: 0.9em;
	}

.commentlist p {
	font-weight: normal;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	text-transform: none;
	}

.commentmetadata {
	float: right;
	width: 25%;
	padding: 20px;
	font-size: 0.5em;
		}

.entry form { /* This is mainly for password protected posts, makes them look better. */
	text-align:center;
	}

select {
	width: 130px;
	}

#commentform input {
	width: 170px;
	padding: 2px;
	margin: 5px 5px 1px 0;
	}

#commentform textarea {
	width: 100%;
	padding: 2px;
	}

#commentform #submit {
	margin: 0;
	float: right;
	}

.alt {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 10px;
	}

.commentlist {
	padding: 0;
	text-align: justify;
	}

.commentlist li {
	margin: 15px 0 3px;
	padding: 5px 10px 3px;
	list-style: none;
	}

.commentlist p {
	margin: 10px 5px 10px 0;
	}

#commentform p {
	margin: 5px 0;
	}

.nocomments {
	text-align: center;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	}

.commentmetadata {
	margin: 0;
	display: block;
	}
	
			
/*footer*/

#footer {
	clear: both;
	background: transparent url(images/headerBg.jpg) repeat-x top left;
	padding: 0;
	height: 50px;
	margin-top: 20px;
	border-top: 1px solid #cccccc;
	text-align: center;
	}

#footer p {
		color: #f4f2f2;
		font-size: 0.8em;
			}
	

.post hr {
	display: block;
	}



.postmetadata {
	clear: left;
}



/* Begin Images */
p img {
	padding: 0;
	max-width: 100%;
	}


img.centered {
	display: block;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	}

img.alignright {
	padding: 4px;
	margin: 0 0 2px 7px;
	display: inline;
	}

img.alignleft {
	padding: 4px;
	margin: 0 7px 2px 0;
	display: inline;
	}

.alignright {
	float: right;
	}

.alignleft {
	float: left
	}



/* Begin Calendar */
#wp-calendar {
	empty-cells: show;
	margin: 10px auto 0;
	width: 155px;
	}

#wp-calendar #next a {
	padding-right: 10px;
	text-align: right;
	}

#wp-calendar #prev a {
	padding-left: 10px;
	text-align: left;
	}

#wp-calendar a {
	display: block;
	}

#wp-calendar caption {
	text-align: center;
	width: 100%;
	}

#wp-calendar td {
	padding: 3px 0;
	text-align: center;
	}

#wp-calendar td.pad:hover { /* Doesn't work in IE */
	background-color: #fff; }
/* End Calendar */



/* Begin Various Tags & Classes */
acronym, abbr, span.caps {
	cursor: help;
	}

acronym, abbr {
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;
	}

blockquote {
	margin: 15px 30px 0 10px;
	padding-left: 20px;
	}

blockquote cite {
	margin: 5px 0 0;
	display: block;
	}

.center {
	text-align: center;
	}

hr {
	display: none;
	}

a img {
	border: none;
	}


/* End Various Tags & Classes*/