.stories,
.stories .img-cont {
	position: relative;
}
.stories .cols {
	padding: 0 0 155px;
	position: relative;
}
.stories .cols:after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: -100px;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	background-size: cover;
	background-position: center;
	z-index: -1;
}
.stories .slide {
	margin-bottom: 7px;
}
.stories .slide .inner {
	position: relative;
}
.stories .slide .inner i {
	color: #9b5df8;
}
.stories .slide .inner .img-cont i {
	color: #fff;
}
.stories .img-cont::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	pointer-events: none;
	background: rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 0%;
}
.stories .img-cont img {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
}
.stories .title-cont {
	padding: 0 22px;
	margin-bottom: 45px;
	text-align: center;
}
.stories .title-cont h2 {
	font-size: 38px;
	line-height: 45px;
	text-align: center;
	color: #021d44;
	letter-spacing: 3px;
	font-weight: 100;
	font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.stories .title-cont a.view-all {
	font-family: 'Rock Salt', cursive;
	text-transform: lowercase;
	color: #1c2932;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 22px;
	font-weight: 900;
}
.stories .title-cont a.view-all i {
	color: #5c29a8;
}	
.stories h4,
.stories h4 a {
	color: #ffffff;
	font-weight: bold;
	pointer-events: all;
	font-family: 'rift-soft', sans-serif;
	font-size: 54px;
	line-height: 54px;
	text-align: center;
	position: relative;
}
.stories h4:after {
	content: "";
	background-image: url('../png/swiggly_line.png');
	position: absolute;
	bottom: -25px;
	width: 95px;
	height: 15px;
	left: 50%;
	transform: translateX(-50%);
	background-size: cover;
}
.stories h4 i {
	color: #96d901;
}
.stories .content-section {
	padding: 20px 0;
	z-index: 10;
	pointer-events: none;
	position: absolute;
	top: 50%;
	left: 50%;
	transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.stories .content-section h5 {
	font-family: 'Rock Salt', cursive;
	font-size: 30px;
	line-height: 30px;
	color: #ffffff;
	text-align: center;
	margin-bottom: 0;
	font-weight: 600;
	text-transform: lowercase;
}
.stories .content-section p {
	color: #fff;
	font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
}
.stories .content-section .read-more {
	color: #008CBA;
	font-weight: bold;
	display: inline-block;
	/* IE, requires any display property other than inline to work
	 with pointer events all here */
	pointer-events: all;
	transition: opacity .1s;
}
.stories .more-cont {
	position: relative;
	padding: 75px 20px 110px;
	width: 100%;
}
.stories .more-cont:after {
	content: "";
	background-image: url('../png/stories-small.png');
	position: absolute;
	top: 0px;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	background-size: cover;
	background-position: bottom;
	z-index: -1;
}
.stories .more-cont h2 {
	text-align: center;
	font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
	font-size: 105px;
	line-height: 105px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font-weight: 800;
}
.stories .more-cont p {
	font-family: 'Rock Salt', cursive;
	text-transform: lowercase;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 22px;
	line-height: 32px;
	text-align: left;
	width: 85%;
}
.stories .more-cont a.view-all {
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #ffffff;
	pointer-events: all;
	font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font-size: 15px;
	line-height: 20px;
	padding: 15px 18px;
	border: 10px solid;
	border-image: url("../png/green-frame.png") 10 10 repeat;
	display: flex;
	margin: 0 50px;
}
.stories .more-cont i {
	color: #9b5df8;
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	margin-left: 5px;
	margin-right: 5px;
	padding-right: 5px;
}
.stories .description-cont {
	display: flex;
}
.stories .description-cont img {
	width: 10%;
	height: 35px;
	margin-right: 10px;
}
@media (min-width: 40em) {
	.panel-two-col .stories {
		margin-bottom: 0;
	}
	.stories .cols {
		display: flex;
		flex-wrap: wrap;
		overflow: hidden;
	}
	.stories .cols .slide {
		width: calc((100% - 30px) / 3);
		margin-right: 15px;
	}
	.stories .title-cont {
		max-width: 1050px;
		margin: 0 auto 50px;
		display: flex;
		flex-direction: column;
	}
	.stories .cols .slide-cont {
		display: flex;
		flex-wrap: wrap;
		max-width: 1220px;
		margin: 0 auto 40px;
	}
	.stories .more-cont a.view-all {
		width: 450px;
		justify-content: center;
		position: relative;
		left: 50%;
		transform: translateX(-50%);
		margin: 0;
	}
	.stories .more-cont:after {
		background-image: url('../png/stories-large.png');
		height: 980px;
		background-position: bottom;
		top: -450px;
	}
	.stories .description-cont {
		text-align: left;
		display: flex;
		max-width: 765px;
		position: relative;
		left: 50%;
		transform: translate(-50%, 0%);
		bottom: 30%;
	}
	.stories .description-cont img {
		width: 45px;
		height: 45px;
	}
	.stories .description-cont p {
		text-align: left;
	}
}
@media (min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 64em) {
	.stories .cols .slide:nth-of-type(3) {
		margin-right: 0;
	}
}
@media (min-width: 64em) {
	.stories {
		max-width: 100%;
		margin-left: auto;
		margin-right: auto;
	}
	.stories .slide-cont::before,
	.stories .slide-cont::after {
		content: "";
		position: absolute;
		background: #fff;
		top: 9px;
		height: 10vw;
		width: 60%;
		z-index: 0;
	}

	.stories .slide-cont::after {
		right: 50%;
		transform: translateY(100%) rotate(9.3deg);
		transform-origin: bottom right;
	}
	.stories .slide-cont::before {
		left: 50%;
		transform: translateY(100%) rotate(-9.3deg);
		transform-origin: bottom left;
	}
	.stories .cols .slide {
		width: 33.33%;
		margin-right: 0;
		padding-bottom: calc(100% * .5);
		height: 0;
		position: relative;
		z-index: 2;
	}
	.stories .cols .slide .inner {
		position: absolute;
		left: 50%;
		top: 50%;
		transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
		width: calc(100% - 30px);
		height: calc(100% - 30px);
		transition: width 300ms ease-in-out, height 300ms ease-in-out;
		box-shadow: 10px 5px 8px rgba(0,0,0, .05);
		
	}
	.stories .cols .slide:hover .inner {
        height: 100%;
        width: 100%;
	}
	.stories .cols .slide:nth-of-type(3) {
		margin-right: 0;
	}
	.stories h4,
	.stories h4 a {
		font-size: 80px;
		line-height: 80px;
		font-weight: 900;
	}
	.stories .content-section h5 {
		font-size: 32px;
		line-height: 34px;
	}
	.stories .content-section p {
		font-size: 17px;
		line-height: 27px;
	}
	.stories .cols:after {
		background-position: top;
		top: 0;
	}
	.stories .title-cont h2 {
		font-size: 58px;
		line-height: 65px;
		margin-bottom: 25px;
	}
	.stories .title-cont a.view-all {
		font-size: 18px;
		line-height: 25px;
	}
	.stories .more-cont h2 {
		font-size: 300px;
		line-height: 62px;
		letter-spacing: 25px;
		color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
	}
	.stories .more-cont:after {
		background-image: url('../png/stories-large.png');
		height: 1130px;
		background-position: bottom;
		top: -620px;
	}
	.stories .more-cont p {
		font-size: 32px;
		line-height: 45px;
	}
	.stories .cols .slide-cont {
		margin: 0 auto 195px;
		width: 1250px;
		max-width: 1250px;
	}
	.stories h4:after {
		width: 156px;
		height: 25px;
		bottom: -30px;
		background-size: initial;
	}
	.stories .more-cont a.view-all {
		left: 60%;
		font-size: 16px;
		line-height: 20px;
	}
}