Hello, I’m Alvin
I’m a former MMA fighter. After a series of devastating injuries, I retired from fighting to write—and have been fortunate enough to find some success.
Among other things, I am a multiple-time Top Writer on Medium and have two self-published books. But more than any external accolade, I enjoy the craft of writing for its own sake. Writing gives me a feeling of satisfaction that fighting never did.
But enough about me, Dear Reader. This newsletter is about YOU.
I hope to entertain you, elicit a chuckle from you, and if you’re particularly sentimental, perhaps even make you cry. It has been said that Voltaire rated the success of his plays on how many tears he managed to elicit from the audience, and I, for one, think that this is a very effective metric.
Writing, after all, is designed to make the reader feel something.
But I digress…
In my Affirmations, you will find personal stories that will help you become a better person.
Sometimes there will be a philosophical essay or two thrown in.
All of my stories are presented as a work of fiction. They are written with passion, straight from the heart and the guts, and all of my essays are well-researched and centered around topics I care deeply about.
You will find no dated self-help bullshit here.
Instead, if you subscribe, I promise to deliver timeless content on the Joy and Sorrows of the human condition, straight to your inbox and in a timely manner to boot.
I hope that you, my Dear Reader, will enjoy reading my stories as much as I have enjoyed writing them.
And should you find yourself laughing, or perhaps, dare I say, even shedding tears over the black words dancing across your blank page?
Then I will have done my Job as a Writer.
Then you, my Dear Reader, will perhaps find that your Time and your Money were well spent perusing my words.
