Matthew Alan

Matthew Alan grew up in Canton, Ohio. After graduating from Kenyon College, and earning a Master's degree from Western Illinois, he began a career in teaching and coaching. He is an avid swimmer, dog enthusiast, and reader. From Matthew - I write books about struggling through life, because that's my experience. But even at the toughest moments, there has been humor. Because when you're talking with friends after a breakup, you joke to make it real. And after a funeral celebrating a lost loved one, you're with family, telling the best stuff, the funny stuff. That's life. That's what I write. Why I write. The juxtaposition of sad and happy, joyful and tragic. Nothing is more real than that. Hope it makes sense. Thanks for reading! Matthew currently lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.