Marvyn Mylk with his dog Ali

Talkingpoliticswith logic& empathyin thepurple South.

Marvyn holding a protest sign at a rally Marvyn in a shirt that says The South Is Not a Lost Cause Marvyn by a window at sunset Marvyn in the backyard with both dogs Marvyn laughing on the couch in a beanie

Hi, I'm Marvyn.

I live in North Alabama with my partner and our two dogs. I've spent almost a decade in marketing here in the South, I have a degree in public relations, and I've published four novels under another name. Now I'm writing about the South I actually know, the one that's a lot more purple than people think. I read about fifty books a year, I have ten years of therapy under my belt, and I volunteer for local campaigns whenever I can.

What you'll find here

Find me on

TikTok@betterargument Instagram@authormarvynmylk Threads@marvynmylk

Almost here.

Cover of The Monster on TV by Marvyn Mylk
Sci-fi thriller · Coming soon

The Monster on TV

Lose the vote, and you fall back to Earth on fire.

Eight players. A flying saucer in orbit. $10 million. Lora is Novus, one of the people America has decided to blame for everything, and she's hiding her glowing eyes on live TV. The other team is supposed to be the enemy. So why is one of them the only person who really sees her?

Cover of The Purple South: How to Flip a State by Marvyn Mylk
Political nonfiction · Coming soon

The Purple South

In 2024, 21 million registered voters in the South stayed home.

Somebody told them their vote didn't matter. This book is the receipt that says otherwise: the numbers, the history and a plan for flipping the South with the one thing nobody can take from you.

Want a heads-up?

I'll email you when a book comes out, and now and then when I have something worth sharing. I'll never sell your email.

Alabama voters

Check your voter registration

Check my registration →

Official Alabama Secretary of State lookup

Dig into the data

How many Alabamians didn't vote in 2024? About 1.6 million registered voters stayed home. Here's what the numbers say. Read it →