diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43c7a97..53f1880 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # Erwin's NixOS config
+
+This configures my machines. 
+
diff --git a/home-manager/modules/emacs/default.nix b/home-manager/modules/emacs/default.nix
index 8a5d2da..d28ef2a 100644
--- a/home-manager/modules/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/modules/emacs/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ with lib; let
     mimeTypes = [ "x-scheme-handler/org-protocol" ];
     startupWMClass = "Emacs";
   };
+
+  valeToINI = generators.toINIWithGlobalSection {
+    mkKeyValue = generators.mkKeyValueDefault
+      {
+        mkValueString = v:
+          if builtins.isList v then builtins.concatStringsSep ", " v
+          else generators.mkValueStringDefault { } v;
+      } " = ";
+  };
 in
 {
   options.eboskma.programs.emacs = {
@@ -50,6 +59,20 @@ in
       })
       orgProtocolDesktop
       nodePackages.bash-language-server
+      vale
+      vale.data
     ];
+
+    home.file.".vale.ini".text = valeToINI {
+      globalSection = {
+        StylesPath = "${pkgs.vale.data}/share/vale/styles";
+        MinAlertLevel = "suggestion";
+      };
+      sections = {
+        "*" = {
+          BasedOnStyles = [ "vale" "proselint" "write-good" ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
   };
 }