Designed for the alpha (a 26-key semi-ortho board) with inspiration from semimak, canary, and a few other layouts I've tried. It prioritizes top row and home row usage while discouraging usage of the bottom row as it's less ergonomic due to the nature of a semi-ortho keyboard.

m  c  d  f  j  k  l  u  o  y
r  s  h  t  g  w  n  e  a  i
   b  p  v        x  .  ,

You may note that Z and Q are missing, these can be swapped . and , respectively if you like, but I rather have these on combos as they're the least frequently used keys.