Donald Murray

“Good writing may be magical, but it's not magic. It's a process, a rational series of steps and decisions that all writers take.”

This is a quote from late journalist Donald Murray. I had never even heard of Murray until Doc made this assignment. It was very interesting to read this obituary, as morbid as that sounds.

It was truly an inspiring story. To think that he would pass up a promotion just because he wanted to continue to challenge himself is amazing.

Then I started to read some of his columns. The columns were entertaining to read, as they kind of told his life story along the way. His last column, which was basically a “thank you” to all of his friends, almost makes one wonder if he had any idea that he was that close to death.

All in all, Murray’s life – and his work – is something to be admired. To still do what you love doing right up until the end should be something that everyone should try to achieve.