Columnist David Murdock reflects on two decades of writing, sharing unexpected lessons learned about inspiration, editing, ...

Writing a newspaper column is both a privilege and a burden. It seems easy at first, but as one reader advised me: “Writing a newspaper column is like being married to a nymphomaniac. It’s only fun ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

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You can’t tell now, but I am writing this column in longhand. I’m on a tropical island (don’t hate me) without access to a computer screen (ditto) and composing a column this way is an enlightening — ...