David Gregor-Writing Life is an new endeavor for me.  Since writing has been a significant part of my life since the 1970s it only seems appropriate that I have a place where I can share what I am doing, along with writing related subjects and stories.

I began writing seriously when I was a journalism student at the University of Washington in the mid 70s.  The UW Daily newspaper was a hotbed of talented writers and editors, many of whom have gone on to honorable work with major news organizations around the country. My first published piece in The Daily was a feature on a man who lived in my apartment building on Capitol Hill who was going through a change of sex.  This was almost fifty years ago.  The more I got to know this fellow the more intrigued I became with the notion of someone wanting to completely change them self  physically and literally become someone else.  It took me a long time to write the story and give the subject his due respect while trying to make sense of the massive undertaking the young man was experiencing.  The piece turned out good, due to the editorial help I received from the then Daily Editor David Horsey--who today is a highly respected editorial cartoonist with the Seattle Times.  The feature received a first place award for feature writing from the Society of Professional Journalists.  It was a wonderful way to begin a lifetime of work with words.