David Burnell: Why I Write

A reader recently asked me a simple but powerful question: Why do you write? It made me stop and think about the journey that led me here. For most of my life, I didn’t think of myself as a writer. I was serving in the military, working in rescue operations, protective assignments, and humanitarian missions around the world. Those environments are full of moments that shape a person—moments of courage, loss, faith, resilience, and quiet reflection. Over time, I realized those experiences carried lessons worth sharing. In this...