Letters: ‘It’s Honorable Work’
Readers respond to Austin Murphy’s essay on going from writing for <em>Sports Illustrated </em>to delivering packages for Amazon.
I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon.
Austin Murphy began delivering packages for Amazon after his writing career slowed down and he and his wife decided to refinance their home. In December, Murphy wrote an essay for TheAtlantic.com about the experience. From the satisfaction of getting to the end of his route to the discomfort of being unable to relieve himself, Murphy’s daily journeys, he has realized, are, “in their minor way, heroic.”
I felt for Mr. Murphy in his search for a bathroom in unfamiliar territory—and while in a hurry. So I felt I should write.
Something he can firmly adhered to a longish bag with crystals that turn to gel on contact with liquid. Will not spill. Usable by all genders. A must for a glove compartment. Why suffer?
