John Updike has won the $30,000 Rea Award — an award granted to “a living American or Canadian writer who has made a significant contribution in the discipline of the short story as an art form.” It’s good to see that the Dungannon Foundation has gone out of its way to honor a writer who truly needs more cash and awards. It is rumored that Mr. Updike’s interior designer will apply these funds to the east wing living room.
None of your socialist guttersniping now, Champion! The fact that Updike is well-to-do merely proves that he DESERVES the money that’s being handed to him.