Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Here's to John Updike

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been pretty busy not motivating myself to blog (but writing other stuff. Yay!) and catching up with old friends.

Anyway, you probably already know that John Updike passed away today. He was so much more than "A&P."

Here's to you Mr. Updike. Thank you for opening wide the art of literary fiction by courageously taking it from the battlefields and riverboats and moving it into the living rooms of your characters. You taught me the importance of character intimacy.

Rest in peace.

1 comments:

Alex said...

I will have a drink in his honor this weekend.

Of course, I probably would have had that drink anyway, but you know what I mean.