The “Erikson Prize”, or whatever it’s called
May 8th, 2011
There’s nothing quite so awkward and painful as watching a sibling rivalry unfold in public. It’s one of those sad aspects of gaining fame and becoming an internationally recognized thought leader: Eventually, less successful members of your family tend to get jealous and start trying to bring you down, or one-up your accomplishments.
Which is why I must apologize to you, my readers, for your having to witness the sad spectacle of my brother Carl wangling some sort of journalism award out of a place I’ve never heard of, only 1 week after my entry into competition for the PharmaVoice 100.  It`s an obvious ploy for attention, and I`m sorry you you had to see it.
The award is called the Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media, and it`s given by some place called the Austen Riggs Center. Rumor has it he`s hounded them night and day for this, so I guess all that hard work paid off. Now they’ve finally relented, let’s hope he leaves them (and us) alone.
