Behold:
A brand new set of AWKWARD AUTHOR PHOTOS to gaze upon.
Folks entered. A whopping 73 of you, actually.
And holy shit, am I ever laughing.
Anyway — here’s how this works:
You click that link.
You look at the glorious buffet of authorial silliness.
You choose the one photo you believe should win the title of MOST AWKWARD AUTHOR PHOTO.
You take the number of that photo and you pop it into the comments below.
Please make the number of your choice clear. Begin with the number. If you have comments to add, add them after the number, and don’t use any other numbers (“Well, I like 16 but 42 is funny and 37 is awkward but maybe I’ll choose 71”) because I won’t know which one you’re voting for.
Translation: make this easy on me.
You get one vote.
I’ll tally the votes in one week (Wed, July 1st!) and we will have our winners.
DO YOUR CIVIC TERRIBLEMINDS DUTY. (Doody?)
And vote.
J Frost says:
71!!!
June 24, 2015 — 2:16 PM
Rachel says:
20
June 24, 2015 — 2:18 PM
Terri says:
#41 . . . that is all
June 24, 2015 — 2:19 PM
cm says:
8
June 24, 2015 — 2:20 PM
Peg says:
#20 #42 are my favorites since they look like real back-of-the-book images.
June 24, 2015 — 2:20 PM
Amanda J. Richter says:
11.
June 24, 2015 — 2:20 PM
wardent says:
so hard to choose…it was between 26 and 59 for me, i’m going to have to go with 59, though 26’s photo would be hilarious on the back of a book jacket
June 24, 2015 — 2:20 PM
Wulfie says:
71
June 24, 2015 — 2:21 PM
Natalie Metzger says:
72.
June 24, 2015 — 2:21 PM
kmcambion says:
11!
June 24, 2015 — 2:21 PM
Clancy Metzger says:
17
June 24, 2015 — 2:23 PM
J. Michael Best (@bxbstudios) says:
28
June 24, 2015 — 2:23 PM
patrickdorn says:
55. Love the dreamy gaze and the attentive dog.
June 24, 2015 — 2:23 PM
Terry says:
16.
June 24, 2015 — 2:24 PM
PJ Friel-Edwards says:
39 because VIKING! FOR ODIN! 🙂
June 24, 2015 — 2:24 PM
Tina Gower says:
59
June 24, 2015 — 2:24 PM
Pat Boylan says:
17 ftw!
June 24, 2015 — 2:24 PM
angeliquejamail says:
69
June 24, 2015 — 2:25 PM
PA Lassiter says:
16. Epic #PhotoshopFail
June 24, 2015 — 2:25 PM
Lynda says:
8 Did mom make you do that?
June 24, 2015 — 2:26 PM
Nathan Strickland (@nstrickles) says:
72. The disembodied head floating in the bubbles with black button eyes speaks to me on a deep level.
June 24, 2015 — 2:26 PM
1fuzzymonster says:
17 I genuinely cracked up.
June 24, 2015 — 2:26 PM
Kate S. says:
34
June 24, 2015 — 2:26 PM
TymberDalton says:
44.
I have a tortoise and a pattern to crochet him a shark fin cozy…
June 24, 2015 — 2:27 PM
IZZY says:
#44, gotta vote for Smirnoff, wouldn’t wan’t the KGB after me.
June 24, 2015 — 2:28 PM
mannixk says:
40
June 24, 2015 — 2:28 PM
Maisie Smith says:
11. Strunk & White totally seal the deal.
June 24, 2015 — 2:28 PM
Debbie Rudell says:
71
June 24, 2015 — 2:28 PM
S. Emshwiller says:
20
June 24, 2015 — 2:28 PM
gallifreyan1218 says:
17 Nothing quite like the pants down working on the toilet look to complete the back cover of a masterpiece.
June 24, 2015 — 2:28 PM
mckkenzie says:
62…but man was that a hard decision! Have you thought of splitting off and making a “Creepiest Author Photo” contest as well? Because some of these would qualify!!
June 24, 2015 — 2:29 PM
K. R. Cox says:
17
June 24, 2015 — 2:29 PM
Gay Alson says:
17. I hope everything came out alright for him.
June 24, 2015 — 2:30 PM
Kristi S. Simpson says:
11
June 24, 2015 — 2:30 PM
Mark Bruno says:
71! Hilarious! Ahahaha!
June 24, 2015 — 2:30 PM
Scarlett says:
69. Spontaneous. And curiously random.
June 24, 2015 — 2:30 PM
jaimequestell says:
61
June 24, 2015 — 2:31 PM
SMertz74 says:
20 – she looks about ready to take over the world.
June 24, 2015 — 2:31 PM
Sophie Renee' says:
59! Hahahaha
June 24, 2015 — 2:32 PM
C.C. Dowling (@CCDowling) says:
61
June 24, 2015 — 2:33 PM
Aden Pennington says:
11
June 24, 2015 — 2:34 PM
Joanna Mueller says:
20
June 24, 2015 — 2:34 PM
Christy Marie says:
45!
June 24, 2015 — 2:35 PM
ecmooreauthor says:
61
June 24, 2015 — 2:36 PM
Julieta says:
59
June 24, 2015 — 2:36 PM
melissamilazzo says:
#11
June 24, 2015 — 2:37 PM
Kap says:
44
I mean, there’s a costumed tortoise in that one
June 24, 2015 — 2:37 PM
ksbrennan says:
14
June 24, 2015 — 2:38 PM
Nan McCarthy says:
44. Author + turtle + crocheted turtle cozy = best.
June 24, 2015 — 2:39 PM
Shane Dodd says:
14
June 24, 2015 — 2:40 PM