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.
Ashlie says:
38.
June 25, 2015 — 7:24 AM
cindeebee says:
12, takes the hold-my-book-up to a whole ‘nuther level.
June 25, 2015 — 7:31 AM
Jane Lynne Daniels says:
61
June 25, 2015 — 7:50 AM
JCJC says:
60! They’re all pretty good, but 60 made me laugh out loud.
June 25, 2015 — 8:02 AM
Dan Verner says:
#12. I know the man, and he’s disturbed. ;^)
June 25, 2015 — 8:25 AM
smithk654 says:
61. They were all good, but that one really spoke to me.
June 25, 2015 — 8:32 AM
Nathan says:
59 dudes!
June 25, 2015 — 8:56 AM
Victor says:
Your link to the pictures goes to page 2 of the photos.
June 25, 2015 — 9:12 AM
terribleminds says:
That was the link Flickr gave me for the set? I dunno. I recopied and relinked. See if that works, thanks!
June 25, 2015 — 9:35 AM
Lisa F says:
34. Plushy cat lady. Enough said.
June 25, 2015 — 9:16 AM
Alicia says:
61
June 25, 2015 — 9:17 AM
John O'Reilly says:
27 seems pretty awkward. I’m gonna go with that one.
June 25, 2015 — 9:27 AM
Terri Herrington says:
55 – totally voting for the dog! Ü
June 25, 2015 — 9:36 AM
Jenni C says:
61!
June 25, 2015 — 9:45 AM
Heather Wolfe says:
61
June 25, 2015 — 9:51 AM
C R Smith says:
38
June 25, 2015 — 10:11 AM
Carrie says:
61
June 25, 2015 — 10:14 AM
Anne Ferrer Odom says:
38
June 25, 2015 — 10:20 AM
Margaret Colyar says:
53
June 25, 2015 — 10:38 AM
Rae says:
72!!! 72!!! I like the picture’s creativity- it’s not just someone making a silly face or using a ton of props. It’s original, taken in a really interesting context (not at a desk or holding a pen or holding a book, as one would expect of an author) but in a bathtub? So wonderfully strange… and awkward!
June 25, 2015 — 10:47 AM
astreabaldwinAstrea says:
11
June 25, 2015 — 11:00 AM
Peggy says:
72. Awkward by definition. It’s uncomfortable someone is staring like that in the tub…
June 25, 2015 — 11:05 AM
Cabocalla says:
31 elicited the strongest snort.
June 25, 2015 — 11:07 AM
Mary L/Marissa C (@MaryL_MarissaC) says:
61 So clever. Encapsulates everything I despise…er, love about artsy author photos.
June 25, 2015 — 11:12 AM
C_N_Martin says:
52! Everyone else is a lying lie-tard.
June 25, 2015 — 11:26 AM
jean says:
72 !!!
June 25, 2015 — 11:37 AM
Elise Owen says:
73 hands down!
June 25, 2015 — 11:39 AM
writerggandrew says:
59
But oh what an agonizing decision! Snort laughed through many of these.
June 25, 2015 — 11:49 AM
Ann Bresnan says:
43
June 25, 2015 — 11:55 AM
Arya says:
72
June 25, 2015 — 12:08 PM
Heather says:
55
June 25, 2015 — 12:10 PM
Schmitty says:
72!!
June 25, 2015 — 12:12 PM
Doc Coleman says:
61
June 25, 2015 — 12:30 PM
lars duffy says:
31 😀
June 25, 2015 — 12:42 PM
robyncz says:
8
June 25, 2015 — 12:45 PM
Jennifer Joseph says:
61… If I can vote for myself. 🙂
June 25, 2015 — 12:46 PM
Katie says:
31
June 25, 2015 — 12:47 PM
Tricia Psarreas Murray says:
9!
June 25, 2015 — 12:51 PM
Andrew says:
72
June 25, 2015 — 12:56 PM
Stephanie Krysl says:
61
June 25, 2015 — 1:09 PM
Leif Husselbee says:
37
June 25, 2015 — 1:33 PM
Meg says:
21! ALL these photos are awesome. But 21 is too, too painfully close to actual awkward author photos that are out there.
June 25, 2015 — 1:33 PM
Nicqui Graveney says:
#61 – Handssss down winner for me. I hope to see this photo as an actual author’s photo someday.
Honourable mentions:
#55, #38 & #11 – kids and pets are hard to beat.
#37 – love the reflection element. I want to see this as a author’s photo someday too.
#34 – Wish she had made a funny face to match the stuffed toys.
#20 – Looks like a genuine author’s photo already.
#17 – Disturbing and funny in equal measure. Taking multi-tasking to whole new levels.
June 25, 2015 — 1:35 PM
anonymous says:
12. Though, number 17 slays me. 45 would be good if the dummy wasn’t obviously a dummy.
June 25, 2015 — 1:46 PM
Melissa Clare says:
21
So many of these were so good. That was a hard choice.
June 25, 2015 — 2:31 PM
Shawn Stone says:
72
June 25, 2015 — 2:36 PM
Sage says:
61 …………………but this was a incredibly hard choice
June 25, 2015 — 2:47 PM
Bhavi says:
72 please!!
June 25, 2015 — 3:14 PM
Russ says:
38. The lighting makes it.
June 25, 2015 — 3:22 PM
sarastancato says:
61
June 25, 2015 — 3:59 PM