Thanks to the unknown student from Ranchero Elementary School who sent me this wonderful interpretation of a scene from Klutzhood, in which Arlo rides a bike through the library, chased by an enraged teacher-librarian.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Final Authentic Look
After six and a half hours of riding, this is my “Exhausted Bewilderment” look.
You be the judge as to which of these author photos would be best for the back of a book. In the meantime, I will continue to write and recover from my exhausted bewilderment.
Authentic Look Number Three
At three and a half hours, this is my “Maybe I’ve Swallowed Some Dirt, But I’m Going to Keep Going” look.
Authentic Look Number Two
Two and a half hours later, this is my “I Broke My Chain and Spend Half an Hour Trying to Fix it While Being Attacked by Mosquitoes!” look. Excruciatingly authentic.
Look Number One
This is my “Brimming With Happy Thoughts and Overflowing With Optimism” look as the race is about to begin.
Authentic Author Photos
Ever noticed how author photos at the back of a book are mostly quite polished, staged, and posed? You never have a photo of an author at 6:00 a.m. only fifteen seconds after they’ve rolled out of bed. And you never see a picture of an author right after spending an hour or two in the dentist’s chair having a root canal. Yes, they are all so polished and refined.
I’m afraid I’m somewhat guilty of this myself. My photo in Klutzhood and Tabloidology was taken by my son, Ben, when we were out snowshoeing one Boxing Day. It’s the, “Hey, I’m in the Wilderness Under a Snow-covered Tree” look. No studio, no special lighting, but still, it was staged and posed.
May I present to you in the following posts a much more authentic set of author photos. These were taken spontaneously during the course of a six hour mountain bike race in Williams Lake called the Pedal by the Puddle.
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