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By: A sordid kind of love « Southern California Writers' Conference

A sordid kind of love « Southern California Writers' Conference — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:01:58 +0000

[...] our sordid barman wrestles with his own vanity, one commenter offers the sort of compliment that only a writer can [...]

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:12:52 +0000

This is a really creepy picture, you’re right! Is it the halo or the artificial blue background that makes you look like you’re from outer space! You’re way cuter than this in REAL LIFE! I say if they want to put your picture on your column, you get to pick the one you want. Maybe it should match your style? A 13 year old kid kicking up rocks and causing trouble everywhere he goes. Endearing, yes? Trouble maker, yes? I’m sure your mom would be happy to search the archives!!

By: Tino

Tino — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:00:31 +0000

Like I always say: “If I could be a white man, I would be Ed Decker”…..eyelidulite and all.

By: Belinda Rachman, Esq.

Belinda Rachman, Esq. — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:12:11 +0000

“Miami Vice patio jacket, neon-pink headband and glowing orange leather pants as if he were Sonny Crocket’s bi-curious lover and street informant from the theater district” Brilliant imagery!!!! Don’t mind the mug at all.

By: Karyl Miller

Karyl Miller — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:15:24 +0000

I think you’re cute and you write good too!

By: David Frazier

David Frazier — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:58:46 +0000

Now you’ve done it – I’ve been busted for laughing in the library with my ear buds in! Another Masterpiece, Ed – Thank You!

By: Darius

Darius — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:52:38 +0000

The Attention Whores are hot…fantastic camel
toes for a hard partying Wednesday rockfest!

By: Glen Dietrich

Glen Dietrich — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:58:48 +0000

Oh, Edwin. You’re not ugly. But you do kind of look like the love child of Waylon Jennings and Louis CK.

By: Vince

Vince — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:20:07 +0000

Actually, it’s old school journalism, it helps to brand a great resource – you, and it gives the column your personality. Yea, it probably should be 1/3 to 1/2 it’s size, but the idea is right.

By: BD

BD — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:30:37 +0000

You should do what they did with Dear Abby, and heaven knows how many other columnists: Use an old picture, one you think makes you look good. I mean, from the time I became aware of Dear Abby until she retired, I think I only ever saw one picture of her. And it was probably from the 1960s at the latest, to judge by the hair.

And I’m pretty sure she’s not the only one.

Now that I come to think of it, Ray Bradbury used a certain picture of himself, holding a black cat, for a long, long time. I remember when I saw him on television taking Michael Moore to task for the title Farenheit 9/11—”Give me back my title!”—I was suddenly slapped back into reality and recognizing that yeah, he does get older.

Tom Victor, the photographer credited with that picture, died in 1989. The photograph appears on the back of the hardcover edition of “Graveyard for Lunatics” (1990), which is certainly fair; it also appeared on the back jacket flap of “From the Dust Returned” (2001), “The Cat’s Pajamas” (2004), and “Too Soon From the Cave, Too Far From the Stars” (2005). Indeed, it might be the standard author photo for two decades. (He used a more recent photo for the front cover of “We’ll Always Have Paris”, a 2009 release.)