I wasn’t sure what I’d get around to doing first — posting the cover image for The Day-Glo Brothers or taking up Disco Merman Jay Asher’s challenge to other authors to post their senior photos. The book won by a few hours, so to compensate, my senior photo —

Smugly gazing into the future
and watching myself post this photo
on the Internet 20 years later.
— has brought along a few friends:
I love it!!!! “The Ascent of Chris”!!!
Speaking as someone who had the chili-bowl cut until I was 30, I insist say that it never goes out of style!
Cute :)
I guess you liked that 2nd and 3rd grade shirt?
Actually I love looking at these! It’s really cool to see.
Oh, yeah, and GREAT COVER!
That’s it. The scanner goes back in my studio.
Wow! You just hit the ball out of the park. I keep telling myself I’m not an author and therefore don’t need to play … I wonder how long that excuse will hold up.
This was just too great. You actually looked kinda tough in high school — I wouldn’t have messed with ya. I may take the challenge.
Wow, those are great! How fun. I can’t believe you have all of those! I don’t think I have any school pics of myself before 10th grade. I guess I need to save all my kids’ school pics well so they can post them on their own blogs someday! (And I think I’ve accidentally sent at least one of my kids in the same shirt 2 years in a row, too!)
Wow! 10th grade is extra-special.